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Alexander Brothers Sentenced to 30 Years Each for Sex Trafficking

The three siblings used their wealth and influence to lure and sexually assault women for more than a decade. Eleven of the victims spoke on Tuesday before the brothers were sentenced.

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Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander were arrested in December 2024 and found guilty earlier this year of sex trafficking and other charges.

California’s Potential Quartz Ban Pushes Contractors and Retailers to Alternatives

26 October 2026 at 14:48
Manufacturers and their customers are using materials made without the clouds of dust that have sickened workers in quartz-cutting shops.

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A fabrication shop in Sun Valley, Calif. The state is poised to ban the production and installation of quartz countertops.

How to Straddle the MAGA Divide

25 October 2026 at 17:00
Beth Wilkinson is a Washington lawyer who has thrived representing the Trump administration’s enemies and allies alike. Does she represent a vanishing type?

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New York Archdiocese Close to Settling Sexual Abuse Claims for Over $800 Million

The Roman Catholic archdiocese might now avoid bankruptcy by reaching a settlement with 1,300 people who said they had been abused by clergy members and lay leaders.

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St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown Manhattan. The Archdiocese of New York includes Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island and several Hudson Valley communities.

How a Legal Backlash Against Big Tech Is Forcing Big Changes

22 October 2026 at 15:33
A series of lawsuits has created a new de facto regulatory regime as courts order companies like Meta and Google to change their business practices — and pay up.

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Meta’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg. On Wednesday, a New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a record $25 billion penalty for abusing consumer privacy.
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