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NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has ended in a mistrial. A judge declared it Friday after the jury deadlocked. The former Hollywood mogul has been convicted of other sex crimes on two U.S. coasts and remains behind bars. But the mistrial leaves the New York rape charge in limbo after three trials. Weinstein appeared expressionless as court officers ushered him out in his wheelchair. The stalemate emerged a few hours into the third day of deliberations. Weinstein didn’t testify during the trial. A majority-male Manhattan jury weighed whether the former movie mogul raped a woman in a New York hotel in 2013. Defense lawyers argue that the encounter was consensual.

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Institutional Pressures and assassination culture

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A profound vibe shift is underway in America — one the mainstream media refuses to cover with honesty. At the center of this hopeful turnaround is James Owen and Reawaken USA. As President and CEO, Owen leads a bold national campus movement dedicated to year-round evangelism, student leadership, and cultural engagement grounded in a biblical worldview.

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South Carolina House Republicans, led by strong conservatives like Rep. Luke Rankin (District 14), are returning after the legislative deadline to redraw the state’s congressional maps and safeguard Republican majorities.

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Louisiana state senators have approved a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the previous version. The proposal would eliminate a majority-Black district and could reshape the state’s congressional representation ahead of the November midterm elections. The plan now heads to the Louisiana House as lawmakers work to redraw district boundaries before upcoming elections.

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Prosecutors in Utah have charged a suburban Salt Lake City police officer with manslaughter in a fatal 2024 shooting. Court documents say Officer Jimmy Jeremy Haas shot an unarmed man through the back window of a pickup truck during a parking lot confrontation. Prosecutors say an expert concluded the amount of force used was not reasonable. Haas remains on paid leave while the case moves forward.

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The Justice Department is accusing Yale University of illegally considering race in admissions to its medical school. Federal officials say an investigation found Black and Hispanic applicants were admitted at higher rates than white and Asian applicants with similar academic records and test scores. Yale says it stands by its admissions process and plans to review the Justice Department’s findings.

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Authorities are releasing new details after six people were found dead inside a shipping container at a rail yard in Laredo, Texas. Police say the victims were from Honduras and Mexico and included a 14-year-old boy. Investigators believe the group was part of a human smuggling operation. Officials say the victims likely died from extreme heat after entering the container in Del Rio, Texas.

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Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI delivered closing arguments Thursday in a closely watched trial over the company’s transition from a nonprofit organization to a for-profit business model. Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI, accuses CEO Sam Altman and company leaders of abandoning the organization’s original mission focused on benefiting humanity. The outcome of the case could affect OpenAI’s future business structure and have broader implications for the rapidly growing artificial intelligence industry.

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President Donald Trump says China may be willing to help advance discussions involving Iran following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump spoke about the summit Thursday, calling the talks productive and saying the two leaders discussed several major global issues, including trade and tensions in the Middle East. The meeting comes as the U.S. and China continue to navigate strained relations over Taiwan, tariffs, and international security concerns.

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Lawmakers are advancing legislation to raise the retirement age for U.S. Capitol Police officers as the department continues to deal with staffing shortages and increasing security concerns. A bill passed unanimously by the Senate would allow officers to apply to remain on the force until age 62, while separate legislation approved by the House earlier this year would raise the limit to age 65. Officials say the proposed changes could help improve recruitment and retention across the Capitol Police force.

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In this episode of the Carl Jackson Show, Carl Jackson dives into the complex relationship between the US and China with expert Steven Moser. They discuss the recent meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, where Trump was given a hero's welcome, but the Chinese people were left in the dark. Carl and Steven explore the implications of China's economic struggles, including a declining GDP, a real estate crisis, and a demographic problem. They also touch on the US-China trade deficit, the fentanyl trade, and the Chinese Communist Party's military purges. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradio X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/carljacksonshow Parler: https://parler.com/carljacksonshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarljacksonshow http://www.TheCarlJacksonShow.com Visit our Store https://CarlJacksonStore.com

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Obama's Iran Deal was a Mistake

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The court’s order Thursday allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug, mifepristone, at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor. Access is likely to remain uninterrupted at least until well into next year as appeals play out in a suit filed by Louisiana, including a potential appeal to the high court. The court is dealing with its latest abortion controversy four years after its conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed more than a dozen states to effectively ban abortion outright.

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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Two people inside a small plane were found dead Thursday after it crashed into a house in Ohio and exploded into flames, the Akron Fire Department said. There were no immediate reports of injuries inside the home after the crash shortly before 4 p.m., the department said in a news release. The home and another house had to be evacuated. The Federal Aviation Administration said in an email the plane was a Piper PA-28. Video circulating on X appeared to show a large plume of thick black smoke rising above a residential neighborhood after the crash. The aircraft itself is not visible in the footage, but flames can be seen at the base of the smoke as it rises into the sky above nearby homes.

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Sen. Thune Defending The Filibuster

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The Redistricting Wars

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Ben Shapiro built a conservative media empire — and now it's cracking under the weight of MAGA podcast wars. The audience that made him famous is walking away, and nobody inside the Daily Wire wants to admit why.

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Donald Trump just went to China — and he didn't go there to bow. He went there to flex. Here's what everybody's missing. Trump didn't show up with a bunch of stuffy State Department translators and policy wonks. No. He shows up with an entourage of American CEOs — the heavy hitters. Manufacturing. Energy. Tech. You know what that says? "China, you can deal with me… or we can take our ball and go somewhere else." That's not diplomacy. That's leverage.

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