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Idaho teen arrested after dead newborn found in baby box at hospital
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Idaho teen arrested after dead newborn found in baby box at hospital

More than a month after a dead baby was discovered in the Safe Haven Baby Box at the Grove Creek Medical Center in Blackfoot, an Idaho adolescent was taken into custody, according to the police. On October 13, a medical team responded to an alarm alerting them that an infant had been placed in the medical center, and within a minute, the newborn girl was taken out of the box. However, according to a news release from Safe Haven Baby Boxes last month, it was found that the newborn had been dead for a long time when she was put in the baby box. According to a news release issued by the Blackfoot Police Department on Friday, "The Safe Haven Baby Box is intended to safely and anonymously allow custodial parents to surrender a newborn under 30 days old without legal repercussions, provided the ...
Chautauqua Driver Arrested for DWI After Crashing on Plank Rd
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Chautauqua Driver Arrested for DWI After Crashing on Plank Rd

(WNY News Now) After a collision in the Town of Chautauqua on November 16, 2024, a 51-year-old Randolph man was taken into custody for driving under the influence.Chautauqua, New York. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office was called to a car collision on Plank Road in the Town of Chautauqua at around 5:35 p.m. on the evening of November 16, 2024. It was discovered that the driver, Rusty Ernewein, 51, of Randolph, had been operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.Deputies found that Ernewein had been driving his car while inebriated after doing additional investigation. Following his arrest, he was accused of failure to keep right, driving while intoxicated (DWI), and consuming alcohol while operating a motor vehicle.Ernewein has been processed and will subsequently appear before the...
Israel announces that West Bank settlers no longer face detention without trial
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Israel announces that West Bank settlers no longer face detention without trial

Only Palestinian suspects can be detained indefinitely without trial, according to Israel's new defense minister, who also stated that security forces will no longer impose administrative detention orders on Jewish residents in the occupied West Bank. The controversial policy revisions, which come amid the battles in Gaza and Lebanon and the election of President-elect Donald Trump, are the most recent manifestation of an emboldened Israeli far-right. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's longtime supporter Israel Katz, who was named defense minister earlier in November, made the announcement on Friday. According to Israeli human rights group B'Tselem, 3,340 Palestinians were detained in administrative custody in June, more than twice as many as were detained prior to the October 7, ...
Abortion rights advocates prepare for legal battles over newly passed ballot measures
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Abortion rights advocates prepare for legal battles over newly passed ballot measures

In a number of states where voters this month adopted constitutional amendments to preserve or increase access to abortion, reproductive rights organizations are getting ready for court cases. The organizations that supported seven of the ten pro-abortion rights measures on the national ballot in November are now trying to make sure they are executed smoothly, especially in areas where the amendments will overturn state abortion bans. In conservative Missouri, where they see one of the most draconian restrictions in the nation, abortion rights organizations are preparing for an exceptionally difficult battle. After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Missouri outlawed nearly all abortions, with the exception of those performed in cases of medical emergency and to save th...
Art world shrugs at $6 million banana-based ‘Comedian’ purchase as high-end market seeks to regain footing
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Art world shrugs at $6 million banana-based ‘Comedian’ purchase as high-end market seeks to regain footing

A piece of art that was overtly titled "Comedian" didn't appeal to the majority of art buyers. It should come as no surprise that the comedian is merely a banana duct taped to a wall. Maurizio Cattelan, an Italian artist, created the piece, which made a big impression at the 2019 Art Basel fair in Miami but also drew as many laughs as praise from critics. However, Comedian sold for $6.24 million on Wednesday, including $1 million in fees, giving Cattelan the last laugh. Justin Sun, a 34-year-old Chinese cryptocurrency platform founder who is headquartered in Switzerland, was quickly identified as the buyer. On his X feed, Sunconfirmed the purchase, stating that it was a cultural phenomena that connects the Bitcoin community, memes, and the realm of art. I think this work will become part o...
Trump showed larger-than-average gains among the highly educated, Asian Americans and Black people
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Trump showed larger-than-average gains among the highly educated, Asian Americans and Black people

Thousands of tiny changes in American voting patterns contributed to Donald Trump's triumph. 85.2% of counties nationwide supported Trump. Additionally, the median vote margin in the nation moved 3.2 percentage points to the right when comparing the voting patterns of each county in the 2020 and 2024 elections. It's important to note that while Vice President Kamala Harris struggled to match President Joe Biden's 2020 numbers, underperforming in three out of four counties, Trump improved on his 2020 performance even in counties where he lost. An NBC News review of U.S. Census Bureau data and election outcomes found that this caused the electoral map to shift across demographic lines. The analysis discovered: Asian American communities saw significant rightward shifts in the Northeast...
Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut kill 11 and injure dozens
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Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut kill 11 and injure dozens

Lebanon's BeirutAs diplomats rushed to mediate a cease-fire, Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut on Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured scores more. The death toll, according to Lebanon's civil defense, is tentative because rescuers are still searching the debris for survivors. In less than a week, the strikes were the fourth to hit the capital of Lebanon. Following U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein's trip to the area this week to try to negotiate a cease-fire agreement to stop the more than 13 months of warfare between Israel and Hezbollah—which has escalated into full-fledged war in the last two months—the escalation follows.Note: Every piece of content is rigorously reviewed by our team of experienced writers and editors to ensure its accuracy. Our writers use credible sources and a...
Sen. Bob Casey concedes Pennsylvania Senate race to Republican Dave McCormick
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Sen. Bob Casey concedes Pennsylvania Senate race to Republican Dave McCormick

Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, gave up the Senate seat to his Republican rival, Dave McCormick, on Thursday. Shortly after Casey's concession, NBC News predicted McCormick's victory in the fiercely contested battleground state election, further bolstering the GOP's recently secured Senate majority. "I just called Dave McCormick to congratulate him on his election to represent Pennsylvania in the United States Senate," Casey told avideoonX. "As the first count of ballot is completed, Pennsylvanians can move forward with the knowledge that their voices were heard, whether their vote was the first to be counted or the last." In a statement, McCormick expressed gratitude to Casey, stating that Casey has devoted his professional life to advancing our commonwealth. He went on to s...
‘Wicked’ tallies $19 million in previews, as ‘Gladiator II’ team-up heads for $200 million opening weekend
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‘Wicked’ tallies $19 million in previews, as ‘Gladiator II’ team-up heads for $200 million opening weekend

This weekend's box office will be a mix of pink and green, with a dash of red. Arriving before Thanksgiving, Universal's Wicked and Paramount's Gladiator II are predicted to sell over $200 million worth of tickets this weekend. Shawn Robbins, director of analytics at Fandango and founder of Box Office Theory, stated that Wicked and Gladiator II are the type of counter-programming combo that movie theaters and consumers have been eagerly awaiting. As usual, there have been ups and downs at the box office this fall, but these two movies are poised to launch a possibly historic holiday season, with Moana 2 poised to make a significant impact over Thanksgiving next week. Due to advance screenings that took place throughout the week, Wicked has already brought in $19.2 million at the domestic ...
Lawsuit against former Marvel actor Jonathan Majors dropped by ex-girlfriend who accused him of assault, defamation
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Lawsuit against former Marvel actor Jonathan Majors dropped by ex-girlfriend who accused him of assault, defamation

According to court documents filed in New York on Thursday, Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend has abandoned a lawsuit against him for allegedly assaulting and defaming him. According to Grace Jabbari, who claimed Majors attacked her in the back of an SUV, the rising star, who starred in the boxing thriller "Creed III," was found guilty in December 2023 of two counts of misdemeanor assault. He was spared jail time but was required to complete a year-long treatment program. He denies any misconduct. Then, in March, British dancer Jabbari filed a civil lawsuit against Majors, alleging defamation for claiming his innocence since the trial and that he had never abused a woman, as well as malicious prosecution, assault, and battery throughout their nearly two-year relationship. According to the bri...