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Kendra’s Law Was Meant to Prevent Violence. It Failed Hundreds of Times.
After John Skeene served prison time for beating his mother to death with a chair leg, after he attacked a…
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W.H.O. Describes Grim Scenes at Hospitals in Gaza’s North
Northern Gaza has no more functioning hospitals, the director general of the World Health Organization has said, describing scenes of…
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City Council Likely to Limit Criminal Background Checks by Landlords
For years, advocates have pushed to limit how New York City landlords can use criminal records to screen tenants.
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New York City Is Set to End Most Uses of Solitary Confinement
The City Council vote has highlighted a broader debate over whether solitary confinement is torture or a legitimate form of…
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Politics
Hey, What Happened to My Health Insurance?
Tamikka Burks was in an Arkansas emergency room when she found out she had lost her Medicaid coverage. In mid-September,…
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In Bitter Cold, Rescuers Struggle to Help Quake Survivors in China
The death toll from the earthquake, in a poor, remote area, rose to 131. People who had lost their homes…
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Defining Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
More from our inbox: Just Keeping Trump From the White House Won’t Save DemocracyPolicies on Curbing Drug AddictionLights Dim Off…
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Earthquake Kills More Than 100 in Northwestern China
The 5.9-magnitude quake, which injured hundreds, struck Gansu Province around midnight. Survivors huddled in the freezing cold, setting fires to…
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Irish Leader Condemns Fire at Hotel Preparing to Host Asylum Seekers
Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said there was no justification for “violence, arson or vandalism.” The blaze came weeks after an…
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Chile Rejects Conservative Constitution
The South American country’s struggle to adopt a new national charter illustrates the challenges of democracy.