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Nevada Supreme Court will take another look at Chasing Horse's request to dismiss sex abuse charges

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The full seven-member Nevada Supreme Court will reconsider Nathan Chasing Horse’s request to dismiss a sprawling indictment accusing him of leading a cult, taking underage wives and sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls. It’s the latest development in a lengthy series of legal challenges by the former “Dances With Wolves” actor that has stalled proceedings for …

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Rare condition caused patient to see ‘demonic’ faces, says study on ‘visual disorder’

It sounds like the stuff of horror films — but for people who are afflicted with a rare disorder, it’s a terrifying reality. A condition called prosopometamorphopsia (PMO) causes facial features to appear distorted, according to researchers from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. A study published in The Lancet revealed that a 58-year-old man reported seeing faces as distorted …

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A look at the 35 major US bridges that collapsed after being struck by ships and barges since 1960

A container ship struck a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing it to plunge into the river below. From 1960 to 2015, there were 35 major bridge collapses worldwide due to ship or barge collisions, with a total of 342 people killed, according to a 2018 report from the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure. Eighteen of those collapses …

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Trump tells Israel to 'finish up' Gaza offensive because nation is 'losing a lot of support'

Former President Donald Trump is urging Israeli authorities to “finish up” their offensive into the Gaza region, saying that the world is turning against their campaign. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president in 2024, sat down for an interview with Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom about the ongoing military invasion — and warned that the world was growing tired of …

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Why is Japan changing its ban on exporting lethal weapons, and why is it so controversial?

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet OK’d a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets to other countries on Tuesday, its latest step away from the pacifist principles the country adopted at the end of World War II. JAPAN’S PM OFFERED TO MEET WITH KIM JONG UN ‘AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,’ NORTH KOREA SAYS The controversial decision to allow international arms …

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs declares innocence after federal agents raid his homes

Sean “Diddy” Combs denied the “meritless accusations” waged against him as he spoke out for the first time following Homeland Security raids on his homes in Los Angeles and Miami on Monday. “Yesterday, there was a gross overuse of military-level force as search warrants were executed at Mr. Combs’ residences,” his attorney, Aaron Dyer, said Tuesday in a statement provided …

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Farmers seal off streets, throw beets, spray manure at police in protest outside of European Union HQ

Farmers threw beets and sprayed manure at police on Tuesday as hundreds of tractors again sealed off streets close to the European Union headquarters, where agriculture ministers sought to ease a crisis that has led to months of protests across the 27-member bloc. The farmers are protesting what they see as excessive red tape and unfair trading practices as well …

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Raheem Morris confident Falcons 'did the right thing' amid Kirk Cousins tampering allegations

Kirk Cousins’ arrival in Atlanta has been marred by allegations of potential tampering, but the Falcons have continued to deny any wrongdoing. The issue began almost immediately when, during his introductory press conference on March 13, the former Minnesota Vikings quarterback suggested he had spoken directly with the Falcons organization a day before he would have been permitted to do …

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