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Paige Lavender

@paigelav.huffpost.com
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News Director at HuffPost. WVU, AU grad. #PoynterWomenLeaders alum. (she/her)

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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 10/09/2026
8 days after I visited this neighborhood, which has seen lots of damage from the construction of a data center next door, it experienced the worst flooding yet. (Images provided by Marsha Frame)
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 05/09/2026
A story from me and @delaneyrules.bsky.social for @huffpost.com about how data centers can upend a neighborhood, like one I traveled to in Point Pleasant, WV www.huffpost.com/entry/data-c...
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'What The Hell Were They Thinking?' Neighbors Trapped In Data Center Construction Chaos
One neighborhood’s experience shows why public opinion is so strongly against data centers.
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Sebastian Murdock @sebastianmurdock.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Infowars, the far-right conspiracy theory network that profited from lies, died Friday after losing its battle against the truth. It was 27.
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The End Of Infowars
Alex Jones used one of his final days on Infowars to target the Sandy Hook families.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 29/01/2026
This story makes me especially angry as a mom. If I knew my kid didn't feel well -- even a sniffle -- and I couldn't get to him to comfort him, I'd be blind with rage.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 20/01/2026
This weekend I spoke to a couple of photographers who snapped some pretty incredible images as one of them was being tackled by officers in Minneapolis.
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‘The World Needs To See It’: The Moment A Photographer Saved A Camera From ICE
John Abernathy was tackled by federal agents in Minneapolis and threw his Leica to safety.
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Sara B. @saraboboltz.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
A while back I read a ton of Nick Adams tweets because I could not be sure he wasn't just doing an elaborate bit. Now he's Trump's pick to be Ambassador to Malaysia. Let me tell you about him: www.huffpost.com/entry/trumps...
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Trump's New Ambassador Pick Loves Hooters, Casual Misogyny And 'Foursomes With The Boys'
Self-described "alpha man" Nick Adams will be the U.S. ambassador to Malaysia if confirmed.
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Akbar Shahid Ahmed @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Marco Rubio has now confirmed my scoop. Read HuffPost to get the news before the Trump administration wants you to.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 02/07/2025
@huffpost.com's Njera Perkins has a story on the Diddy verdict: www.huffpost.com/entry/diddy-...
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs Guilty Of 2 Counts, Acquitted Of Most Serious Charges In Sex Trafficking Trial
A Manhattan jury convicted Combs on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution in relation to his ex-partners Casandra "Cassie" Ventura and "Jane," who both testified during the trial.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 01/07/2025
Would guess there are a lot of West Virginians who disagree with this (via @delaneyrules.bsky.social)
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Senate Republicans voted to gut the safety net for millions to fund tax cuts for the rich. The bill now heads to the House
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Senate GOP Passes Trump's Bill To Give Tax Cuts To The Rich
The president’s signature domestic policy plan, which kicks millions of people off of their health coverage to pay for tax cuts for the rich, now heads to the House.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 27/06/2025
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is suing Fox News after the network falsely claimed Newsom lied about a call he had with President Donald Trump.
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Gavin Newsom Hits Fox News With $787 Million Defamation Lawsuit
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is suing Fox News after the network falsely claimed Newsom lied about a call he had with President Donald Trump.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
The Supreme Court ruled that states can require porn sites to verify visitors’ ages in order to prevent access by minors
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Supreme Court Ends Porn As We Know It In Historic First
The ruling marks a major change to longstanding First Amendment protections for online pornography.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 27/06/2025
@huffpost.com is all over all the Supreme Court news today. It's all here in our liveblog: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump Keeps Insisting U.S. Strikes 'Obliterated' Iran Nuclear Facilities: Live Updates
The president and members of his administration have pushed back against reports that the strikes merely set Iran's nuclear program back by a few months.
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
DEVELOPING: www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
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Supreme Court Rules With Trump On Birthright Citizenship — And Chaos May Be Coming
The court’s ruling could now mean that once a child born to noncitizen parents leaves certain states, they won’t be considered a U.S. citizen.
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Levi Kalish @kalish.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
I spoke with 4 queer couples about what the 10th anniversary of the Obergefell ruling means to them. After Dobbs, legal experts are worried about conservative efforts to push religious freedoms challenges to undermine marriage equality and LGBTQ rights overall. www.huffpost.com/entry/10-yea...
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10 Years After Marriage Equality, Queer Couples Are Worried
On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled to give LGBTQ couples nationwide the right to marry. But 10 years on, the wave of optimism that followed the decision has changed.
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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Breaking: Supreme Court Gives Trump A Win With Ruling Against Planned Parenthood The 6-3 ruling was written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, with Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor dissenting.
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Supreme Court Gives Trump A Win With Ruling Against Planned Parenthood
The decision is a win for the Trump administration, which has made it a priority to actualize the GOP’s long-held goal of defunding Planned Parenthood.
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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Tomorrow is the Dem primary for NYC mayor. It's now a tight race between Andrew Cuomo & Zohran Mamdani. It'll be interesting to see if New Yorkers take into account Cuomo's multiple scandals, including several allegations of sexual harassment substantiated by state & federal investigations.
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The ‘Democratic Party’s Own Donald Trump’ Is Getting Another Chance
As Andrew Cuomo emerges as the front-runner in New York City's mayoral race, several women who accused him of sexual harassment just three years ago say they feel betrayed and forgotten.
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Taiyler S. Mitchell @taiylersimone.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
My latest story is leading @huffpost.com’s front page! Sen. Alex Padilla was manhandled and handcuffed as he was forcibly removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in Los Angeles on Thursday. Read more here: www.huffpost.com/entry/sen-al...
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Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The essence of Trumpism is the declaration of domestic war on his political opponents and disfavored racial, cultural and ethnic groups and the creation of a police state. The means is mass deportation. The end: the destruction of the liberal order. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump's Real War Is Against America
What Trump is doing in Los Angeles is a warning for the rest of the nation.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 07/06/2025
JD Vance learned about Musk's Epstein tweet in real time while taping a podcast with Theo Von. He said Musk made a "huge mistake" going after Trump www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-van...
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JD Vance Tells Theo Von Musk Made A 'Huge Mistake' Going After Trump
"The f**king shit-missile is in the cannon," Von said before reading a controversial post from Musk aloud to Vance.
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Alanna Vagianos @alannavagianos.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
NEW: Andrew Cuomo is mounting a stunning political comeback despite 12 women accusing him of sexual harassment just 3 years ago. I spoke with several of the women whose claims were substantiated by three investigations. They feel betrayed & forgotten. www.huffpost.com/entry/andrew...
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 22/05/2025
Slow news day huh
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 09/05/2025
It's HuffPost's 20th birthday!!
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 08/05/2025
Just saying I would immediately convert if new pope came out like this www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrI-...
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Willy Wonka's Grand Entrance (Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory)
YouTube video by Bunt
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 08/05/2025
Folks, we got a pope www.huffpost.com/entry/new-po...
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 06/05/2025
@igorbobic.bsky.social sat down with @sanders.senate.gov to talk about how Dems should deal with Trump www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie...
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Bernie Sanders To Democrats: Resisting Trump Is ‘Not Good Enough’
With the Democratic brand tarnished, the stage is set for the 83-year-old Vermont senator to shape the party’s direction in an unprecedented way.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 22/04/2025
Top producer Bill Owens told staff in a memo that “over the past months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it."
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‘60 Minutes’ Top Producer Resigns, Says He's Lost Journalistic Independence
Top producer Bill Owens told staff in a memo that “over the past months, it has become clear that I would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it."
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Do read this from Nathalie Baptiste: The Supreme Court Is Getting Involved In The War On Books The high court will decide whether public schools requiring students to read books with LGBTQ+ themes is a violation of their religious freedom. www.huffpost.com/entry/scotus...
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This Supreme Court Decision Could Reshape Public Education For Decades To Come
The high court will decide whether public schools requiring students to read books with LGBTQ+ themes is a violation of their religious freedom.
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Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Ted Nugent is refusing to abide by Texas rules on curbing chronic wasting disease in deer because he doesn't believe it's real. "I don't know if there are free Texans anymore, but I am. I am the fuckin' Alamo." Wild story from my friend Roque: www.publicdomain.media/p/ted-nugent...
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 15/04/2025
@jilliangloria.bsky.social is providing the latest updates on the Trump administration's war on health care. Follow along here: www.huffpost.com/entry/us-hea...
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The Trump Administration’s War On Health Care: Latest Updates
Read the latest on Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s changes to health care in the U.S.
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Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Yes, Donald Trump is defying the Supreme Court www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
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Donald Trump Is Defying The Supreme Court
In the case of the wrongfully removed immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Trump administration is defying — and lying about — a Supreme Court order.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 14/04/2025
So in the last hour Trump... - Blamed Zelenskyy and Biden for the Russia/Ukraine war - Said it's up to El Salvador to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia - Said he wanted to send American "homegrown criminals" to El Salvador - Bashed the media (again) See coverage here: www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump Caves On Most Tariffs, Escalates China's To 125%: Live Updates
Read the latest updates on Donald Trump's presidency.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 09/04/2025
Mike!
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 04/04/2025
If you're in need of some positivity and fun, may I recommend Good Hang with Amy Poehler?
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Amy Poehler's New Podcast Is The Escape We All Need Right Now
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S.V. Dáte @svdate.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
NEW -- President Donald Trump skipped the return of four soldiers who died in a training exercise to Dover Air Force Base Friday and instead spent $4.2 million of taxpayer money to attend a dinner for one of his business interests and to play golf. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump Skips Return Of Dead U.S. Soldiers To Play Golf And Boost His Business Instead
The four Army soldiers died in a training exercise in Lithuania. Trump chose to attend his personal business partners’ dinner Thursday and play golf Friday.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 02/04/2025
Acting commissioner Leland Dudek called Maine Gov. Janet Mills a “petulant child” for defying Donald Trump.
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Emails Confirm Social Security Administration Canceled Maine Contracts As Political Payback
Acting commissioner Leland Dudek called Maine Gov. Janet Mills a “petulant child” for defying Donald Trump.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 01/04/2025
Really good piece from @paginaskinner.bsky.social on subtle recession indicators www.huffpost.com/entry/recess...
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Social Media Is Clocking These Subtle Recession Indicators — And Some of Them Are Way Too Real
The posts are jokes, but the current economic uncertainty is all too real, an economist told HuffPost.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 31/03/2025
First there was Jamie Oliver parachuting into Huntington. Then there was Tiger Woods and John Daly trying to get Jim Justice to lose weight. Now this...
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RFK Jr. Mercilessly Fat Shames West Virginia Governor at Live Joint Appearance
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared in West Virginia on Friday, March 28, to discuss the state's health initiatives with Governor Patrick Morrisey.. While on stage, the Health and Human Services Secretary ...
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Akbar Shahid Ahmed @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Just learned Brett McGurk recently got a lucrative CNN contract. The architects of Biden's Gaza policy continue to boost their influence & make $ — dodging accountability & showing few signs of reflection. My book will tell the true story of their record. If you can help, I'm on Signal at akbar.58.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 26/03/2025
Wake up bestie, war plans just dropped
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The Atlantic Publishes War Plans Discussed In Signal Group Chat
Jeffrey Goldberg had previously withheld sharing some of those messages over concerns that their content was too sensitive.
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Paul Blumenthal @paulblumenthal.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Seeing people post today about SSA stooge Dudek cutting services to Maine as punishment. @delaneyrules.bsky.social reported this last week. Read HuffPost. www.huffpost.com/entry/leland...
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Trump Social Security Commissioner Suggests Anger At Janet Mills Contributed To Contract Cancellations
The Social Security Administration briefly canceled contracts that allow Maine parents to sign up newborns for Social Security numbers at the hospital.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 24/03/2025
Absolutely wild stuff here
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Trump Administration Accidentally Added Atlantic Editor To War Strike Group Chat
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth casually shared highly sensitive national security information in the Signal chat, Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg wrote.
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Matt Shuham @mattshuham.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
New: The “agreement” between Paul Weiss and the Trump admin is very different depending on what version you read – Trump's Truth Social post, or the internal firm version I obtained. DEI language, ref to "the Administration’s initiatives" etc differ. Full text here: www.huffpost.com/entry/paul-w...
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Trump And A Powerhouse Law Firm Are Telling Different Stories About Their Shocking Agreement
Paul Weiss buckled under Trump’s threats — but the firm’s chair circulated a different version of the “agreement” Trump published online.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 21/03/2025
This is a horrifying, heartbreaking read.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 21/03/2025
Trump suggests those attacking Teslas should go to prison in El Salvador www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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Trump Suggests Those Attacking Teslas Should Go To Prison In El Salvador
Trump's administration recently sent more than 250 Venezuelan migrants there, even as a judge issued an order temporarily blocking the deportations.
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Paige Lavender @paigelav.huffpost.com · 07/03/2025
Let my kid watch Daft Punk videos instead of Ms. Rachel (no knock at her, she is incredible). In our house "Robot Skeletons" = www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0HS...
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
More updates on DOGE shit clean-up. This time it's thousands of people being fired and then rehired at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and 183 being fired and then rehired at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Good work, everyone! www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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All The Times DOGE S**t Had To Be Cleaned Up
Trump keeps racing to rehire federal workers he fired because — surprise! — we need experts on nuclear weapons, bird flu prevention and park management.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 05/03/2025
The court denied Trump's bid to delay releasing $2 billion in USAID funds.
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Supreme Court Says Trump Administration Must Release Frozen USAID Funds
The court denied Trump's bid to delay releasing $2 billion in USAID funds.
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Claudia Koerner @claudiakoerner.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
A deeply reported piece by @drusilla.bsky.social on a shocking murder, 30 years of unbelievable court developments and the people left dealing with the fallout www.huffpost.com/entry/apanov...
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He’s Fighting To Be Released From Death Row. His Daughter Wonders If He’s Really Innocent.
Anthony Apanovitch has for decades sought to overturn his conviction of the 1984 rape and murder of Mary Anne Flynn, a case that even a judge remarked was unique for its “tortured procedural history.”
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
A Guide To The Many, Many Lawsuits Against Donald Trump And Elon Musk As the president and his top adviser take a scorched-earth approach to government, some groups are fighting back. From my colleague Sara Boboltz and I: www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...
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A Guide To The Lawsuits Against Donald Trump And Elon Musk
As the president and his top adviser take a scorched-earth approach to government, some groups are fighting back.
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