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Trump administration's assault on climate science and ocean research

Scientists are sounding the alarm after the Trump administration said it plans to dismantle a deep-sea observation system that provides critical data on ocean health.

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Jun 15 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • kalw.org
Climate researchers navigate ‘coordinated assault’ on attribution science

Scientists at a climate law conference said they will continue to study how corporate pollution leads to stronger heat waves, hurricanes and other

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Jun 12 • 6:11 AM EDT • Science • eenews.net
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Hiltzik: The Diabetes Association crosses a line

The tally from Trumpian attacks on science now includes billions of dollars in damage to farmers and ranchers and assaults on scientists' freedom of speech.

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Jun 11 • 6:00 AM EDT • Science • latimes.com
French singer Patrick Bruel in police custody over alleged rape and sexual assault

French singer and actor Patrick Bruel is in police custody over allegations by at least 13 women of rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault, according to the Nanterre prosecutor’s office.

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Jun 9 • 6:37 AM EDT • Entertainment • seattletimes.com
Ex of “Bad Boys” actress Theresa Randle claims she broke into his home, assaulted him

Randle was previously detained on suspicion of felony domestic violence in March.

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Jun 7 • 8:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Austin health agencies move to protect sexual health services as Safe Alliance closes

With the Safe Alliance set to shut down its sexual assault victim services next week, local public health leaders are moving to protect other critical sexual he

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Jun 3 • 8:18 PM EDT • Health • cbsaustin.com
Police seek suspect in reported assault at Attleboro business

Police said an individual created a disturbance and assaulted an employee at a business on Frank Mossberg Drive on Monday

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Jun 3 • 2:47 PM EDT • Business • wpri.com
Westchester high school science teacher accused of trying to sexually assault child in Connecticut

High school science teacher in Mt. Pleasant put on leave after arrest in Connecticut.

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Jun 3 • 2:43 AM EDT • Science • westchester.news12.com
Assault charge against Shelby officer fuels debate over handling mental health crises
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Jun 2 • 8:38 AM EDT • Health • wlos.com
Banner employee facing sexual assault, kidnapping charges

The victim reported she felt if she yelled for help, she would be sedated or restrained.

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Jun 1 • 2:10 PM EDT • Health • kold.com
Science is Rising: Finding our Power to Protect Science and Democracy

What can scientists do in the face of assaults on our democracy? RISE UP!

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Jun 1 • 7:30 AM EDT • Science • blog.ucs.org
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Napa sculptor Mario Chiodo supports halting installation of Cesar Chavez statue

Two months after nationwide backlash against Cesar Chavez following sexual abuse and assault allegations, sculptor Mario Chiodo supports the decision to halt installation of a statue dedicated in part to the late labor leader in Napa.

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May 31 • 1:55 PM EDT • Entertainment • napavalleyregister.com
Source: DOJ opens probe into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assault

The Justice Department is investigating whether Carroll lied during the course of civil litigation against Trump, who Carroll says sexually assaulted her

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May 28 • 9:10 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Source: DOJ opens probe into E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of assault

The Justice Department is investigating whether Carroll lied during the course of civil litigation against Trump, who Carroll says sexually assaulted her

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May 28 • 9:10 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
The Republican assault on Obamacare has created a healthcare bloodbath

Since Congress let enhanced premium subsidies expire, Obamacare enrollment has fallen and healthcare costs have soared.

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May 28 • 6:00 AM EDT • Health • latimes.com
DOJ opens investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll

The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The investigation is focused on whether Carroll committed perjury in testimony tied to her two civil lawsuits against the president. CNN’s Paula Reid reports.

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May 27 • 8:00 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Exclusive: Justice Department launches a criminal investigation into Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll

The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the former magazine columnist who accused President Donald Trump of sexual assault, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

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May 27 • 7:05 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
As Trump Weighs Return to Conflict in Iran, Here’s What Could Be Targeted Next

There is no shortage of targets should President Trump, in coordination with Israel, decide to resume the assault on Iran.

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May 22 • 8:50 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Brown County prosecutors drop sexual assault charges against former mental health nurse

The Brown County District Attorney’s Office says it was “ethically obligated” to dismiss all charges in the sexual assault case of a former mental health nurse.

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May 22 • 6:40 PM EDT • Health • wbay.com
Science and Immigration Are Interconnected: On Higher Education, ICE, and the Assault on DEI

One day in graduate school, I confessed to my fellow students that I had never been outside of the United States. They hailed from all over the world, so I was embarrassed to admit it. “You don’t need to leave the country,” one of them replied, “Here, the world comes to you!” In many ways, he was ri

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May 19 • 11:37 AM EDT • Science • blog.ucs.org
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Rihanna home shooting case clouded by mental health concerns

A public defender representing Ivanna Ortiz, a 35-year-old Florida woman accused opening fire on Rihanna's West L.A. home with an assault rifle in March, said Wednesday that mental health concerns be an issue in her case as she faces charges of attempted murder and assault.

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May 13 • 4:34 PM EDT • Health • latimes.com
China’s assault on the Tibetan language

Tighter policies in schools reflect the ‘narrowed’ tolerance towards Tibet from the Chinese state

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May 10 • 8:24 PM EDT • Politics • theweek.com
Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assault

Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, is awaiting sentencing

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May 8 • 10:01 AM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
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Is the FDA Really Suppressing Science? Plus. . .

It’s Thursday, May 7. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large. Today: Aaron MacLean says Trump is poised to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the Iran war. Joe Klein on the life of CNN founder Ted Turner. Jillian Lederman on why cruise ships are here to stay. And much more. But first: Is the FDA suppressing science? On Tuesday, The New York Times published a story with an alarming takeaway. “FDA Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe,” read the headline. It is the latest in a string of stories that all have the same message: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and other agencies, are engaged in a cover-up—and silencing scientists trying to get the word out about the Covid vaccine. What all these stories suggest—some more subtly than others—is that the outsiders now running the public health establishment, officials such as Marty Makary at the FDA and Jay Bhattacharya at the National Institutes of Health, are on a revenge tour. That they are doing harm to the country to get back at the scientists and bureaucrats who ostracized them for deviating from the public-health consensus during the pandemic. It’s a seductive narrative. But is it true? That’s the question we address in our latest editorial. —The Editors Read [ Marty Makary's FDA Has All the Right Enemies ](https://www.thefp.com/p/marty-makary-vaccine-study-fda) [ Trump Blinks First ](https://www.thefp.com/p/iran-peace-deal-pakistan-trump-strait-of-hormuz) Aaron MacLean In return for no detectable concessions, President Trump this week gave up on forcing open the Strait of Hormuz. Now, the Trump administration looks desperate for a deal to end the war with Iran. It’s easy to understand the desire to end the war, but are they blowing the chance at victory? Aaron MacLean makes sense of the administration’s latest moves—and Iran’s response—in his column today. Read full story Aaron MacLean and Niall Ferguson: Live in New York City Join Aaron MacLean and Niall Ferguson on May 19 for a live recording of School of War at the iconic New York Historical. In a conversation as timely as it is wide-ranging, Aaron and Niall will explore the strategic stakes of the moment, including the Middle East, China, and the future of American leadership on the global stage. Get Tickets Now [ Ted Turner, the Optimist Who Built CNN ](https://www.thefp.com/p/ted-turner-cnn-tribute) Joe Klein The man who gave us CNN and the 24-hour news cycle, Ted Turner, died Wednesday at the age of 87. Today, political writer Joe Klein—who almost ghostwrote Turner’s autobiography—remembers his friend, the American media mogul who stood out for his idealism and lack of a filter—something that got Turner in trouble more than once. “His was not a traditional intelligence, but one of horizon: Ted saw things before other people did,” Joe writes. Read full story [ Nothing Can Sink the Cruise Ship ](https://www.thefp.com/p/cruise-ship-hantavirus) Jillian Lederman A viral outbreak on a cruise ship that left three passengers dead has left some people wondering: Are cruise ships on the way out? Not so fast, says Jillian Lederman, who has been on many a cruise herself. Read her piece on why 38 million people a year take a cruise—and aren’t about to stop. Read full story [ The Great Writers Who Were Terrible People ](https://www.thefp.com/p/the-great-writers-who-were-terrible) Shilo Brooks Throughout history, some of the greatest literary geniuses have also been immoral bigots. In the latest episode of Old School, Shilo Brooks is joined by Eli Lake for a conversation about those geniuses, from Voltaire to Norman Mailer and Roald Dahl—and why we should read their work despite their odious prejudices. Listen on MORE FROM THE FREE PRESS [ Inside the Digital Intifada ](https://www.thefp.com/p/digital-intifada-social-media-hamas-terror) Warren Kinsella Read full story [ This Week in American History: Trump’s Over-Arching Problem ](https://www.thefp.com/p/this-week-in-american-history-trumps-over-arching-problem) Jonathan Horn Read full story [ Humanity Is Still Evolving—and Fast ](https://www.thefp.com/p/humanity-is-still-evolvingand-fast) Razib Khan Read full story THE NEWS Thirteen D.C. Metropolitan Police officers have been placed on administrative leave and could face termination after an internal investigation found evidence that crime statistics were manipulated to make the city look safer. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee previously alleged that former D.C. police chief Pamela Smith pressured officers to skew data. Tennessee Republicans unveiled a redrawn U.S. House map yesterday that would split up Memphis’s black-majority Democratic district, the latest move in a nationwide push to redraw congressional boundaries ahead of the midterms. The effort follows a Supreme Court ruling last week on Louisiana’s districts, which Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton said gave states the green light to redraw maps along partisan lines. Israel struck Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect last month, saying it targeted a commander of the militant group’s elite Radwan force in the city’s southern suburbs. The strikes risk destabilizing that truce at a delicate moment, as Iran and the U.S. report progress toward a deal to resolve their own standoff. The U.S. Air Force is aiming for a Fourth of July delivery of a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar, hoping to add it to the Air Force One fleet in time for the U.S.’s 250th anniversary, Reuters reported. (For more on the controversy surrounding the aircraft, read Jed Rubenfeld’s piece “It’s a Terrible Idea, but Trump Probably Can Accept a Free Jet from Qatar.”) Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testified privately before Congress that he has no memory of why he and his family dined on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in 2012, according to Reuters. The admission contradicts Lutnick’s earlier claim that he had cut ties with the convicted sex offender well before that visit. Weeks before a former JPMorgan investment banker filed a lawsuit packed with explosive allegations, the bank reportedly offered him $1 million to settle his sexual assault and harassment claims, according to The Wall Street Journal. The suit, filed by Chirayu Rana, alleges he was sexually assaulted by a female colleague, subjected to racial discrimination, and forced into a degrading dynamic at work. JPMorgan says the claims lack merit, and the female colleague’s lawyers call the accusations fabricated. A new report from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research shows that, for the first time in roughly 20 years, church attendance is trending upward, with more people volunteering and clergy expressing renewed optimism. The study’s authors described the findings, based on a survey of more than 7,400 congregations, as showing signs of widespread recovery from low attendance numbers.

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May 7 • 6:20 AM EDT • Science • thefp.com
Man charged with assaulting Secret Service agents near Washington Monument

A man who allegedly fired at Secret Service agents near the Washington Monument earlier this week has been charged in connection with the shooting.

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May 6 • 2:02 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Marina business owner arrested in alleged sexual assault during spiritual cleansing

Marina police said a business owner was arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a woman who went to the business for a spiritual cleansing.

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May 5 • 7:53 PM EDT • Business • ksbw.com
EDITORIAL: Normalization of misconduct in U.S. politics

President Donald J. Trump's 2016 presidential campaign propelled conversations regarding sexual assault into the national spotlight. A handful of women slowly began coming forward with allegations of unwanted advances and perverse comments over the course of the election cycle, and concerns were further solidified after a secret recording from a 2005 Hollywood Access tape was leaked. Trump had been caught on a hot mic stating he was able to touch women as he pleased, and due to his social status as a "star," they would let him do it. The New York Times published a series of interviews from individuals who had both witnessed and experienced his inappropriate behavior soon after.

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May 4 • 9:13 AM EDT • Politics • dailytargum.com
Curing U.S. Health Care, Part II

On March 23, 2010 President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — usually referred to either as the Affordable Care Act or as Obamacare — into law. Joe Biden, then the vice president, could be overheard whispering “This is a big fucking deal.” And it was. The ACA, which went into full effect in 2014, created a system of subsidies and regulations designed to make health insurance available to many Americans who had previously been left out. It worked: In 2010 there were 47 million uninsured people in America, but by 2016 this number had dropped to 27 million. This still fell short of the universal health insurance that every other advanced nation has, but it was real progress. In 2017, during his first term, Donald Trump tried to destroy the ACA, replacing it with the American Health Care Act — legislation that would have eliminated most of the provisions that expanded health insurance under Obama. At the time the Congressional Budget Office projected that the G.O.P.’s replacement bill would nearly double the number of Americans without health insurance, increasing the total uninsured population by 23 million and undoing all of the progress achieved under the ACA. However, the attack on Obamacare failed by one vote in the Senate, and the ensuing public backlash against the G.O.P. delivered a large victory in the 2018 midterms to the Democrats. After these developments many observers assumed that the ACA had become a more or less permanent feature of American life. Such assessments, however, failed to take into account the deep hostility of the U.S. right toward policies that expand access to healthcare. As we’ll see, this hostility goes back generations. And the second Trump administration has taken actions that the CBO projects will add 16 million people to the rolls of the uninsured by 2034. How did we get here? And now what? Today’s primer will analyze the political economy of U.S. healthcare since the 1940s and the combination of danger and opportunity created by the current crisis. Beyond the paywall I will discuss the following: US health care on the eve of Trump II 80 years of US health politics The Obamacare story The new assault on healthcare

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May 3 • 6:31 AM EDT • Health • paulkrugman.substack.com
Dispute over politics leads to shooting. Lawyers argue over who is at fault

Emmanuel Mathews, 80, was arrested on a felonious assault charge and released on bond after shooting a 55-year-old man in a Chagrin Falls park.

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May 1 • 5:24 PM EDT • Politics • ideastream.org
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'Dances With Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse gets life sentence for sexual assault

Nathan Chasing Horse, best known for 'Dances With Wolves,' gets life in prison a month after he was convicted of sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls.

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Apr 28 • 2:01 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
5 suspects sought after sex assault, robbery at Spring Garden business

Philadelphia police say the suspects sexually assaulted women inside at gunpoint.

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Apr 27 • 5:07 PM EDT • Business • 6abc.com
6 men rob, commit assaults at massage business near Chinatown, police say

One of the six men who fled from the roof of the business on the 400 block of North Ninth Street was arrested, police said.

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Apr 27 • 4:57 PM EDT • Business • inquirer.com
Alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter set to appear in federal court

The suspected gunman will face charges, including assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon.

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Apr 27 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • npr.org
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Trump Fires Board Members of Group That Oversees U.S. Science Funding

The dismissals from an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation marked the president’s latest assault on scientific research organizations.

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Apr 25 • 8:52 PM EDT • Science • nytimes.com
Multiple siblings of Michael Jackson's 'second family' accuse him of sexual abuse and grooming in new lawsuit

Four siblings who previously defended Michael Jackson against child molestation allegations have filed a lawsuit against the singer's estate, accusing him of sexually assaulting each of them repeatedly.

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Apr 25 • 1:38 PM EDT • Entertainment • ew.com
Colorado DA pursues assault charge against federal immigration officer, DHS condemns 'political stunt'

Colorado District Attorney Eric P. Murray charged an ICE officer with third degree assault in a move DHS calls unlawful and a political stunt.

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Apr 23 • 10:50 AM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
Janet and Paris Jackson skipped the 'Michael' premiere

Janet Jackson isn't portrayed in the 'Michael' biopic and she skipped the premiere along with Paris Jackson. Here's why they both bowed out and what the cast is saying about leaving sexual assault allegations on the cutting room floor.

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Apr 22 • 9:27 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Trump’s environmental policies mean dirtier air for CT

CT's air quality had improved over 50 years of increasingly rigorous federal regulations and enforcement. That progress is now under assault.

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Apr 21 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • ctmirror.org
Democrat Betty Yee exits California governor’s race

Betty Yee — a former state controller — announced Monday she was suspending her campaign, just over a week after fellow Democrat and former US Rep. Eric Swalwell left the race following sexual assault allegations that he denies.

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Apr 20 • 4:52 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Column: Swalwell scandal exposed flaws in top-two primary

California Democrats caught a huge break with Eric Swalwell’s sexual assault scandal.

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Apr 20 • 9:00 AM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
California Politics 360 Full Episode | Sexual assault allegations made against Eric Swalwell

Multiple women have now accused Swalwell of sexual assault or misconduct. He has repeatedly denied all accusations.

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Apr 19 • 11:25 AM EDT • Politics • kcra.com
Report: DC police wanted to arrest Cory Mills after assault call

New reporting from the Washington Post provides more detail about a police interaction involving a Florida Congressman, with body camera footage offering

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Apr 18 • 4:20 PM EDT • Politics • floridapolitics.com
Spare tire outside business leads to assault charges in Brook Park

Police arrested a Fairview Park man April 6 after he attacked a Cleveland man outside a multitenant industrial-office building on Brookpark Road.

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Apr 17 • 4:31 PM EDT • Business • cleveland.com
Katy Perry is under investigation by Australian police over Ruby Rose sexual assault allegations from over a decade ago

Perry's rep denied the claims, calling them "categorically false." Warning: This story contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault.

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Apr 17 • 12:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
From Endless Frontier to Enemy of the People: The Assault on Public Science

A review of Michael E. Mann & Peter J. Hotez, “Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World” (Public Affairs, 2025)

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Apr 17 • 10:06 AM EDT • Science • lawfaremedia.org
Justin Fairfax’s rapid rise in Virginia politics flamed out after scandal

Fairfax was elected Virginia’s lieutenant governor in 2017, but sexual assault allegations led to his political downfall.

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Apr 16 • 2:38 PM EDT • Politics • washingtonpost.com
South Africa's Malema faces political crisis after jail sentence in firearm case

Julius Malema, a polarizing figure in South African politics, ​faces an uncertain political future after being sentenced to five years prison on Thursday following his conviction for firing an assault rifle ‌in public during a 2018 rally.

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Apr 16 • 8:26 AM EDT • Politics • reuters.com
Police officer injured in Rochester mental health detention

A 24-year-old man will be charged with second degree assault after a police officer was injured trying to detain him on Wednesday evening.

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Apr 16 • 5:21 AM EDT • Health • 13wham.com
Australian authorities launch investigation after Ruby Rose accuses Katy Perry of sexual assault

Actress Ruby Rose accused singer Katy Perry of sexually assaulting her in 2010. Now, Australian police tell CNN that an investigation underway.

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Apr 15 • 7:43 PM EDT • Entertainment • cnn.com
City and Olympic boss joust over who gets big Games contracts

Your morning catch-up: L.A. officials want more business from 2028 Olympic committee, another woman accused Swalwell of assault and more big stories

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Apr 15 • 9:30 AM EDT • Business • latimes.com
New accuser says Eric Swalwell sexually assaulted her
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Apr 14 • 11:57 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
WATCH: Woman alleges violent sexual assault by Rep. Eric Swalwell in news conference with lawyers
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Apr 14 • 3:16 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Woman alleges violent sexual assault by Eric Swalwell: 'He raped me’

A day after Rep. Eric Swallwell said he would resign from Congress, a Beverly Hills woman detailed what she described as a violent sexual encounter with the Democratic lawmaker.

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Apr 14 • 1:11 PM EDT • Politics • calmatters.org
Swalwell's 'best friend' in Congress turns on him after bombshell allegations torpedo his political career

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., distanced himself from Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., calling him unfit for Congress after allegations of sexual assault and misconduct.

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Apr 13 • 8:53 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
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Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says he will resign from Congress after sexual assault allegations

The decision caps a swift political fall for the seven-term lawmaker, who had been seen as a frontrunner in California’s gubernatorial race.

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Apr 13 • 5:50 PM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
Swalwell exits California governor's race after assault allegations

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s abrupt exit from the race for California governor left his rivals scrambling to lock down his former supporters in a crowded contest with no clear leader, injecting more turmoil into the campaign to lead the nation’s most populous state.

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Apr 13 • 9:31 AM EDT • Politics • pbs.org
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Calls grow for Eric Swalwell to resign from House amid sexual assault allegations

The California Democrat suspended his campaign for governor amid sexual assault and misconduct allegations by a former staff member and at least three other women

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Apr 13 • 6:19 AM EDT • Politics • theguardian.com
New data suggests Trump’s assault on democracy may be stalling out

Three new reports give some surprising reasons for optimism.

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Apr 13 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • vox.com
Rep. Eric Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor after sex assault allegations

Rep. Eric Swalwell faced intense pressure to drop his bid for California governor after reporting Friday that prompted many supporters to drop their support for him

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Apr 12 • 9:06 PM EDT • Politics • calmatters.org
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Swalwell faces pressure to resign from Congress as former staffers denounce alleged misconduct in new letter

A letter signed by more than 50 former staffers of Rep. Eric Swalwell described recent allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against him as “serious” and “credible,” while demanding he resign from Congress and drop his bid for California governor.

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Apr 12 • 4:58 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
Calls grow for Eric Swalwell to exit politics over sexual assault allegations

An expanding number of Democrats, including fellow Californians, are asking their House colleague to quit his campaign for governor and resign from Congress.

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Apr 12 • 3:19 PM EDT • Politics • ms.now
California Democrats Rushed to Back Eric Swalwell — and Quickly Abandoned Him

Representative Eric Swalwell, a Washington figure, was largely unknown in the California State Capitol. But influential groups began backing him for governor in the weeks before he was publicly accused of sexual assault.

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Apr 12 • 1:28 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com
Accusation of sexual assault threatens Swalwell governor bid

The Democrat running for governor categorically denied any misconduct involving congressional staffers. Then the San Francisco Chronicle published an article quoting an alleged victim.

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Apr 10 • 6:26 PM EDT • Politics • latimes.com
Candidates for California governor call on Swalwell to drop out after allegations of sexual assault

The Democratic congressmember came under pressure after the San Francisco Chronicle reported that a former staffer alleged the congressmember sexually assaulted her.

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Apr 10 • 6:16 PM EDT • Politics • calmatters.org
Former sports radio host Mike Missanelli arrested for assault, officials say

Former long-time sports radio host Mike Missanelli was charged with simple assault and harassment after slapping his fiancé, court documents say.

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Apr 8 • 2:06 PM EDT • Sports • nbcphiladelphia.com
Brenda Alexander has the latest in entertainment headlines:

Are Kim K & Lewis Hamilton dating? Lil Nas X may have caught a break in his felony assault case, and Stephen Colbert's replacement has been announced.

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Apr 7 • 11:08 AM EDT • Entertainment • fox5atlanta.com
MAGA Is Winning Its War Against U.S. Science

Source: NBER With all the other terrible news right now, you may not have noticed that Donald Trump is in the process of killing American science. OK, that’s an exaggeration — but not that much of an exaggeration. The Trump administration’s latest budget proposal calls for a gigantic increase in military spending combined with severe cuts to social programs. But as the chart above shows, it also calls for debilitating reductions in research funding. Furthermore, Trump appointees have already been strangling science by sharply reducing the rate at which research grants are approved. Here, for example, is the number of new grants approved by the National Science Foundation: Source: Nature Large numbers of existing grants have also been frozen or terminated, especially in the study of infectious diseases. Add to this a sharp drop in visas issued to foreign students, who often play a direct role in research and who help support academic departments that do research: Put all of this together, and much U.S. scientific research is set to come to a screeching halt — not a few years from now, but over the course of the next year or two. This new assault on U.S. science is taking place at a time when the role of American science in the world has already been greatly eroded. The chart below, based on research recently reported by the National Bureau of Economic Research, measures national strength in science by the share of publications in highly ranked journals. In the 1990s the United States had more such publications than the rest of the world combined. Since then we’ve dropped into third place — well behind China and slightly below the European Union. And this was before the Trump administration’s attack on science had time to take its full effect. Source Some erosion in U.S. scientific preeminence was inevitable given China’s growing sophistication and wealth. But we’ve also fallen behind Europe, even though everyone says that Europe is lagging economically and technologically. Claims about Europe’s underperformance are, in fact, dubious if one looks hard at the data. But it’s still striking to see America lagging. What’s going on? There are presumably multiple factors behind America’s scientific lag. But even before Trump II the growing hostility of the U.S. right to science surely had some negative effect. And since the rise of MAGA G.O.P. attitudes toward science in general have become overwhelmingly hostile. This is true even for the Republican rank and file: And while I haven’t been able to find good survey data, it’s obvious that the anti-science turn has been even more pronounced — and began earlier — among the Republican political elite. Chris Mooney published The Republican War on Science in 2005, and even then was describing a longstanding trend. Why have Republicans turned so anti-science? Part of the answer is that they believe that scientists don’t support them. And they’re right! A study of who scientists give money to shows that only a small percentage gave money to Republicans even 20 years ago, and that almost none of them donate to Republicans now: Social scientists have always been strongly pro-Democratic, while there used to be a significant number of physical, “hard” scientists supporting the GOP. But these days physicists are almost as uniformly Democratic, or at least non-Republican, as sociologists. Why are there almost no Republican scientists? It’s not a mystery. GOP political orthodoxy includes positions that are at odds with the scientific consensus on multiple issues, ranging from the validity of the theory of evolution, to the reality of climate change, to the efficacy and safety of vaccines. In each case the scientific consensus is solidly grounded in evidence. But even before the rise of MAGA the U.S. right was increasingly hostile to evidence-based policymaking — especially, of course, where the evidence is unfavorable to fossil fuel interests or quack medicine, both financial mainstays of right-wing politics. So scientists don’t support Republicans, and the feeling is mutual. Today’s Republican Party doesn’t like science or scientists. It doesn’t like having its preconceived views challenged by appeals to evidence. It knows that very few scientists are on its side electorally. In general, it sees scientific research as a threat to its grasp on political power. Add in MAGA’s combination of rabid anti-intellectualism and allergy to any hint of criticism, and one has the makings of a drastic anti-science turn in policy. “Ignorance is strength” might was well be an official MAGA motto. And as I said, we aren’t talking about something that will happen over the course of multiple years: The U.S. scientific enterprise is threatened with severe damage, even collapse, over just the next year. There are many reasons to find this prospect horrifying: Think of all the beneficial advances, affecting almost every part of life, that won’t happen because U.S. science — still crucial to the world — has been eviscerated. But think, also, of America’s international standing. Can a nation that has forfeited its role as a leader, or even a contender, in global science, still be a Great Power? No. MUSICAL CODA

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