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Former Fauci Adviser Pleaded Guilty After His Own Emails Said “I Will Delete Anything I Don’t Want to See in the NYT”

Former NIAID adviser David Morens pleaded guilty in federal court in Maryland after prosecutors said he used private email and deleted records tied to COVID-era research discussions. The case drew national attention after congressional investigators publicized emails in which he wrote that he would delete messages he did not want in The New York Times.

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Visitor “Playing With Rocks” at Lake Mead Grabbed a Human Jawbone as the Reservoir Hit an All-Time Low

A visitor searching through newly exposed shoreline at Lake Mead found a human jawbone in May 2022, days after the reservoir fell to a record low. The discovery became one of several sets of human remains uncovered as drought and declining water levels exposed more of the lakebed.

Former Fauci Adviser Pleaded Guilty After His Own Emails Said “I Will Delete Anything I Don’t Want to See in the NYT”

Former NIAID adviser David Morens pleaded guilty in federal court in Maryland after prosecutors said he used private email and deleted records tied to COVID-era research discussions. The case drew national attention after congressional investigators publicized emails in which he wrote that he would delete messages he did not want in The New York Times.

Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s E. Jean Carroll Appeal in Rare Move Not Seen Since the 1960s

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ICE Agent Pepper-Sprays 72-Year-Old Woman, Says “I’ll Do It Again”

A 72-year-old Santa Barbara woman was pepper-sprayed by a masked federal agent while recording an immigration operation on January 28, 2026. Local police confirmed she received medical attention, and federal officials had not publicly explained the operation.

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Visitor “Playing With Rocks” at Lake Mead Grabbed a Human Jawbone as the Reservoir Hit an All-Time Low

A visitor searching through newly exposed shoreline at Lake Mead found a human jawbone in May 2022, days after the reservoir fell to a record low. The discovery became one of several sets of human remains uncovered as drought and declining water levels exposed more of the lakebed.

Former Fauci Adviser Pleaded Guilty After His Own Emails Said “I Will Delete Anything I Don’t Want to See in the NYT”

Former NIAID adviser David Morens pleaded guilty in federal court in Maryland after prosecutors said he used private email and deleted records tied to COVID-era research discussions. The case drew national attention after congressional investigators publicized emails in which he wrote that he would delete messages he did not want in The New York Times.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on August 17 refused to reconsider Donald Trump’s failed appeal in E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million civil case, leaving the jury’s verdict in place. The rehearing request was a long-shot step legal analysts say the court almost never grants.

ICE Agent Pepper-Sprays 72-Year-Old Woman, Says “I’ll Do It Again”

A 72-year-old Santa Barbara woman was pepper-sprayed by a masked federal agent while recording an immigration operation on January 28, 2026. Local police confirmed she received medical attention, and federal officials had not publicly explained the operation.

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Visitor “Playing With Rocks” at Lake Mead Grabbed a Human Jawbone as the Reservoir Hit an All-Time Low

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Former Fauci Adviser Pleaded Guilty After His Own Emails Said “I Will Delete Anything I Don’t Want to See in the NYT”

Former NIAID adviser David Morens pleaded guilty in federal court in Maryland after prosecutors said he used private email and deleted records tied to COVID-era research discussions. The case drew national attention after congressional investigators publicized emails in which he wrote that he would delete messages he did not want in The New York Times.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on August 17 refused to reconsider Donald Trump’s failed appeal in E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million civil case, leaving the jury’s verdict in place. The rehearing request was a long-shot step legal analysts say the court almost never grants.