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April 7, 2021 at 4:20 am

McConnell says companies should stay out of politics — unless they’re donating money

After the Supreme Court ruled in 2010 that companies could finance election spending, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., celebrated the prospect that corporate America...

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March 30, 2021 at 4:00 am

For years, a mafia fugitive hid from police. Then they spotted his Italian cooking videos on YouTube.

Marc Feren Claude Biart was always careful to hide his face in his Italian cooking tutorials, filming the videos while laying low in the Caribbean....

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March 29, 2021 at 2:36 am

Snow, rugged terrain hinder recovery of Alaska helicopter crash that killed 5, including one of Europe’s richest people

A helicopter crash in the Alaskan wilderness killed five people, including one of Europe's richest residents, after the chopper went down on Saturday during a...

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Police officers outside of the Boulder King Soopers grocery store after a shooting that killed multiple people in Boulder, Colo., on Monday, March 22, 2021. (Eliza Earle/The New York Times)

March 23, 2021 at 4:24 am

Boulder’s assault weapons ban, meant to stop mass shootings, was blocked 10 days before grocery store attack

After the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Fla., the Boulder City Council unanimously banned the possession, transfer and sale of most types of assault-style weapons....

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Gold Spa in Cherokee County, Ga., was one of three Atlanta-area spas where people were shot and killed Tuesday, March 16, 2021. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Chris Aluka Berry

March 18, 2021 at 4:40 am

The Atlanta suspect isn’t the first to blame ‘sex addiction’ for heinous crimes. But scientists are dubious.

The Georgia man is not the first high-profile suspect to make such a claim: Harvey Weinstein and serial killer Ted Bundy have defended their criminal...

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March 9, 2021 at 4:38 am

She found her birth father via DNA. He’s a fugitive accused of killing his whole family.

The Boston woman's revelation is the latest case of a DNA test -- a cheek swab or vial of saliva meant to learn more about...

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March 8, 2021 at 4:44 am

As Meghan and Prince Harry fled security threats and tabloids, they found an unlikely savior: Tyler Perry

Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, had recently relocated to Canada early last year when they found themselves facing both the coronavirus...