An Arizona farm is drawing mourning parents from around the globe seeking solace after the loss of a child. Selah Carefarm, just outside the red rocks of Sedona, is a one-of-a-kind patch of land …
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By MATT SEDENSKY
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10/20/22
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A judge is mulling an Arizona death row prisoner’s request to have fingerprint and DNA tests conducted on evidence from the two 1980 killings for which he’s scheduled to be executed next month. …
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By JACQUES BILEAUD
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10/19/22
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Three men imprisoned since the 1990s for a fatal New Orleans drive-by shooting have been ordered freed. Prosecutors joined defense lawyers in seeking to have their convictions thrown out. They cited …
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By KEVIN McGILL
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10/19/22
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Zoe Saldana stars in the new Netflix limited series “From Scratch,” based on a memoir of the same name by Tembi Locke, about a young American woman who travels abroad to study in Italy where she …
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By ALICIA RANCILIO
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10/19/22
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Since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, Charlotte Wells' “Aftersun” has accumulated a rare kind of buzz. Here was the uncommonly mature debut of a filmmaker of masterly control and …
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By JAKE COYLE
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10/19/22
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A Massachusetts woman is facing multiple assault and battery charges, accused of releasing a swarm of bees on sheriff’s deputies as they tried to serve an eviction notice. Masslive.com reported …
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10/19/22
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A new study uses ancient DNA to offer a rare snapshot of Neanderthal family ties. Researchers pulled DNA out of tiny bone fragments found in Siberian caves. By comparing the DNA, scientists found a …
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By MADDIE BURAKOFF
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10/19/22
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Our Medieval ancestors left us with a biological legacy: Genes that helped them survive the Black Death likely make us more susceptible to certain diseases today. Scientists say in a study published …
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By LAURA UNGAR
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10/19/22
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it is making grants of more than a $1 billion as part of a sweeping national plan to improve math education over the next four years. Its …
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By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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10/19/22
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Having a fast internet connection at home has become a near-requirement for many Americans, especially with the rise of remote education and working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But an …
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By LEON YIN and AARON SANKIN/The Markup
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10/19/22
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The father of a California college student who vanished 26 years ago says there's “no joy or happiness" after a jury convicted a former fellow student of her murder. Stan Smart says that's because …
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By BRIAN MELLEY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER
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10/19/22
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Russia’s military is pressing on with its strategy of targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, leaving people without power in scores of cities and towns as the war approaches its eight-month …
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By The Associated Press
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10/19/22
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The parents of a 15-year-old boy accused of killing five people in a North Carolina shooting rampage released a statement saying they are “overcome with grief” over the deaths. Alan and Elise …
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By JONATHAN DREW
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10/18/22
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The federal government has announced a program to provide $1.3 billion in debt relief for about 36,000 farmers who have fallen behind on loan payments or face foreclosure. The U.S. Department of …
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By DAVID PITT
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10/18/22
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Prosecutors have charged a Northern California man with fatally shooting three men whom police have said were among six victims slain by a serial killer over the past year and a half. Wesley Brownlee …
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10/18/22
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has set a special election for March 7 for voters to decide whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Stitt issued an executive order on Tuesday setting the …
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By SEAN MURPHY
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10/18/22
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The last man seen with Kristin Smart was convicted of killing the college freshman, who vanished from a California campus 25 years ago. Smart is presumed dead and her body remains missing. A jury on …
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By BRIAN MELLEY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER
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10/18/22
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A man testified Tuesday that he saw an acquaintance shoot his friend and business partner, unprovoked, outside his Tennessee home in a killing that authorities said sparked a daylong crime rampage …
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By ADRIAN SAINZ
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10/18/22
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The NHL for the first time has done an internal demographic study of its staff and all 32 teams. The results suggest hockey has a lot of work to do to increase diversity. It found that 83.6% of the …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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10/18/22
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“Time be flyin’,” it’s said in Martin McDonagh’s “The Banshees of Inisherin." It’s a sentiment shared by McDonagh and his two stars, Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, who have reteamed …
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By JAKE COYLE
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10/18/22
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