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Opera singer David Daniels pleads guilty in sexual assault trial

The world-renowned countertenor and his husband were accused of drugging and raping a young singer in 2010. (Image credit: Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images)

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Wisconsin judge orders the release of records sought related to fake Trump elector

A Wisconsin judge has ordered the state elections commission to release all records it has related to one of its Republican members and his role as one of 10 people who posed as fake electors in 2020 for former President

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Chris Christie Prosecutes the Political Case Against Trump

The former President ‘can’t win’ the 2024 election, the former New Jersey governor says. ‘He will probably be out on bail in four different jurisdictions.’

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Curtains for Hollywood, Pages for Me

The actors and writers strikes may give me the nudge I need to hit the books.

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A new lawsuit is trying to block the nation’s first religious public charter school

St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School isn’t expected to open until 2024, but it has reignited debates around the separation of church and state, and could pave the way for a potential test case in the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Eternal Truths Cast in Bronze: Rodin’s ‘The Gates of Hell’

Auguste Rodin’s unfinished project is the keystone to his legacy as the father of modern sculpture and an arresting portrait of humanity.

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Corrections & Amplifications

Corrections & Amplifications for the edition of Aug. 5, 2023

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An appeals court blocks Mississippi’s permanent ban on voting after certain felonies

Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies, a divided federal appeals court panel ruled. The state plans to appeal. (Image credit: Rogelio V. Solis/AP)

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Twitch streamer in custody after giveaway draws huge crowds to Union Square in New York City – CNN

Twitch streamer in custody after giveaway draws huge crowds to Union Square in New York City  CNN Sources: Kai Cenat did not have permit for Union Square event  CBS New York LIVE | Twitch streamer’s giveaway sparks mayhem in Union Square  Eyewitness News

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An American billionaire says he’ll stop funding the think tank behind Israel’s controversial judicial overhaul

The decision on Friday by Arthur Dantchik, a 65-year-old libertarian multibillionaire, to cut funding to the Kohelet Policy Forum reflects the scope of the unrelenting protest movement against Netanyahu’s plans to weaken the Supreme Court.

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