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Liquid error (sections/blog-template line 6): internalâThis Is It for Me.â Shaun White Ends His Olympic Career on a Bittersweet Note
Here's a look at all of his Olympic performancesâand medalsâto date
Former Cheer Star Jerry Harris Pleads Guilty in Child Pornography Case
The federal charges of receiving child pornography and soliciting sex from minors could keep Harris in prison for decades
Eric Adams Wants âDangerousnessâ Factored into New Yorkâs Bail Laws. Advocates Say It Will Only Bring More Bias
In New York City, Mayor Eric Adams wants to crack down on crime. And the stateâs bail system, which both criminal justice advocates and lawmakers have worked to reform in recent years, has been one of his focal points. Within Adamsâ recently-released gun violence blueprintâwhich primarily addresses law policing strategies for addressing crime and gunâŚ
Trumpâs Iran Failures Left Biden With No Choice But to Make a Deal
On September 8, 2015, President Obama secured the last three votes to win Senate passage of his historic agreement with Iran, locking in the ability to ensure Iran remained a nuclear weapons free nation. The agreement had been years in the making. Obama had rallied the world to enact a system of crippling economic sanctionsâŚ
As Schools Drop Mask Mandates, Parents of Kids With Disabilities Prepare to Fight
When Tasha Nelsonâs 10-year-old son, Jack, heard on the radio that Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin would end the statewide school mask mandateâa move that dozens of other states have taken in recent weeksâhe turned to his mom with tears in his eyes. âDoes that mean I canât go to school anymore?â he asked. Like hundredsâŚ
Congress Approves Sex Harassment Bill in #MeToo Milestone
NEW YORK â Congress on Thursday gave final approval to legislation guaranteeing that people who experience sexual harassment at work can seek recourse in the courts, a milestone for the #MeToo movement that prompted a national reckoning on the way sexual misconduct claims are handled. The measure, which is expected to be signed by PresidentâŚ
Solar Storm Knocks 40 SpaceX Satellites Out of the Sky, After the Company Ignored Scientistsâ Warnings
Letâs start with the good news: There is no danger to anyone on the ground from the flock of 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites that are currently plunging from orbit and heading for Earth, knocked from the sky by a geomagnetic storm originating from the sun. Atmospheric drag will easily incinerate the small, 260 kg (575âŚ
How Trumpâs Vaccine Support Is Splitting His Base
In late January, a blast of fundraising emails for Donald Trump featured a âMUST-SEE: New Trump Adâ that, among other things, championed Trumpâs role in creating a COVID-19 âvaccine in record time, saving millions of lives.â Two weeks earlier, in an interview on the far-right One America News, Trump criticized âgutlessâ politicians, including Florida GovernorâŚ
Anna âDelveyâ Sorokin Almost Ruined My Life. Now Sheâs Being Rewarded for Her Crimes
Almost exactly one year ago, on Feb. 11, 2021, Anna Sorokinâbetter known to the world as fake heiress âAnna Delveyââwas released from prison. She had served three years and three months of her four-to-12-year sentence. Just hours after regaining freedom, Anna took to Twitter: Someone from Fortress Investment GroupâI need $720m by the end ofâŚ
Dropping Mask Mandates, Democratic Governors Bow to Political Reality
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIMEâs politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. The closer you can get to people in power, the more likely you are to get the results you want. Sure, itâs fun to write to the President aboutâŚ
âMaximum Suffering.â A Man Stripped of His Citizenship Sheds Light on the Potential Impact of the U.K.âs Nationality Bill
The Nationality and Borders bill would grant the government further power in cases of citizenship deprivation.
Under Pressure to Ease Up, Biden Weighs New Virus Response
Facing growing pressure to ease up on pandemic restrictions, the White House insisted it is making plans for a less-disruptive phase of the national virus response