A jury on Thursday convicted former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani of collaborating with disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes in a massive fraud involving the blood-testing company …
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
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7/7/22
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Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović's debut feature “Murina,” about a 17-year-old girl with a domineering father living in a sun-soaked paradise on the Adriatic, has been likened to a Patricia Highsmith …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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7/7/22
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James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather” and to television audiences as the dying football player in the classic weeper …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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7/7/22
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Illinois’ “red-flag” law could have stopped, or at least slowed down, the suspect in the Independence Day parade shooting from being able to buy the gun he is accused of using to kill seven …
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By BERNARD CONDON and JIM MUSTIAN
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7/7/22
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The oldest Magellanic penguin at the San Francisco Zoo & Gardens has died at the age of 40. The zoo said the male, called Captain Eo, died Wednesday. He was one of the oldest penguins living under …
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7/7/22
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An inquest jury has determined that two Seattle police officers were justified in fatally shooting a mentally unstable, pregnant, Black mother of four children inside her apartment when she menaced …
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7/6/22
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Days after a rooftop gunman killed seven people at a parade, attention has turned to how the assailant obtained multiple guns and whether the laws on Illinois books could have prevented the …
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By MICHAEL TARM
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7/6/22
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Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony before the Jan. 6 committee was a big hit with TV viewers. The Nielsen company said an estimated 13.2 million people watched the hearing, called …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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7/6/22
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A small, rural county just west of Florida’s capital is stunned by an unheard-of spike in deadly drug overdoses believed to be caused by fentanyl mixed with other illegal drugs. It's a sign that …
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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
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7/6/22
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Records show the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating potential civil rights violations in Texas’ multibillion-dollar border security mission. Operation Lone Star has given the National …
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7/6/22
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Apple plans to roll out a “lockdown” option for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers intended to protect against spyware unleashed by state-sponsored hackers — although enabling it will also make …
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Associated Press
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7/6/22
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Film scholar Jacqueline Stewart has been named the next director and president of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. The organization’s board of trustees said Wednesday that …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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7/6/22
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More than 145,000 U.S. borrowers have had the remainder of their student loan debt canceled through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, and officials say many more likely qualify. The …
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The Associated Press
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7/6/22
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A deadline is fast approaching for teachers, librarians, nurses and others who work in public service to apply to have their student loan debt forgiven. New figures from the U.S. Department of …
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By CORA LEWIS and ADRIANA MORGA
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7/6/22
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Police in Richmond, Virginia, say they thwarted a planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to arrests and the seizure of multiple guns. Police announced the alleged plot in a news …
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By DENISE LAVOIE
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7/6/22
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, one of the nation’s wealthiest philanthropies, announced a $1.5 billion effort designed to help scientists of color advance in their careers. This is one of …
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By SONO MOTOYAMA of The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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7/6/22
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A Nigerian official says that at least 600 inmates escaped in a jailbreak in Abuja, the capital. Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary of Nigeria’s Ministry of Interior, blamed the attack on Boko …
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By CHINEDU ASADU
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7/6/22
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High-end TV today is all about intricate story arcs, deep serialization, a requirement for sequential viewing and a serious attention span. That’s a lot of commitment, even for a binger. And that's …
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By TED ANTHONY
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7/6/22
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Despite a massive government crackdown on protests of the invasion of Ukraine, some Russians persist in speaking out against the invasion. One woman in the Ural Mountains city of Perm posts signs in …
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By The Associated Press
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7/6/22
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For many people, the mass shooting that killed at least seven people and injured 30 others in a Chicago suburb on July 4 was yet another reminder that any place, any event in the U.S. can turn …
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By MICHAEL TARM and SARA BURNETT
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7/5/22
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