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4+ hour, 44+ min ago (246+ words) Alabama returned to the Supreme Court in February of this year, asserting that the 11th Circuit based its analysis on Smith's lowest IQ score. The state thus once again asked the justices to weigh in " which they agreed to do in early June. Alabama's principal deputy solicitor general, Robert Overing, told the justices on Wednesday that Smith had not "come close to proving an IQ of 70 or below." In reaching a contrary conclusion, he argued, the lower courts had "changed the rules" and "expanded Atkins." The Supreme Court, he contended, "should reverse that expansion." Justice Amy Coney Barrett pressed Overing on a related point. "[I]t seems to me," she said, "that Justice Sotomayor is right that there are some Alabama cases that do move on" to consider other evidence, such as adaptive functioning " that is, the skills that people learn…...

5+ hour, 20+ min ago (438+ words) "Never worked a shift with a client and yet the PPP loan comes, they're giving $2,000 away like they're lollipops at a doctor's office." As a renewed focus has been on widespread fraud in Minnesota's Somali community, reports have come out in Maine regarding the state's Medicaid program and a health services contractor accused of defrauding it." Another former Gateway employee who asked to remain anonymous said they witnessed records being manipulated. "I saw many things happening that shouldn't have been. Timecards being manipulated to show services being provided they were not " and times also being manipulated." State Senator Matt Harrington (R-York) has demanded that a probe be carried out. "I demanded a full investigation when I heard initial reporting about this welfare fraud scandal last May. He added, "The [Janet] Mills Administration has neglected obvious and credible reports of Somali-linked…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago (512+ words) Donald Trump unleashed a lengthy Truth Social rant denying reports of cognitive decline. Dec. 10 2025, Published 7:26 a.m. ET Donald Trump is letting everyone know he's doing just fine. On Tuesday, December 9, the president fired off a nearly 500-word Truth Social post pushing back hard on reports questioning his cognitive health after his rally speech in Pennsylvania. The criticism stemmed from a New York Times article highlighting how the 79-year-old " the oldest president ever elected " has cut down his public appearances by 39 percent compared to his 2016 campaign schedule. Donald Trump posted a long rant on Truth Social about his cognitive decline. "There has never been a President that has worked as hard as me! My hours are the longest, and my results are among the best," Trump wrote, brushing aside concerns laid out in the Times piece. He doubled down on his health…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago (1044+ words) Already an Insider? Log in The U.S. Supreme Court today reversed a lower court decision against a group of Amish parents and school leaders who challenged the state of New York's vaccine mandates for schools, ruling that the appeals court must reconsider the case. Today's ruling could have implications for other states that don't allow religious exemptions, attorneys said. Today's ruling is a win for health and religious freedom advocates " one that could have implications for other states that don't allow religious exemptions from school vaccine mandates, attorneys said. Attorney Sujata Gibson told The Defender today's Supreme Court decision is "checkmate" for states that refuse to accept religious exemptions. "It means we're almost certainly getting the religious exemption back, not only in New York, but across the country," Gibson said. Today's decision stems from a lawsuit filed on June 2, 2023, against the…...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago (12+ words) Top Dem admits his party "failed" Top Dem admits his party "failed"...

5+ hour, 21+ min ago (14+ words) Sarah Ferguson stayed at Epstein's apartment years after claiming to cut off contact...

6+ hour, 50+ min ago (638+ words) Princess Sofia met Jeffrey Epstein several times a decade before marrying Sweden's Prince Carl-Philip. Dec. 10 2025, Published 4:00 p.m. ET Another royal family has had a member linked to sick pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, but this time it doesn't involve the British monarchy, RadarOnline.com can reveal. It's been revealed that Sweden's Princess Sofia met Epstein several times in 2005, when she was a young lingerie model, a decade before marrying Prince Carl-Philip. Unlike Britain's disgraced former Prince Andrew, Sofia, 41, did not pursue a friendship with the creepy s-- pest, although new details have emerged about her interactions with Epstein. Epstein invited Sofia to his private Caribbean island but she didn't take him up on the offer. Leaked documents and emails show Sofia's mentor, Swedish businesswoman Barbro Ehnbom, tried to put her in touch with Epstein when the future royal was still 21-year-old Sofia Hellqvist, Dagens…...

7+ hour, 10+ min ago (365+ words) Harvard University ousted Mary T. Bassett as director of the Fran'ois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center for Health and Human Rights, which has been a prime target in the Trump administration's campaign against anti-Semitism at the Ivy League school. Bassett confirmed to the Harvard Crimson that School of Public Health dean Andrea A. Baccarelli notified her of her termination Tuesday after seven years as FXB's chief. She will stay at the university as a Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences professor, and Harvard Medical School professor Kari C. Nadeau will serve as interim director. Under Bassett's leadership, the FXB Center was home to a hotbed of anti-Semitism. Among the list of demands the Trump administration sent to address Jew hate at Harvard was an order to issue an external audit of the FXB Center. The university refused'but it issued its own anti-Semitism report soon after,…...

9+ hour, 1+ min ago (525+ words) Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States and around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle of rules about what we're all allowed to see and do online. Though these mandates claim'to protect children, in practice they create harmful censorship and surveillance regimes that put everyone'adults and young people alike'at risk. If you're feeling overwhelmed by this onslaught of laws and the invasive technologies behind them, you're not alone. It's a lot. But understanding how these mandates work and who they harm is critical to keeping yourself and your loved ones safe online. Age verification is lurking around every corner these days, so we must fight back to protect the internet that we know and love.' That's why today, we're launching EFF's Age Verification Resource Hub (EFF.org/Age): a one-stop shop to understand what these…...

9+ hour, 15+ min ago (152+ words) MICHIGAN football coach fired over 'inappropriate relationship'... (First column, 22nd story, link) Related stories:The Downfall of the CHIEFS... Drudge Report Feed needs your support!" Become a Patron Help us verify you as a real visitor Our system has indicated that your user behaviour is potentially automated. News Group Newspapers Limited does not permit the access, collection, text or data mining of any content from our Service by any automated means whether directly or through an intermediary service. This is stated in our terms and conditions. News Group Newspapers prohibits automated access, collection, or text/data mining of its content, including for AI, machine learning, or LLMs, as per its terms. For commercial use inquiries, contact [email protected]. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please…...