CDC Chief Keeps Changing Her Story—And Confusing Everyone

By William Bredderman, Sam Brodey, Scott Bixby

Dr. Rochelle Walensky was supposed to be a breath of fresh air after Trump-era CDC messaging fiascos. Instead, she’s confounding experts and the public alike.

By Martin Sheil

Auditors are trained to make criminal referrals once firm indications of fraud are unearthed—meaning evidence has been obtained demonstrating financial records were falsified.

By Kate Briquelet

It’s the latest twist in what’s believed to be the world’s biggest, and most bitter, divorce.

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By Kevin Fallon

The “SNL” writer’s late-night series “Pause With Sam Jay” boasts shocking language, frank debate about race, and barely a straight white guy in sight. Here’s what she wants to say.

By Andrew Boryga

Almost inevitably, authorities suggest cars are deadly weapons as a justification for fusillades of bullets.

By Marco D’Eramo

We’re filling them with museums, sandwich bars, triple-starred Michelin restaurants, pedestrian zones that all look the same, and expanses of middle-class accommodation.

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By Rachel Olding

In 2010, Nicholas Firkus claimed his wife was killed as he protected their home from an intruder. Now, after a decade of unresolved questions, he’s been charged with her murder.

By The Conversation

They downplayed the pandemic’s severity, disregarded science, or ignored critical health interventions like social distancing and masks.

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HEARTBREAKING

“These maggots killed my 6 year old granddaughter...after all I tried to do to help bring love compassion,” Aniya’s granddad, local activist K.G. Wilson, wrote.

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“With what he cares about, what he fights for, what he’s committed to, you get up there and call him a racist without basis?” she reportedly told supporters after a 2019 debate.

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When a veterinarian and an engineer couldn’t find the perfect food for their own dogs, they decided to make it themselves.

 WILD WEST

Cops said the four were on the lookout for a Dodge Charger. They went after someone driving a Dodge Challenger, instead.

 ‘HEROES’

Looking back on the incident, Kevin Corbin said that the kids’ questions “frustrated” the hijacker enough to let them all go.

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