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Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO is mentally fit for sex trafficking trial, judge says 0
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- August 21, 2026
NEW YORK — The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch is mentally competent to stand trial as he faces sex trafficking charges after being hospitalized for months for dementia and Alzheimer’s symptoms, a federal judge ruled. U.S. District Court Judge Nusrat Choudhury, in her Thursday decision, concluded that Michael Jeffries “clearly possesses a rational and
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From rural routes to desegregation runs, the yellow school bus faces a new reality 0
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- August 21, 2026
CHICAGO — They arrived in a kaleidoscope of colors, but one won. For decades, the American school bus has maintained such a standard look that “school bus yellow” is national shorthand for their deep, glossy hue. No act of Congress mandated the color, with its slight orange tint. Rather, a 1939 conference of transportation officials
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Court slashes $50M judgment against Alex Jones over falsely calling shooting a hoax 0
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- August 21, 2026
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas court has slashed the $50 million judgment to $1.5 million against Infowars founder Alex Jones over falsely calling 2012 school shooting a hoax. The ruling does not affect a $1.4 billion judgement against Jones in Connecticut, but is a significant legal victory for Jones after he and his company, Free
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Enrollment in SNAP grocery aid is dropping faster than expected 0
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- August 21, 2026
PHOENIX — Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span — a decline far steeper than the government estimated as work requirements and other provisions of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” take hold. Those losing coverage in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
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‘Reasonable’ or a ‘hit list’ – New Yorkers react to rollout of Mamdani’s tax on second homes 0
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- August 21, 2026
Jason Haber, who runs the American Real Estate Association, said the list of names and addresses threatens people’s safety. “Imagine the gift this is to scammers, to fraudsters, to anyone with ill will,” he said. He said a foreign actor could download the list and send an email to residents posing as the city asking
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Eight die in plane crash at remote Alaskan military site, air force says 0
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- August 21, 2026
A plane crash at a remote US Air Force site in Alaska has killed all eight people on board, the US military has said. The civilian-contracted aircraft crashed shortly after midday local time (20:00 GMT) on Thursday near Cape Newenham, which hosts the airport of a long-range radar site. It is unclear who the passengers
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