Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines in finding that the lower court was wrong when it tossed out Tsarnaev’s capital sentence in a 2020 decision over issues with jury selection and evidence …
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March, 2022
February, 2022
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13 February
Transcript: San Francisco Fed CEO Mary Daly on “Face the Nation,” February 13, 2022
The following is a transcript of an interview with Mary Daly, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, that aired Sunday, February 13, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: Inflation went up again in January, and there is growing pressure on the Federal Reserve …
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11 February
Price of love: Weddings in 2022 will cost couples more
Wedding industry pros are preparing for a banner year: An anticipated 2.5 million weddings — the most since 1984 — are expected to take place in the U.S. in 2022, according to market research firm The Wedding Report. With more couples committing to tying the knot as we enter …
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7 February
First lady Jill Biden acknowledges goal of free community college is dead, for now
Washington — First lady Dr. Jill Biden admitted Monday that her goal of establishing government-backed, free community college for eligible students is not going to happen — at least not anytime soon or as part of some modified version of President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. The legislation is languishing …
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4 February
Audio tapes of man charged in woman’s 1993 college dorm murder played at trial: “There has to be a mistake”
Audio recordings of a Maine man speaking to police were played Wednesday for jurors hearing murder and rape charges against him in connection with the death of a 20-year-old student in Alaska in 1993. Sophie Sergie was found with multiple injuries and a gunshot wound in a bathroom of a …
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January, 2022
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24 January
Stock markets rebound after Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all enter “correction” territory
U.S. stocks plunged in early trading Monday as investors fretted over mounting inflation and geopolitical tensions, before making up that ground in afternoon trading as financial markets whipsawed. The S&P 500 slumped in morning trade to enter what the market considers a “correction” — a drop of 10% or more …
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18 January
Details emerge about suspected gunman in Texas synagogue hostage standoff
More details are emerging Monday about the suspected gunman responsible for the Texas synagogue hostage standoff, following a high-level law enforcement conference call led by FBI director Christopher Wray, notes of which were obtained by CBS News. The suspect, 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram, a British citizen who is believed to …
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12 January
Justin Johnson, second suspect in Young Dolph’s murder, arrested in Indiana
A Tennessee man wanted in the fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph in his hometown of Memphis was captured Tuesday in Indiana, while another man was indicted on murder charges, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Cornelius Smith, 32, on first-degree murder and other charges in the shooting that killed …
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December, 2021
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28 December
Esports giant Riot Games agrees to pay $100 million to settle gender
Los Angeles — Riot Games, the publisher behind esports giant “League of Legends,” agreed Monday night to pay $100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging pay disparity, gender discrimination and sexual harassment. The lawsuit was filed in November of 2018 after gaming website Kotaku published a story detailing a …
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16 December
Reddit says it has filed for an IPO
Reddit has filed for an initial public offering through a confidential draft registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. While the timing of the IPO is unclear, the filing comes after a strong year of public offerings for technology companies. It also comes after Reddit’s own WallStreetBets group drew …
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