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Teen sentenced to 90 days in jail for burning fetus, not for abortion
An 18-year-old woman in rural Nebraska will spend three months in jail for burning and burying the corpse of her unborn child. Though Celeste Burgess aborted the fetus at 30 weeks, she is not serving time because of her late-term abortion but for what she did afterwards. Headlines from media outlets covering the teen’s jail… -
Gallup poll: Belief in religious entities continues downward trend
After reporting that U.S. church attendance has been falling in recent years, a new Gallup poll found belief in five of the religious entities associated with church are following a similar trend. The entities Gallup asked respondents about include God, angels, heaven hell and the devil. “The percentages of Americans who believe in each of… -
Bankman-Fried faces FTX lawsuit, witness tampering accusation
FTX filed a lawsuit against founder Sam Bankman-Fried and other former company executives. Other listed defendants include Caroline Ellison, who led Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research hedge fund; former FTX technology chief Zixiao “Gary” Wang; and former FTX engineering director Nishad Singh. The company is looking to recoup more than $1 billion lost before it filed for Chapter… -
NFL owners approve Commanders sale, Dan Snyder fined $60M
The long-awaited sale of the Washington Commanders was unanimously approved by NFL owners on Thursday, July 20. The deal was worth $6.05 billion, the highest price paid for a North American professional sports club. The new owners are Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment, a group led by investor Josh Harris. Harris, along with partner David… -
Alabama conducts first execution since suspension over botches
For the first time since the suspension of executions in Alabama back in November of 2022, a man was put to death in the early morning hours of Friday, July 21. 64-year-old James Barber died from a lethal injection at 1:56 a.m. at the William Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama. Barber was convicted and sentenced… -
Form at center of alleged Biden scheme released: The Rundown July 21
The FBI form at the center of an alleged bribery scheme involving the Biden family has been publicly released. We look at how Democrats and Republicans are reacting to the allegations. And more controversy for failed FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried as his former company’s own lawyers are now suing him. These stories highlight The Rundown… -
NYC becomes latest city to pay millions to George Floyd protesters
New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of approximately 1,300 people who were arrested, sometimes forcefully, during demonstrations that followed the murder of George Floyd in 2020. This is the latest occurrence of racial injustice protesters in big cities receiving historic payouts. In… -
Tesla cuts EV prices, spends $1 billion on a supercomputer
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is in a race to produce fully self-driving vehicles and he’s spending at least $1 billion to do it. Tesla is building an in-house supercomputer that will be used to process data and video to improve the EV maker’s autonomous driving capabilities. The goal of the computer, known as Project Dojo,… -
Weather troubles: Tornado hits Pfizer plant; heat makes Delta passengers sick
Severe weather continues to take hold over the United States during the week of July 16, with a tornado hitting a Pfizer plant in North Carolina and passengers on a Delta flight getting sick due to the Las Vegas heat. The tornado hit just after midday on Wednesday, July 20. There were no serious reports… -
IRS whistleblowers testify on Hunter Biden investigation claims
IRS whistleblowers Greg Shapley and Joe Ziegler testified about their experience looking into Hunter Biden’s tax crimes in front of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday, July 19. The two detailed a pattern of “slow-walking investigative steps” into Biden. “Based on this experience, I am here to tell you that the Delaware [U.S. Attorneys… -
NKorea threats prompt US meeting; World Cup gunman: The Rundown July 20
The U.S. turns to its allies amid ongoing threats from North Korea. Plus, more on the U.S. soldier who fled across its border. And where you’ll find the cheapest Domino’s pizza in the world. These stories and more highlight the rundown for July 20, 2023. North Korea silent on American soldier as U.S., Japan, South… -
US government cuts financial ties to controversial Wuhan lab
The U.S. government has cut future funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology after it failed to provide officials with documents pertaining to lab safety and security. Officials had requested the Wuhan Institute to comply in a probe searching for answers into COVID’s origin. Despite a leading theory that the virus came from the institute,… -
Illinois Supreme Court upholds law eliminating pretrial cash bail
Illinois officially became the first state to eliminate cash bail as a condition of pretrial release from jail. The Illinois Supreme Court upheld a law abolishing cash bail on Tuesday, July 18. The law was originally set to take effect Jan. 1, 2023. It was part of the SAFE-T Act, passed in 2021, which aimed…
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