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Alex Jones Concedes Sandy Hook Attack Was "100 % Real"

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said Wednesday that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was β€œ100% real," a day after the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the attack testified about the suffering, death threats and harassment they've endured because of what Jones has trumpeted on his media platforms.

Feds Target US Companies Caught In Lucrative Shark Fin Trade

It's one of the seafood industry's most gruesome hunts. Every year, the fins of as many as 73 million sharks are sliced from the backs of the majestic sea predators, their bleeding bodies sometimes dumped back into the ocean where they are left to suffocate or die of blood loss.

Biden: Killing Of Al-Qaida Leader Is Long-Sought "Justice"

President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, an operation he said delivered justice and hopefully β€œone more measure of closure” to families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Appalachian Floods Kill At Least 16 As Rescue Teams Deploy

Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest places in America. Kentucky’s governor said 16 people have died, a toll he expected to grow.

Will Smith Posts An Apology Video For Slapping Chris Rock

Will Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video, saying that his behavior was β€œunacceptable” and that he had reached out to the comedian to discuss the incident but was told Rock wasn’t ready.

Justice Thomas Cancels Plans To Teach At DC Law School

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has backed out of teaching a seminar at George Washington University’s law school in the nation’s capital, following student protests and the university’s statement of support for the conservative justice’s role on campus.

Hope Solo Pleads Guilty To DWI, Gets 30-Day Sentence, Fine

Former U.S. women’s national team star goalkeeper Hope Solo pleaded guilty Monday to driving while impaired, almost four months after she was found passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle in North Carolina with her 2-year-old twins inside.

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