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As a Houston prosecutor, Kelly Siegler won 68 murder convictions and 19 death sentences. But the case of Jeffrey Prible raises questions about her record.

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Kelly Siegler Is a True-Crime Celebrity. Did She Frame an Innocent Man for Murder?

Jordan Smith, Liliana Segura

As a Houston prosecutor, Siegler won 68 murder convictions and 19 death sentences. But the case of Jeffrey Prible raises questions about her record.
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A Defense-Linked Contractor Took Over a Successful CDC Anti-Overdose Initiative. It Imploded in a Day.

Noah Hurowitz

Why did the CDC hand a groundbreaking harm-reduction program over to a new firm with “zero experience” in public health?
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How to Authenticate Large Datasets

Micah Lee

Hacked and leaked datasets are more common than ever. Here are some ways to verify they’re real.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Questions Meta Over Palestinian Censorship

Sam Biddle

Facebook and Instagram’s wartime content moderation practices have “exacerbated violence and failed to combat hate speech,” the senator says.
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State Department Stuns Congress, Saying Biden Is Not Even Reviewing Trump’s Terror Designation of Cuba

Ryan Grim

In a rebuke to Obama’s effort to normalize relations with Cuba, Biden is sticking with Trump’s policy, even as a Cuban migrant crisis racks the border.
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Samantha Power Calls on Samantha Power to Resign Over Gaza

Jon Schwarz

If Power, the USAID administrator, would take her own genocide book seriously, she would step down over Israel’s assault on Palestinians.
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Pentagon Taps “Tiger Team” to Rush Weapons to Israel

Ken Klippenstein

In its effort to speed up arms sales to Israel, the Biden administration dismissed concerns about harm to civilians in Gaza.
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Joe Biden Keeps Repeating His False Claim That He Saw Pictures of Beheaded Babies

Jeremy Scahill

Many atrocities were committed during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7. Yet the president of the United States continues to repeat debunked falsehoods.
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