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Shrinks Think New York Times’ Wordle Is Becoming a Problem

Wordle is actually making us crazy. Therapists tell The Daily Beast that some of their patients are confessing just how much time they are spending on...

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Prosecutors Zero in on Chad Daybell’s Suspicious Google Searches

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Oh Great, Now Rudy Is Banging the Barron Graduation Drum

Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday joined the chorus of critics falsely claiming the New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s criminal hush-money trial...

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‘Perfect Storm’: A Sleep Expert Analyzes Trump’s Trial Nap

Is something keeping Donald Trump up at night? The ex-president appeared to fall asleep during the first day of jury selection in his historic...

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Chad and Lori’s Lovey-Dovey Call as Cops Found Kids’ Bodies

Dozens of law enforcement officers were descending on doomsday author Chad Daybell’s Idaho home, where they would eventually find the buried bodies...

15.04.2024 4

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Doomsday Author’s Wife Faced ‘Health Struggle’ Before Death, His Lawyers Say

Almost all of Doomsday author Chad Daybell’s five children will testify in his high-profile death penalty case, where defense lawyers say they will...

11.04.2024 10

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Civil Rights Lawyer Ben Crump on His ‘Spicy’ New Crime Novels

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has worked on hundreds of police brutality cases—representing the families of Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Breonna...

10.04.2024 10

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The Catfish Scandal Rocking an Illinois School Board

An Illinois school board has been engulfed by a sensational scandal: One member is accused of posing as his wife’s ex-husband to catfish women on...

09.04.2024 10

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Fani Willis Asks Court To Refuse Trump’s Appeal To Oust Her From Election Case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is pushing back on the latest attempt to remove her from the ongoing election interference case against...

09.04.2024 9

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Jonathan Majors Spared Jail Time for Assaulting His Ex-Girlfriend

Actor Jonathan Majors was sentenced to a year of domestic violence counseling on Monday for attacking his then-girlfriend in the back of a chauffeured...

08.04.2024 7

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Judge Rejects Trump’s Free Speech Challenge in Georgia Case

A Georgia judge on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump and his co-defendants’ efforts to dismiss the ongoing state election interference...

04.04.2024 9

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Judge Denies Motion to Toss Jonathan Majors Conviction

A New York judge on Wednesday denied a defense motion to throw out Jonathan Majors’ assault and harassment conviction for attacking his...

03.04.2024 10

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Texas Lawyer Admits to Court That ‘Maybe’ State Went ‘Too Far’ With Immigration Law

A lawyer defending a highly controversial Texas immigration law admitted to a federal appeals court on Wednesday that legislators might have gone...

03.04.2024 5

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Kanye Threatened to Lock Kids in ‘Cages’ at Donda Academy, Lawsuit Alleges

Kayne West allegedly told students at his embattled Christian private school he wanted to shave their heads and lock them in “cages,” spewed...

02.04.2024 8

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Man Charged Over Alleged Threats to ‘Hang’ Michigan Election Official

A Michigan man has been charged after allegedly threatening to hang a local election official for “treason” during a vote recount last December,...

02.04.2024 9

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Alex Murdaugh Hit With 40 Year Prison Sentence for Federal Financial Crimes

Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced former South Carolina attorney who murdered his wife and son, was sentenced to another 40 years in prison on Monday for...

01.04.2024 7

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Virginia School Board Member’s Jan. 6 Arrest Fractures Community

Sitting at the head of the Shenandoah Valley, Winchester, Virginia, is a city steeped in the history of the Civil War, known as the “shuttlecock of...

01.04.2024 40

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Trump Appeals Decision Allowing Fani Willis to Stay on His Case

Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case on Friday formally appealed a judge’s recent decision to...

29.03.2024 3

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Harsh Texas Immigration Law Dealt Blow by Appeals Court

A federal appellate court on Tuesday night ruled to continue to block a Texas immigration law that authorizes state and local authorities to arrest...

27.03.2024 9

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Disgraced Clerk Accused of Tampering With Murdaugh Jury Resigns

A South Carolina court clerk once accused of tampering with the jury that convicted Alex Murdaugh of murder has resigned. Rebecca “Becky” Hill...

25.03.2024 8

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Fani Willis ‘Not Embarrassed’ By Affair That Sidetracked Trump Case

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Saturday defended herself in her first comments since a judge ruled she will not be disqualified from...

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Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams Mike Gallagher’s Early Exit From Congress

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene unleashed on her Republican colleague Mike Gallagher on Saturday, calling his decision to resign from Congress...

24.03.2024 10

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Inside Utah Momfluencer Ruby Franke's Horrific Diaries Which Reveal Full Extent of Abuse

23.03.2024 2

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Gwyneth Paltrow Shades Ex-President: ‘Fuck You, Bill Clinton’

Gwyneth Paltrow got a little spicy on Thursday as she revealed—over a plate of hot chicken wings—that former President Bill Clinton fell asleep...

23.03.2024 8

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Meghan Markle’s Biographer Deletes ‘Upsetting’ Kate Tweet

A controversial British royal commentator is under fire for a “disgusting” tweet ahead of Kate Middleton’s Friday announcement that she has...

23.03.2024 10

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Rebel Wilson Claims Hollywood ‘Asshole’ Has 'Threatened' to Stop Her Memoir Release

Rebel Wilson claims a Hollywood “asshole” she exposes in her forthcoming memoir has “threatened” her to stop the presses. The Australian...

23.03.2024 9

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It’s Not Just Texas: GOP-Led States Push For Tougher Immigration Laws

21.03.2024 8

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Mass Shooter Father’s Chilling Prison Calls to Prosecutor Revealed

The alleged jailhouse threats the father of the Oxford High School mass shooter made against the prosecutor handling his case are being investigated...

21.03.2024 10

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Everything You Need to Know About the Texas Immigration Law

A federal appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments on whether a new Texas immigration law should be allowed to go into effect—even while its...

20.03.2024 6

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Fulton County Judge Allows Trump to Appeal Fani Willis Ruling

Georgia Judge Scott McAfee is allowing Donald Trump and his election interference co-defendants to appeal an order denying the disqualification of...

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Jonathan Majors’ Ex-Girlfriend Sues Actor for Defamation

Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against the actor, accusing him of defamation for his comments about their...

19.03.2024 6

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LA Socialite Accused of Trying to Tamper With Jury

A Los Angeles socialite who killed two young brothers in a drunken hit-and-run is allegedly asking her family to tamper with key players in the case...

19.03.2024 4

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Grainy Pic Was Only Clue in 40-Year-Old Cold Case—Until Now

It took two missed Sunday phone calls for Reeves K. Johnson III’s family to worry about him. The 31-year-old had recently moved to Kittery, New...

17.03.2024 8

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Fani Willis Can Stay on Trump Case, but Her Ex-Lover Has to Go: Judge

A Georgia judge ruled Friday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should not be disqualified from the Trump election interference...

15.03.2024 10

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Why This Texas Mom Is Applauding Conviction of Michigan Shooter’s Dad

The conviction of Oxford High School mass shooter Ethan Crumbley’s father on Thursday came as a relief to the mother of a Texas school shooting...

15.03.2024 10

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Father of Michigan School Shooter Found Guilty

The Oxford High School mass shooter’s father was convicted on several charges after making a firearm accessible to his 15-year-old son that he used...

15.03.2024 20

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Judge Kills Multiple Charges Against Trump in Election Fraud Case

Multiple charges were dropped against President Donald Trump and his co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case on Wednesday. Fulton...

13.03.2024 70

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Florida Town Gone Wild Sued by Its Own Former Attorney

A tiny Florida town embroiled in a series of political controversies has a new one to contend with—a lawsuit by its former attorney. Geoffrey...

12.03.2024 4

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Ex-Con Hawks Anthony Weiner’s Prison Typewriter Cartridge

An ex-convict once held in the same federal prison as Anthony Weiner is looking to cash in after hoarding the former congressman’s typewriter tape...

08.03.2024 6

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Harmony Montgomery’s Remorseful Stepmom Granted Parole

Harmony Montgomery’s stepmom was granted parole on Thursday, 16 months after she went to prison for lying about her whereabouts the day the New...

07.03.2024 8

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New Bail Restrictions for DJ Envy Associate After Feds Find Gun at His Home

A New Jersey associate of radio host DJ Envy, who is charged in an alleged multimillion-dollar real-estate Ponzi scheme, was hit with new bail...

07.03.2024 3

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Ex-Trump Aide’s Lawyer Details Start of Her Fani Willis Investigation

06.03.2024 6

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Trump Co-Defendants Make Last-Ditch Moves to Disqualify Fani Willis

As Fani Willis’ fate in the Trump election interference case rests in the hands of a Georgia judge, defense lawyers say two more attorneys are...

05.03.2024 5

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Pimp Who Watched ‘Dexter’ for Dismemberment Tips Convicted of Murder

A New York pimp convicted Monday of fatally strangling and dismembering a sex worker to collect her life insurance policy got tips for the 2018 grisly...

05.03.2024 8

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This Florida Town Commission Should Have Its Own Reality Show

Pembroke Park is one of the tiniest towns in Florida, with a square mile and a half of palm trees, mobile homes, and Canadian snowbirds who winter...

04.03.2024 5

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Baby Dreams Dashed by Alabama Court’s Nightmare IVF Ruling

Erin Consuegra’s three rounds of IVF have ended in heartbreak. The first, in 2021, did not work. The second, in 2022, resulted in a pregnancy, but...

23.02.2024 20

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Harmony Montgomery’s Dad Found Guilty of 5-Year-Old’s Brutal Murder

Harmony Montgomery’s father was found guilty on Thursday of brutally beating the New Hampshire 5-year-old to death for having a bathroom accident in...

22.02.2024 20

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Attorney in YSL RICO Trial Nabbed on Gang Charges

A defense attorney connected to the “Young Slime Life” racketeering trial has been arrested on unrelated gang charges, police said. Nicole Fegan,...

17.02.2024 10

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Fani Willis’ Dad on Why She Keeps Cash: ‘It’s a Black Thing’

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ father testified Friday that there was nothing strange about his daughter keeping cash on hand and...

16.02.2024 9

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Fani Willis Goes Scorched Earth From Witness Stand

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the stand on Thursday, slamming allegations that she misused her office by having a brief affair with...

16.02.2024 40

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