Imposing longer prison sentences for possessing smaller amounts of drugs represents a shift in states that in recent years have rolled back drug possession penalties.
Carol Semple
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Four guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial
Unlike other Oath Keepers, they were not charged with seditious conspiracy – the most serious offense prosecutors have levied so far in the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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French government survives 2 no-confidence votes over pensions
The tensions in the political arena have been echoed on the streets, marked by intermittent protests and strikes in various sectors, from transport to energy and sanitation workers.
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Stocks rise on Wall Street after big bank deal, moves by regulators
In the U.S., most of the attention has been on smaller and mid-sized banks on fears that falling trust could push their depositors to pull their money all at once.
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Trump calls for protests, but even some ardent supporters dismiss the idea
The hundreds of arrests that followed the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, not to mention the convictions and long prison sentences, may have dampened the desire for repeat mass unrest and violence.
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Iran says 110 arrested over suspected schoolgirl poisonings
A lawmaker on a government panel investigating the incidents said earlier this month that as many as 5,000 students have complained of being sickened in 230 schools across 25 provinces.
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What will happen if medication abortion challenge succeeds?
In the latest effort to limit abortion access, opponents of the procedure are seeking to ban 1 of the 2 drugs used in combination in medication abortions.
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Northeast digs out after some places blanketed by 35 inches of snow
In a dramatic overnight rescue, a search team located 2 hikers stranded in heavy snow in Massachusetts’ Mount Washington State Forest.
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U.S., Russia ratchet up rhetoric, even as military chiefs talk, over downed drone
That the 2 nations are talking underscored the seriousness of the encounter over the Black Sea between Russian jets and a U.S. surveillance drone.
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In nursing homes, impoverished residents live final days on pennies
A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: Living on as little as $30 a month.