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Paul Flores found guilty of murdering missing California college student Kristin Smart in 1996

A jury has found Paul Flores guilty of murdering Cal Poly student Kristin Smart in 1996, according to the San Luis Obispo Tribune.

     

Pelosi says she doesn’t regret threatening to punch Trump

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that she does not regret threatening to punch then-President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021, if he came to the Capitol, but “he wouldn’t have had the courage to come to the Hill. He is all talk.”

Study links hair-straightening chemicals to uterine cancer, putting Black women more at risk

Using hair-straightening chemicals could raise the risk of uterine cancer, and Black women may be most at risk, according to a recent study.

     

Biden admin in touch with Russia in recent days in effort to get Griner and Whelan release

The Biden administration has had communications with Russia to try and secure the release of Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan “as recently as within past days” said a senior administration official, speaking to CNN on Griner’s 32nd birthday, which she w…

Dangerous flesh-eating bacterial infections increased in Florida after Hurricane Ian

An increase in infections with a rare flesh-eating bacteria was reported in Florida in the days after Hurricane Ian due to catastrophic flooding from the storm.

People of color more likely to be hospitalized with the flu – and less likely to get the vaccine, CDC finds

Black, Hispanic and Native American people continue to be more likely to be hospitalized with the flu – and less likely to be vaccinated against it.

     

Girl Scouts of America receive largest ever donation from single donor

The Girl Scouts of America received its largest ever donation from a single individual, a gift of $84.5 million from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the group said in a release.

New legislation is opening the door for hearing aids to be sold directly to the consumer—here’s where to buy online

Brands like Eargo, Lively, Audien, and MDHearing are selling hearing aids direct to consumers right now, and here’s where you can buy them online.

     

Special master reviewing Mar-a-Lago documents urges Trump lawyers, DOJ to refine disputes

The special master reviewing documents seized at Donald Trump’s estate Mar-a-Lago said fewer pages were found than previously estimated.

     

Some McDonald’s will now sell Krispy Kreme donuts

McDonald’s is adding a new menu item from an unusual source: One of its rivals.

California wildfires wiped out nearly 20 years of greenhouse gas emission reductions – in 2020, alone

California’s 2020 wildfires produced twice as much greenhouse gas emissions as the state’s reductions in such pollutants since 2003, a new study says.

     

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