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[ad_1] O.J. Simpson, the former NFL star who was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend in a televised trial that gripped the nation, has died of cancer at age 76, according to his family. “He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren,” the family said in a statement …

[ad_1] On Monday, Donald Trump declared that abortion decisions should be left to the states, a statement he made to tamp down a fervor about his lack of clarity over how he’d handle the issue as president. It did the opposite. In the past three days, the former president has …

[ad_1] HONG KONG — A representative of Reporters Without Borders was deported from Hong Kong upon arrival Wednesday, the advocacy group said, in what it called a “new decline” in press freedom in the Chinese territory. Aleksandra Bielakowska, an advocacy officer for Reporters Without Borders who is based in Taiwan, …

[ad_1] A consortium of civil rights groups voted unanimously Wednesday to petition the Maryland state government to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was destroyed by a cargo ship last month, because Key, the author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” was also a slave owner. The Caucus of African American …

[ad_1] Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, relatives and official Hamas media said, with Haniyeh accusing Israel of acting in “the spirit of revenge and murder.” Haniyeh confirmed the deaths Wednesday in an interview with the Al Jazeera …

[ad_1] For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency has established national limits for six types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water. The substances, known by the initialism PFAS, are nicknamed “forever chemicals” because they barely degrade and are nearly impossible to destroy, so they can linger permanently …

[ad_1] President Joe Biden upped his criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s role in the Israel-Hamas war but did not indicate any significant changes in U.S. policy toward its Middle East ally. “I think what he’s doing is a mistake,” Biden said in an interview with Univision that aired …

[ad_1] Billy Dee Williams believes actors should be able to perform in blackface. In a new episode of Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, the “Star Wars” actor recalled watching Laurence Olivier in 1965’s “Othello,” in which Olivier wore blackface to portray the title role. “When he did ‘Othello,’ I fell out laughing,” …

[ad_1] Following Monday’s spectacular eclipse, severe thunderstorms broke out across Texas shortly after the totality ended. Through the night into Tuesday morning, there were dozens of hail reports of up to 2 to 3 inches in diameter across north Texas, including around the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. The severe risk …

[ad_1] Acne didn’t take hold of JJ Boparai’s skin until she was in her late 20s.  “I’d never had acne like this, my face was just covered,” said the 31-year-old from Metuchen, New Jersey, adding that experiencing acne as an adult was “horrible psychologically.”  Boparai’s breakouts — which she described …