A privately funded inquiry led by independent Member of Parliament Rupert Lowe has reignited debate over how British institutions — including police forces, local councils, and successive governments — responded to organised child sexual exploitation, commonly referred to as the “grooming gangs” scandal. The 219-page document, titled The Rape Gang Inquiry Report, was released on the social platform X on...
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Why California Is Still Counting Votes — and Whether the Delays Reach the 2026 Midterms
Eleven days after California’s June 2 primary, election officials in the nation’s most populous state were still counting ballots. The slow pace drew national attention, a federal review of ballot counting in Los Angeles County, and renewed political attacks on how the state runs its elections. The episode revived a recurring question: is California’s lengthy count a problem unique to...
How Race and Jury Selection Shaped the Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial
A Collin County, Texas, jury convicted 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony of first-degree murder on June 9, 2026, in the 2025 stabbing death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, then sentenced him the following day to 35 years in prison. The verdict closed a trial that had drawn national attention for more than a year, much of it focused on the races of those...
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Independent “Rape Gang” Report Renews Scrutiny of British State’s Role in Decades of Child Sexual Exploitation
A privately funded inquiry led by independent Member of Parliament Rupert Lowe has reignited debate over how British institutions —...
Why California Is Still Counting Votes — and Whether the Delays Reach the 2026 Midterms
Eleven days after California’s June 2 primary, election officials in the nation’s most populous state were still counting ballots. The...
How Race and Jury Selection Shaped the Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial
A Collin County, Texas, jury convicted 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony of first-degree murder on June 9, 2026, in the 2025 stabbing...
Collapse of Alexandra Lozano Immigration Law Leaves Tens of Thousands of Clients Facing Uncertain Status
A high-volume immigration law firm that built a national following on the promise of “legal miracles” has shut down, leaving...
SpaceX’s Record IPO Hands a Capital-Gains Question to Washington and the States
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) began trading on the Nasdaq on Friday under the ticker SPCX, capping the largest initial...
How Barnes & Noble Became One of America’s Fastest-Growing Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
After nearly two decades of shrinking, Barnes & Noble is opening stores again at a pace it has not matched...
As Tornado Activity Migrates East, the Southeast Confronts a Construction and Land-Use Reckoning
The geographic center of U.S. tornado activity is no longer fixed over the open Plains. Peer-reviewed research has documented a...
Inside the American Diabetes Association’s Finances: Corporate Funding, Spending Priorities, and Conflict-of-Interest Questions
The American Diabetes Association (ADA), one of the largest diabetes-focused nonprofits in the United States, reported $157 million in revenue...