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Inside the Collapse of Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal
There were signs, subtle but unmistakable, that Hunter Biden’s high-stakes plea agreement with federal prosecutors might be on shaky ground hours before it went public in June, according to emails sent by his legal team to the U.S. attorney’s office in Delaware.
Think the Police Should Wear Body Cameras? That Will Cost Taxpayers Extra.
The Police Department in Worcester, Massachusetts, could serve as Exhibit A in favor of body cameras for officers. Plagued by allegations that officers planted evidence, stole drug money and coerced sex in prostitution cases, the 450-officer department learned in November that it was facing a federal civil rights investigation like those launched in Minneapolis, Louisville, Kentucky, and, most recently, Memphis, Tennessee.
The Next Frontier for Corporate Benefits: Menopause
In her late 40s, Celia Chen began experiencing unexplained symptoms such as anxiety, a spike in blood sugar, acne and chronic pain in her shoulder — all of which she attributed to her high-pressure job as a marketing executive at a startup, which involved red-eye flights and long hours.
Inside a ‘Nightmare’ Lockdown at a Wisconsin Prison
Prisoners locked in their cells for days on end report walls speckled with feces and blood. Birds have moved in, leaving droppings on the food trays and ice bags handed out to keep inmates cool. Blocked from visiting the law library, prisoners say they have missed court deadlines and jeopardized appeals. Unable to access toilet paper, one prisoner tore his clothing into patches to use for tissue.
Grown-Up Theater Kids Run the World
Muttering “Thank you, five” under their breath when you swing by their cubicles to remind them about a team meeting happening in five minutes. Performing slightly too well at office karaoke after protesting slightly too much about getting onstage.
The Clean Energy Future Is Roiling Both Friends and Foes
If there is anywhere in the country primed to welcome the clean energy transition, it is Penobscot Bay in Maine. Electricity prices there are high and volatile. The ocean waters are warming fast, threatening the lobster fishery. Miles offshore, winds blow strong enough to heat every home and power every car in the state.
Intelligence Agencies Warn Foreign Spies Are Targeting U.S. Space Companies
WASHINGTON — Chinese and Russian intelligence agencies are targeting American private space companies, attempting to steal critical technologies and preparing cyberattacks aimed at degrading U.S. satellite capabilities during a conflict or emergency, according to a new warning by U.S. intelligence agencies.
New York Plans to Open Parts of Midtown Manhattan to Housing
NEW YORK — New York City officials announced plans Thursday to ease the conversion of office buildings to housing and to open manufacturing areas south of Times Square to new residential development, as part of a broader push to reinvent the struggling business district in midtown Manhattan and address the city’s housing crisis.
Can’t Hear the Dialogue in Your Streaming Show? You’re Not Alone.
Those are some of the most commonly uttered words in my home. No matter how much my wife and I crank up the TV volume, the actors in streaming movies and shows are becoming increasingly difficult to understand. We usually end up turning on the subtitles, even though we aren’t hard of hearing.
How Library Cards Became the Jay-Z Merch of the Moment
NEW YORK — Patrons streamed toward the returns desk at the Brooklyn Public Library’s main branch Friday afternoon, buzzing with excitement. Several posed for pictures in the building’s lobby, which was newly plastered with images of Jay-Z, then signed up for special library cards that feature artwork from the rapper’s albums.
Authors and Booksellers Urge Justice Dept. to Investigate Amazon
With mounting signs that the Federal Trade Commission is preparing to file a lawsuit against Amazon for violating antitrust laws, a group of booksellers, authors and antitrust activists are urging the government to investigate the company’s domination of the book market.
Google Tests an AI Assistant That Offers Life Advice
SAN FRANCISCO — Earlier this year, Google, locked in an accelerating competition with rivals like Microsoft and OpenAI to develop AI technology, was looking for ways to put a charge into its artificial intelligence research.
Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Local News Site Out of Business
The county board meeting in Wausau, Wisconsin, on Aug. 12, 2021, got contentious fast. Nobody disputes that. But what happened about 12 minutes in, as members of the north-central Wisconsin community squabbled over a resolution intended to promote diversity and inclusion, has become the subject of a bitter legal fight that threatens to bankrupt one of the few remaining sources of local news in the area. First Amendment experts say the case highlights a troubling trend of wealthy and powerful people using defamation law as retribution.
With Racketeering Charges, Georgia Prosecutor Aims to ‘Tell the Whole Story’
ATLANTA — For more than 50 years, prosecutors have relied on a powerful tool to take down people as varied as mafia capos, street gangs such as the Crips and the Bloods, and pharmaceutical executives accused of fueling the opioid crisis.
Kansas Paper Warns Police Not to Review Information on Seized Devices
A lawyer for The Marion County Record, a Kansas newspaper that was raided by the police late last week, demanded that the town’s Police Department not review any information on the devices it seized until a court hearing could be scheduled.
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