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They calculated that New York nursing home families would move on. They were wrong.

Families of over 15,000 New Yorkers who died in nursing homes have been fighting for six years to hold former Gov. Andrew Cuomo accountable for his administration's directive to accept COVID-positive patients without testing, which resulted in thousands of deaths, and for falsifying the death toll, and are still demanding answers from the Department of Justice.

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Trump, Congress both support second chances — now they must take action

The White House, Senate, and House of Representatives have expressed support for Second Chance Month, a movement to raise awareness of the barriers faced by people with a criminal record, and the Second Chance Reauthorization Act, which would provide job training, housing assistance, and other services to help people reintegrate into society.

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Weaponization fund controversy ends in a blurry trade-off

The Senate passed a $70 billion reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement, which included a controversial $1.776 billion "Anti-weaponization Fund" for victims of federal prosecutions, but the fund was ultimately eliminated due to Republican opposition, while the second part of the settlement, granting Trump and his associates immunity from further audits and liability for taxes still owed, was left in place.

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The new precision weapon: Is the West ready for cellular drones?

In an operation that will likely be studied for years, Ukraine used dozens of internet-connected drones, launched from trucks inside Russia, to destroy strategic Russian aircraft. The drones took off from Russian soil, but they were guided by operators located deep within Ukraine. Operation Spiderweb demonstrated something that should alarm every Western capital: The precision strike…

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