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Child marriage is still legal in most of the U.S. Here’s why.  

Story at a glance At age 14, Genevieve Meyer began spending time with a neighbor to get a break from her hectic home life. Her relationship with the neighbor, a 42-year-old divorced father of two, soon turned sexual. Meyer’s mother eventually found out, and she called the police. But she believed that Meyer had “ruined...

Elon Musk’s Twitter is a ‘$44 billion albatross’ a year later

Late last October, Elon Musk officially closed a deal to acquire the platform then known as Twitter for $44 billion after months of legal proceedings and threats to back out of the purchase. “The bird is freed,” Musk tweeted the night the deal was finalized, in an apparent reference to Twitter's iconic bird logo and...

The Memo: Democratic splits deepen over Israel as Palestinian death toll rises

Democratic divisions on Israel and the Palestinians are growing deeper and more bitter as the death toll rises in Gaza and the Biden administration rejects calls for a cease-fire. The combustible mix is powered by fundamental differences in views of the conflict, growing personal tensions, and the threat of censure motions and primary challenges. National...

Man in John Fetterman Halloween costume tosses activist confronting senator

A man dressed as Senator John Fetterman, D-Penn., tossed an activist from a bar in Pittsburgh after he confronted the real Senator Fetterman.

NJ Gov Phil Murphy used thousands in taxpayer funds to party at Taylor Swift concert, stadium events: report

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy reportedly spent nearly $12,000 in taxpayer funds at MetLife stadium since 2018, including at a Taylor Swift concert.

Majority of the country considers Hamas a ‘terrorist group’: Poll

The war between Israel and Hamas has caused quite a bit of controversy in the country as part of the fallout from Hamas’s brutal and barbaric attack on Israel on Oct. 7.

Biden administration to propose rule to close retirement advice loopholes

The Biden administration on Tuesday is proposing a new rule aimed at closing loopholes that create added costs around retirement investment advice. The announcement, which is part of a broader effort by the White House to address so-called “junk fees,” is focused on addressing potential conflicts of interest among financial advisers who provide retirement advice....

Biden’s war on oil drilling threatens to kill his own green energy goals: ‘A lot of uncertainty’

The Biden administration is planning to hold the fewest-ever number of offshore fossil fuel lease sales, but the Inflation Reduction Act may cause the plan to threaten green energy.

With Iowa caucuses closing in, Trump remains 2024 GOP presidential dominating front-runner

With 11 weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses lead off the Republican presidential nominating calendar, it's Donald Trump's race to lose

House Dem who voted against resolution condemning Hamas has long history of anti-Israel activism

Democratic Congressman Andre Carson, one of 10 Democrats to vote against a resolution condemning Hamas terrorism, has a long history of advocating against the state of Israel.

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