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The Gilded Age Starlet Whose Sexual Assault Prompted the ‘Trial of the Century’

10.13.17

By Sarah Roberts

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Life

NYC Homeless Student Program Funds Diverted for Staff Disney Trips

Education officials used money meant for students in temporary housing on trips for their families instead.

09.18.24

By Luis Prada
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News

Cult Members Who Forced Kids to Work 16-Hour Days Convicted in Kansas

Members of the former United Nation of Islam (UNOI) told children they would burn in “eternal hellfire” if they tried to escape their inhumane conditions.

09.18.24

By Sammi Caramela
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Life

Woj’s Last Bomb: NBA Insider Trades Breaking News for College Hoops

Longtime NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski is leaving ESPN to manage college basketball at St. Bonaventure University.

09.18.24
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Shopping

I Laid on 6,000 Plastic Spikes Every Day for a Week. Here’s What Happened.

TL;DR; absurdly vivid dreams, feeling all of my organs, and curing my mom’s insomnia.

09.18.24

By Natalli Amato
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Life

US Overdose Deaths Declined for the First Time in Decades

Provisional drug overdose death counts by the CDC show a 10.6 percent decline in overdose deaths in the 12-month ending period in April 2024.

09.18.24

By Luis Prada

The Gilded Age Starlet Whose Sexual Assault Prompted the ‘Trial of the Century’