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Entertainment · Los AngelesA court filing Tuesday from Angelina Jolie alleges that on a 2016 flight, Brad Pitt grabbed her by the head and shook her then choked one of their children. The descriptions of abuse on the private flight came in a countersuit Jolie filed Thursday in the couple's dispute over a winery they co-owned. A representative for Pitt, who was not authorized to speak publicly, strongly denied Jolie's allegations and called them another rehash that only harms the family.See the Story
Angelina Jolie Details Abuse Allegations Against Brad Pitt in Countersuit
45% Left coverage: 148 sources
Donald Trump · WashingtonThe Trump team asked the justices to overturn a lower court ruling and allow the arbiter, called a special master, to review the roughly 100 documents with classification markings that were taken in the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago. A three-judge panel from the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit last month limited the special master's review to the much larger tranche of non-classified documents.See the Story
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to intervene over seized classified records
47% Center coverage: 179 sources
Europe · MoscowRussian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed laws absorbing four Ukrainian regions into Russia, a move that finalizes the annexation carried out in defiance of international law.See the Story
Russia's Putin signs law annexing four Ukrainian regions
47% Center coverage: 115 sources
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Kim Jong-Un · SeoulNorth Korea launched a ballistic missile Thursday toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said. The launch was the North’s sixth round of weapons firings in less than two weeks, which has prompted condemnation from the United States and other countries. The country has fired nearly 40 ballistic missiles over about 20 different launch events this year, exploiting Russia’s war on Ukraine and the resulting deep divide in the U.N. Security Council to accelerate its arms development without risking further sanctions.See the Story
N.Korea fires ballistic missile, South Korea says
48% Center coverage: 85 sources
US & Canada · TexasA Texas death row inmate whose case clarified the role of spiritual advisers in death chambers nationwide is scheduled for execution Wednesday, despite efforts by a district attorney to stop his lethal injection.John Henry Ramirez, 38, was sentenced to death for killing 46-year-old Pablo Castro, a convenience store clerk, in 2004. See the Story
Texas inmate who fought prayer, touch rules to be executed
54% Center coverage: 37 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonA U.S. appeals court on Wednesday granted the Justice Department's request to expedite its appeal of an order appointing a special master to review records the FBI seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate. See the Story
U.S. appeals court grants Justice Dept expedited appeal in Trump case
44% Center coverage: 25 sources
Europe · TehranMEP Abir Al-Sahlani cut off her ponytail during a speech at the EU assembly. She was talking about oppression of women in Iran during the assembly meeting in Strasbourg. Women around the world have been taking to social media to share their hair-cutting videos since the news of Mahsa Amini's death.See the Story
Swedish MEP cuts hair during speech in solidarity with Iranian women
43% Right coverage: 14 sources
Europe · LondonThe heart and lung capacity and strength of transgender women exceed those of their cisgender peers, even after years of female hormone therapy, but they are lower than those of cisgender men, indicates the first study of its kind, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Although only a small study, the findings could help to inform policy and decisions about transgender women's participation in sports, suggest the researchers.See the Story
Transwomen may have sporting edge even after years on hormones, study suggests
43% Left coverage: 7 sources
Politics · WashingtonPresident Biden has spent about 200 days of his presidency at his Delaware residences, but those who met with president there remain a secret, according to a new report.See the Story
Secret Service claims no records exist of Biden’s Delaware visitors, report says
87% Right coverage: 8 sources
US & Canada · ArizonaSen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) currently has a three-point lead over Republican challenger Blake Masters in his state's Senate race, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll. The contest between Kelly and Masters is considered critical for determining which party controls the Senate.See the Story
Kelly leads Masters by 3 points in Arizona Senate poll
50% Left coverage: 6 sources
Europe · KyivPro-Russian military analysts tell it Ukraine has recaptured about 1,000 square kilometers of terrain in the last 72 hours. Pro-Russian voices on the global messaging service Telegram are in a state of total panic, begging any of their readers with a well-placed contact in the Russian military to immediately send air support.See the Story
Putin Losing the War in All Four Regions He ‘Annexed’
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