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A man accused of leading a bizarre cult has been sentenced to 12 years in a Russian prison camp. Sergei Torop, 64, is a former traffic policeman known as “Vissarion,” or “he who gives new life” to his followers. He has been convicted of using psychological pressure to steal money from his followers. Torop started…

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down the state’s 176-year-old abortion ban, ruling that newer state laws regulating abortion take precedence over the near-total ban enacted in 1849. In a 4-3 decision on Wednesday, the court’s liberal majority determined that laws passed while Roe v. Wade was in effect, including a 1985 law allowing abortions…

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Amid skepticism among Tibetan Buddhist adherents concerned about the Dalai Lama approaching his 90th birthday, the 14th Dalai Lama has affirmed: “The institution of the Dalai Lama will continue.”  According to Tibetan Buddhists’ beliefs, the “spirit of the Dalai Lama” reincarnates into the body of a child who is chosen at an early age. The…

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Families of the victims in the murder trial of Bryan Kohberger are reeling as he prepares to accept a plea deal that would spare him from the death penalty. Kohberger is accused of stabbing to death four University of Idaho students in their off-campus housing. Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and…
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