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Lydia O'Connor
Reporter, HuffPost
HuffPostLawsuit From 21 Lyft Riders Alleges Drivers Raped And Assaulted Them
The victims have had their lives "irrevocably altered by the assailants driving for LYFT,” a lawsuit against the ride-hailing app asserted.
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Alabama Supreme Court Upholds Protections For Confederate Monuments
The city does not have the right to cover up a Confederate tribute, the court ruled.
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Twitter Bans GOP Rival Of Rep. Ilhan Omar Who Called For Her Lynching
Candidate Danielle Stella, a Trump supporter, said Omar should be tried and hanged if she's found guilty of treason.
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Ellen Pompeo Defends Gabrielle Union, Calls Out NBC's 'Toxic' Culture
Union was let go from "America's Got Talent," reportedly after complaining of racism on the reality show's set.
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Orange County's OC Weekly Suddenly Shuts Down
The alternative weekly's owner, Duncan McIntosh Co., said it's in talk to sell it off.
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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Subpoena For Trump's Tax Returns
The president's legal team has until next month to formally request a hearing on the case over his financial records.
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40 E. Coli Infections Linked To Romaine Lettuce, CDC Says
Any romaine lettuce from California's Salinas Valley should be thrown out, the agency warned.
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Fiona Hill Points Out A Harsh Truth About Angry Women
It's common for people, such as Gordon Sondland, not to take an angry woman seriously, Hill suggested during her impeachment hearing testimony.
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ACLU Sues Trump Administration For Detaining Journalists At Border
The photographers documenting conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border were unlawfully tracked, detained and interrogated, the ACLU says.
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Democrat Presses Gordon Sondland To Admit A Biden Probe Would Benefit Trump
The European Union ambassador repeatedly refused to answer Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney's question during testimony in the House impeachment inquiry.
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In Congressional First, Committee Approves Bill To End Marijuana Ban
The MORE Act passed with bipartisan support in the House Judiciary Committee.
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Sondland's Ukraine Policy Was Known As 'The Gordon Problem,' Tim Morrison Says
The former National Security Council expert on Russia testifies that he "didn’t necessarily always act" on EU ambassador Gordon Sondland's ideas.
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Texas Court Stays Execution Of Rodney Reed
The decision by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals means the death row inmate no longer has an execution date.
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The Abortion Law Heading To The Supreme Court Is Based On A Lie
A Louisiana law rests on the claim that abortion is unsafe. In reality, the common procedure is less dangerous than getting your wisdom teeth removed.