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AP: Prosecutors Push 15-Year Sentence For Theranos' CEO Holmes

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence disgraced Theranos CE0 Elizabeth Holmes to 15 years in prison, arguing she deserves a lengthy prison term because her massive scheme duped investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars by falsely convincing them her company had developed a revolutionary blood testing device.

Police: No Powder Found In Envelopes In AZ Candidate's Office

AP: An envelope that had been reported by the campaign of the Republican candidate for Arizona governor as containing a white powder was thrown away before it could be analyzed, and no powder was found in two other letters the campaign turned over to authorities, officials said.

AP: Colorado Voters Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms

Colorado voters have passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for people 21 and older and to create state-regulated β€œhealing centers" where participants can experience the drug under supervision.

Tweets With Racial Slurs Soar Since Musk Takeover

The number of posts on Twitter containing racial slurs has soared since Elon Musk purchased the influential platform, new research shows. Analysts at the Center for Countering Digital Hate searched for English-language posts containing one of several different racial slurs. They found that the use of all of them went up in the first full week after Musk bought Twitter.

Wisconsin Nurse Amputated Man's Foot Without Orders

A nurse in Wisconsin has been accused of amputating a hospice patient's foot without his consent and without doctor's orders. Elder abuse charges filed last week say 38-year-old Mary Brown, of Durand, told colleagues she wanted to display it at her family's taxidermy shop.

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