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Indian woman and boyfriend get death sentence in 'blue drum' murder case
The body was recovered from a large blue plastic storage container - locally called a drum.
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What Texas Reveals About the Obstacles to Getting Hospital Financial Aid
Hospitals can prevent medical debt by offering financial help before sending big bills. A Tradeoffs investigation found that nearly half of nonprofit facilities in Texas say they will bill patients before screening them for aid. And most will not offer refunds to patients who pay and are later found to qualify for free care.
Climate change is weakening Santa Ana winds — but won't save SoCal from devastating fires
Scientist have projected for years that climate change would lead to fewer Santa Anas by the end of the century. A new UCLA paper shows it's already happening.
Opinion: My daughter’s death changed how I understood the nursing shortage
Health systems invest in training, but lose early-career nurses within a few years.
Teen accused of plotting mass shooting at Chicago-area Hindu temple
Police in a Chicago suburb say they have thwarted a potential mass shooting at a Hindu place of worship
'Nowhere to escape' - Indonesians share footage of orange haze blanketing towns
Thick orange smog descended on the Indonesian city of Palangka Raya as wildfires continue raging nearby.
‘New Girl’ star Jake Johnson lists lush and private Pasadena estate for $3.3 million
Jake Johnson is looking to sell his four-bedroom, four-bathroom Southern California property, which offers approximately 3,153 square feet of living space.
Her royal heilness: Berlin show revisits the artist who turned the Queen into a Nazi
The late Christoph Schlingensief was one of German art’s great provocateurs. Can his B-Movie horror aesthetics still shock us into thinking anew about media power, colonialism, and the far right? Christoph Schlingensief certainly knew how to provoke. “Fury at German play that ...
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How lower fuel economy targets could boost pickups and V-8 engines
An analyst who follows the industry says there are four ways recent changes to fuel economy rules will shift investment toward the most profitable segments.
Pope.L review – savage satire from Y-fronts-wearing trickster famed for gruelling ‘crawl’ across New York
Modern Art, London The late American took on liberal presumptions and the commercialism of Black culture, even dressing in white bunny ears and underpants Seven squares are pinned to the wall, each one painted in the high style of American minimalism: pure, ...
Wales has an education crisis. Can it be fixed?
Wales scores poorly on international test results but it is not clear a new curriculum will help.
AI robots are roaming L.A. grocery store aisles. Shoppers and workers are worried
AI robots are roaming Ralphs in L.A. They are scanning inventory and the union is trying to stop them.
TSMC’s CEO sees no sign of a slowdown as chip foundry reports record profit
The semiconductor foundry announced third-quarter net profits of 763.34 Taiwanese new dollars, marking a record.
Everyone has the same question in the midterms — where's the beef?
In the midterm elections, meat has become a surprising political battleground
Nvidia must work with Chinese AI companies on safety, Jensen Huang tells CNBC
Huang told CNBC he has ongoing "dialogs" with researchers in China.
Your full attention: Jesse Eisenberg’s 10 best film performances – ranked!
As his new movie The Debut closes the London film festival, we count down the best of the actor’s shy, sly and sometimes hairy outings A doppelganger role can be a trap for an actor: either the two roles are not sufficiently ...
Sonoma winery to close tasting room as people drink less
After a steady decline in sales, boutique producer Passaggio Wines joins a growing list of California wineries facing closures and layoffs.
Man killed by tiger climbed two fences before suffering multiple injuries, inquest hears
William Chapman climbed two fences to enter a tiger's pen at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, an inquest hears.
I’m 64 years old, with two sons, but only one works in the family firm. Should I leave him 70% of the business?
“I have some reservations about the long-term stability of my younger son’s marriage.”
U.S. reportedly considers use of 'mother of all bombs' as Iran vows to fight on
The U.S. military has reportedly drawn up options for strikes on Iran that include the potential use of one of the biggest non-nuclear bombs in its arsenal.
Your secrets aren’t safe with this cute robot toy — they’re on Chinese servers ready to be hacked
There's a new digital pet in town - a cute little marshmallow of a robot that can change its cartoony expressions to match your mood. But if you or your kids talk to "Eiliko" over Wi-Fi, it'll phone home to China. Its ...
BBC News channel launches on YouTube for viewers in UK and US
The move forms part of the BBC's wider strategy to reach digitally-native new and younger audiences.
The Academy’s Bill Kramer and Lynette Howell Taylor to Attend Tokyo Film Festival
AMPAS is set to have a significant presence at Asia's biggest film event, and will also an event for Academy members.
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