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Month: September 2023

Man pleads guilty to charges stemming from human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the theft and sale of human body parts taken from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary. Jeremy Pauley of Thompson pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property. The 41-year-old Pauley now faces up to 15

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These Virgin Galactic ticket holders have waited more than a decade. Now they’ve finally gone to space

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Virgin Galactic notched its third commercial spaceflight, launching three paying customers on a roughly 90-minute flight that briefly touched the edge of space. The customers riding inside the space plane’s cabin were among Virgin Galactic’s first ticket holders, having waited nearly two decades for the opportunity. The space tourists

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Russia summons Armenia’s ambassador as ties fray and exercises with US troops approach

By The Associated Press The Russian foreign ministry has summoned the ambassador from longtime ally Armenia to protest upcoming joint military exercises with the United States and other complaints highlighting growing tensions that are straining traditionally close relations. The ministry said in a statement Friday that “the leadership of Armenia has taken a series of

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Nancy Pelosi says she’ll seek House reelection in 2024, dismissing talk of retirement at age 83

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she’ll seek reelection to Congress in 2024. Her announcement Friday in San Francisco comes as Democrats are trying to win back the majority in the House. The 83-year-old Pelosi was first elected to Congress in 1987. She made history becoming

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Israel says it will reopen the main cargo crossing to Gaza on Sunday, a relief for Gazan producers

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities say they plan to reopen the main commercial crossing to Gaza after it was closed earlier this week, harming producers across the embattled territory. They say the crossing will be reopened on Sunday. It was closed on Monday because Israel said explosives were found in

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Trump files motion to move challenge attempting to bar him from 2024 ballot in Colorado to federal court

By Hannah Rabinowitz and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump asked a judge Friday to move a lawsuit that cites the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists holding public office in an attempt to block his name from the 2024 presidential ballot in Colorado from state to federal court. The underlying lawsuit, filed

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Channel Tunnel terminal shut for hours as UK bomb squad checks vehicle before deeming it no threat

LONDON (AP) — A main route between England and France was shut for several hours while British Army bomb-disposal experts examined a vehicle near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel. However, authorities later decided it posed no safety risk. The Kent Police force said one man was arrested and later released pending further inquiries. It

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Drug in Ozempic may enable patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes to stave off insulin use, small study suggests

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A weekly dose of semaglutide, the key ingredient in blockbuster medications Ozempic and Wegovy, helped seven out of 10 patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes stop taking insulin after three to six months in a small study. The findings were published as correspondence in the New England Journal

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