The Austin jury must still decide how much the Infowars host must pay in punitive damages to the parents of a boy who was among the 20 children and 6 educators who were killed in the 2012 attack in Newtown, Connecticut.
Carol Semple
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Look for up to 20 storms this hurricane season. There normally are 14.
Federal meteorologists scaled back an earlier estimate and increased the odds of a normal season from 25% to 30% because of uneven sea surface temperature.
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Sandy Hook lawyer: Jan. 6 panel asked for Infowars’ Alex Jones’ texts
The Infowars host’s attorney had mistakenly sent him the last 2 years’ worth of texts from Jones’ cellphone.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency
The move aims to fast-track potential treatments and vaccines, which under the declaration would no longer have to go through the usual federal reviews.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Senate appropriators want $4 billion for ships the Navy didn’t seek
The fiscal 2023 bill requires the Navy to spend that $4 billion to build all or part of a destroyer, 2 amphibious ships, a cargo vessel and several troop-ferrying hovercrafts.
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Trump White House lawyers subpoenaed by Jan. 6 probe grand jury
The subpoenas to Pat Cipollone and Patrick Philbin suggest an intensifying Justice Department investigation into the events surrounding the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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U.S.-China ties teeter after Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
U.S.-China relations are teetering on a precipice after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan
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Senate gives near-unanimous approval to adding Sweden, Finland to NATO
Sweden and Finland applied in May, setting aside their longstanding stance of military nonalignment.
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Back-to-school shopping: Families reach for cheaper options
A basket of roughly a dozen supply items showed a price increase of nearly 15% on average for this back-to-school season compared with a year ago as inflation squeezes all areas.
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Prosecution rests in deadly New Hampshire motorcycle crash trial
A truck driver faces negligent homicide and other charges in connection with the June 21, 2019, crash that killed 7 members of a Marine motorcycle club.