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Harvey Weinstein faces his next criminal trial in Los Angeles this week

Weinstein, a former Hollywood producer, is already serving his 23 year prison sentence doled out by a New York criminal court two years ago.

WEKU · Oct 10, 2022

Erik Agard of USA Today, Neville Fogarty of The New Yorker flex muscle in Indian online crossword contest

The final round will be held in an offline mode at Bangalore on December 25, 2022.

The Hindu · Oct 2, 2022

The January 6 committee has its sights on Ginni Thomas. She should be worried

The spouse of a sitting supreme court justice allegedly tried to overturn the 2020 election. It’s hard to say which looks worse – the conflicts of interest, or the possibility that she aided a would-be insurrection

The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2022

‘She was never spoken of again’: Bono recounts his mother’s death in new memoir

In an extract published in the New Yorker, the U2 frontman details the loss that spurred him to music

The Guardian - AU · Sep 20, 2022

Bono recalls mother's deathbed scene in new memoir and says 'after she died she was never spoken of again' at home

'We were three Irish men, and we avoided the pain that we knew would come from thinking and speaking about her'

Irish Mirror · Sep 19, 2022

Sister of Lombard man freed by Taliban in hostage swap ‘stunned, very happy’ after 3 a.m. call from Biden

Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran and a civilian contractor in Afghanistan, was abducted in 2020. His sister in Lombard had pushed for years to get his release.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 19, 2022

Taliban freed from Guantanamo, claims exchanged for American

A senior Taliban detainee held at Guantanamo Bay says he was released and handed over to the Taliban in Kabul, in exchange for an American prisoner held in Afghanistan

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2022

Fred Franzia, creator of 'Two Buck Chuck' and champion of affordable wine, has died

The California winemaker firmly believed that no bottle of wine should cost more than $10. He created a business that struck bargain wine gold with Charles Shaw — also known as "Two Buck Chuck."

WEKU · Sep 15, 2022

Trump scoops from Peter Baker and Susan Glasser's new book, "The Divider"

"The Divider" is a sweeping, dishy, 700-plus-page history of "Trump’s almost cartoonishly chaotic White House."

Axios · Sep 15, 2022

GOP candidate who backed Trump’s election lies wins Senate primary in New Hampshire after chief opponent concedes

Don Bolduc emerges as Republican nominee to face incumbent Democratic senator Maggie Massan in November’s general election

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022