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☆ How ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ reimagined one of America’s most heinous crimes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“Killers of the Flower Moon” also called on him to exorcise its demons. The adaption of David Grann’s 2017 book of the same title recounts one of America’s most heinous crimes. The family of Mollie Burkhart (second left, played by Lily Gladstone) are targeted for their wealth in Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower Moon." Lily Gladstone talks with Martin Scorsese inside a church on location for "Killers of the Flower Moon." “Killers of the Flower Moon” is released in cinemas on October 20.

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Bowers hurt his left foot midway through the second quarter, not that it mattered as Georgia scored 27 straight points to take control. Vanderbilt (2-6, 0-4) lost its sixth straight overall and sixth consecutive to Georgia. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesThe Commodores opened the game taking a 7-0 lead with their first TD against Georgia under coach Clark Lea. Bowers hurt his left foot at the end of a 14-yard carry midway through the second quarter when tackled on the sideline. Vanderbilt: The Commodores scored their most points against Georgia since 2013 in a 31-27 win.

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1 ranking and lengthy winning streak on the line, Brock Bowers caught a 40-yard touchdown pass from Carson Beck in the final minutes of a 27-20 win over Auburn on Saturday. Georgia coach Kirby Smart called his Bulldogs “a very resilient team” after escaping successfully from their first road game. Auburn, which led 10-0 after the first quarter, had tied it on Alex McPherson's 42-yard field goal with 10:57 left. It left the Tigers and new coach Hugh Freeze with hopes of their fourth straight win over a No. Daijun Edwards ran for 76 yards and two touchdowns, including a 13-yarder that capped a 98-yard Georgia drive in the third quarter.

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☆ A Black student was suspended over his locs hairstyle. Now his family is threatening to call Child Protective Services on the Texas school.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Darryl George was suspended from his Texas high school over the length of his locs hairstyle. He was given another round of suspension, a civil rights activist helping his family, Dr. Candice Matthews, told Insider. "Daryl is sitting on a stool, a stool in a cubby," Darresha George told Insider. Bloom told Insider that the district's policy on hair length does not violate the Crown Act. His hair is a connection to God," Matthews said, adding that Darryl's dad's hair, stepdad's hair, and brother's hair is woven into his own.

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☆ Colombian artist Fernando Botero dies at 91
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Stefano Pozzebon | Eyad Kourdi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Renowned Colombian artist Fernando Botero, celebrated for his iconic style featuring rotund figures used to convey political critique and satire, has died at the age of 91. The news of his death was confirmed by his daughter, Lina Botero, in an announcement made to various Colombian media outlets on Friday. PL Gould/Getty Images A Botero sculpture in Plaza Botero in Medellin, Colombia pictured on April 15, 2022. The exhibition, titled "Celebration," featured some 80 works by the Colombian artist spanning 60 years of his practise. Vincent West/Reuters "La Gorda Gertrudis," a Botero sculpture depicting a reclining nude woman, on display in Cartagena, Colombia.

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Ahead of the High Holidays that begin this week, a network of Jewish security experts and religious leaders hosted several webinars to help prepare for the season. Among the topics: How to respond to an “active threat” targeting the Jewish community, and how to stop severe bleeding. Over recent years — in the face of increased antisemitic threats and violence — the season also is a time of heightened vigilance. “The High Holidays are about renewal — about trying to build a better world,” said Rabbi Noah Farkas, president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Earlier this month, the Orthodox Union, the largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, announced a partnership with the Community Security Service, a leading Jewish security organization, to encourage more Orthodox congregation members to volunteer for security training.

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In Florida, Senate Bill 254, enacted in May, banned gender-affirming care for minors but also created less-noticed barriers for adult care. The state laws largely intervene to stop gender-affirming medical care around adolescence: treatments such as puberty blockers, hormones and later, in rare cases, surgery. Medical consensus favors gender-affirming care as essential and sometimes life-saving, after careful consideration by multiple providers. But he also said gender-affirming medical treatments were extreme. Colorado has not enacted restrictions on gender-affirming care.

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Bret: And yet there are some crimes that are so premeditated, hateful and cruel that I think society has to respond in the severest way possible. The country can get past a president who breaks the law in his private life, hides official documents and hides the evidence that he hides official documents. Bret: I thought the right remedy for Jan. 6 was political, via immediate impeachment and conviction, as I wrote at the time. Gail: All this drama keeps bringing me back to Mike Pence — and believe me, I never thought I’d be in a world where I wanted to be back with Mike Pence in any way, shape or form. But when the critical moment came, he followed through and declared the actual election winner the actual election winner.

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☆ The Synagogue Attack Stands Alone, but Experts Say Violent Rhetoric Is Spreading
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Campbell Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mass shooters do not often end up on trial. Many are killed or take their own lives in their attacks, some leaving behind a manifesto explaining why they acted, others leaving a mystery. From the testimony of prominent psychiatrists and aging relatives emerged a portrait of the gunman, Robert Bowers, that was at once shocking and strangely familiar. It depicted an isolated, unhappy man who had grown obsessed with dark and deranged ideas, such as the notion that Jewish people were part of a conspiracy to destroy the white race. “But when you have seen this promoted for 20 years, 40 years, among thousands and thousands of people, in their books and the propaganda and online forums, it’s clear that these are subcultural beliefs.”

Persons: Robert Bowers, “, Park Dietz, ” Locations: Pittsburgh

☆ Trump's new indictment says he knew he was lying about 2020 election fraud. But prosecutors don't need to prove that to convict him.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The new indictment against Trump argues he knew his claims of fraud in the 2020 election were lies. According to the indictment, Trump knew that his opponent Joe Biden won the contest, but lied anyway in a last-ditch effort to cling to power. If he does prove that Trump knew he lost, then it's off to the races." Proving Trump knew he was lying helps prove criminal intentConvincing a jury that Trump knew the election results were legitimate would be one of several ways that Smith could prove Trump acted with criminal intent. Even your own counsel is not saying I have that authority," Pence told Trump, according to the indictment.

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☆ Judge to Impose Death Sentence in Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Campbell Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The gunman who killed 11 worshipers in a Pittsburgh synagogue will be formally sentenced to death on Thursday morning by the judge who presided over the three-month trial in U.S. district court. Jurors in the case decided on Wednesday that the gunman, Robert Bowers, should be given the death penalty, and the judge, Robert Colville, is bound by the jury’s decision. But the hearing could be more than the imposition of the sentence. Family members of those who were killed will have a chance “to share the impact of their losses, to describe how the defendant’s crimes have impacted them and their families,” said Eric Olshan, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Unlike the penalty phase of the trial, when some relatives were called to testify and asked about the magnitude of their losses, Thursday’s hearing will allow them to speak on their own terms.

Persons: Robert Bowers, Robert Colville, ”, Eric Olshan Organizations: Western, Western District of Locations: Pittsburgh, U.S, Western District, Western District of Pennsylvania

Police tape lines a sidewalk in front of the Tree of Life synagogue where a vigil was held on Saturday morning to mark one week after the deadly shooting, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 3, 2018. REUTERS/Alan Freed/File PhotoAug 3 (Reuters) - A federal judge was due to formally sentence Robert Bowers to death on Thursday for killing 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, the New York Times reported. The sentencing hearing comes a day after a jury unanimously voted for the death penalty after finding Bowers guilty on 63 counts, including 11 counts of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death. Relatives of Bowers' victims are expected to address Judge Robert Colville during the hearing at the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania. Bowers will join the 41 other men on federal death row, held in cells near the U.S. government's execution chamber in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Persons: Alan Freed, Robert Bowers, Bowers, Robert Colville, Biden, Jonathan Allen, Daniel Wallis Organizations: REUTERS, New York Times, U.S, Court, U.S . Department of Justice, Thomson Locations: Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, U.S, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Terre Haute , Indiana, New York

The pews were full at a Shabbat service at the Sixth & I synagogue in Washington in November 2018, held in memory of the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. Over the nearly five years since 11 people were murdered in a Pittsburgh synagogue, the deadliest antisemitic attack in the country’s history, the question of justice has loomed, unresolved. Soon, the jury in the federal trial will make a decision that is central to that question of justice: whether Robert Bowers, the man who carried out the attack, should be condemned to death. Talmudic jurisprudence is strongly averse to the death penalty, Rabbi Kalmanofsky said, but Jewish citizens should understand that this is ultimately a decision in the hands of a secular justice system. And while rabbinical tradition holds that the death penalty should be extremely rare, he said, it acknowledges “that sometimes there are incredibly exigent circumstances.”

Persons: Robert Bowers, Jonathan Perlman, ” Miri Rabinowitz, Jerry Rabinowitz, Jeremy Kalmanofsky, Rabbi Kalmanofsky, ” Organizations: The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, New, U.S, Attorney, Conservative Locations: Washington, Pittsburgh, The Pittsburgh

CNN —Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers and wounded six others at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, was unanimously sentenced to death by a federal jury on Wednesday. The jury further found he was eligible for the death penalty on July 13, moving the trial to a third and final sentencing stage. “This is a case that calls for the most severe punishment under the law – the death penalty,” he said. In court, those who survived the shooting testified about hiding in closets and listening to the final words of their friends and loved ones. This is the second federal death penalty case to be prosecuted under the administration of President Joe Biden, who had criticized the death penalty on the campaign trail.

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Aug 2 (Reuters) - A federal jury on Wednesday voted to sentence Robert Bowers to death for killing 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, the New York Times reported. Bowers was convicted of 63 counts, including 11 counts of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death. Two weeks ago, during the first phase of the sentencing portion of the trial, the jury found Bowers to be eligible for the death penalty. A man prays at a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 31, 2018. In the sentencing phase, prosecutors argued that Bowers had the necessary intent and premeditation to qualify for the death penalty.

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☆ Jury reaches verdict in death penalty case for Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Carolina Gonzalez | David K. Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jurors will need to be unanimous to impose the death penalty or else the gunman will receive life without the possibility of parole. The panel will now deliver its verdict to U.S. District Court Judge Robert Colville, who is bound to impose their decision against the gunman. Last month, this same jury found the shooter guilty on 63 criminal counts stemming from the attack in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on October 27, 2018. Armed with an AR-15 and other weapons, the shooter barged into the synagogue and opened fire. Law enforcement, five of whom were injured in the shooting, returned fire and hit the gunman, who then surrendered.

Persons: Robert Gregory Bowers, Robert Colville, Dustin John Higgs Organizations: U.S, Department, U.S . Locations: Pittsburgh, U.S, U.S . Penitentiary, Terre Haute, Indiana

Some said that as raw and painful as the trial was at moments, it was the first time that they had truly learned what happened that day. To others, it signified a break with a long and tragic history of governments looking away when Jewish people were targets of violence. That this is where we are, this is where we’ve been, and this country is where we belong. We remain a part of it and we always will.”Weeks before deciding that Mr. Bowers should be sentenced to death, the same jury found him guilty on all 63 of the federal counts that he had been facing, including an array of hate crimes. The defense called no witnesses in that part of the trial, as there was never any dispute that Mr. Bowers had carried out the attack.

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PinnedThe massacre of 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 is considered the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. “Finally, justice has been served,” said Leigh Stein, whose father, Dan Stein, was killed in the attack. Image Relatives of the victims of the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooting spoke on Wednesday after jurors recommended that the gunman be sentenced to death. The defense called no witnesses in that part of the trial, as there was never any dispute that Mr. Bowers had carried out the attack. The police rushed to the synagogue and, after exchanging gunfire with Mr. Bowers, eventually cornered him in a classroom.

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☆ 21 Donald Trump election lies listed in his new indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

The indictment of Trump on four new federal criminal charges, all related to the former president’s effort to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election, lays out some of those lies one by one. Even in listing 21 lies, the 45-page indictment does not come close to capturing the entirety of Trump’s massive catalogue of false claims about the election. The lie that the Justice Department had identified significant concerns that may have affected the outcome of the election. (Page 16)The indictment notes that Trump made this claim on his infamous January 2, 2021 call with Raffensperger, whose staff responded that the claim was inaccurate. The lie that Pennsylvania “want[s] to recertify.” (Page 38) Trump made this false claim in his January 6 speech.

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☆ Jury Weighs Death Penalty in Pittsburgh Synagogue Mass Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Kris Maher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Jury to Weigh Death Penalty in Pittsburgh Synagogue Mass Shooting
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Kris Maher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Here are the likely identities of Trump's co-conspirators in the January 6 indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Trump was indicted for a third time on Tuesday, this time for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election. The indictment refers to six unnamed co-conspirators in the wide-ranging plot. The 45-page indictment claims that six of Trump's associates were co-conspirators in the plot, but doesn't name any of them. The indictment alleges that co-conspirator 1 played a key role in attempts to overturn the 2020 election results in Arizona, including directly engaging with then-Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, a Republican. Co-conspirator 3: Sidney PowellFormer Trump attorneys Sidney Powell, leaves the Federal Court in Washington, Thursday, June 24, 2021.

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☆ Jury in Pittsburgh Synagogue Trial Finds Gunman’s Crimes Eligible for Death Penalty
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Jon Moss | Campbell Robertson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Bowers was found guilty on 63 counts, including hate crimes that carry a maximum sentence of death. The central question facing jurors over the last two and a half weeks was whether Mr. Bowers intended to kill his victims — one of the factors necessary for a death sentence. “The issue in this case is, what happens when your brain is broken?” said Michael Burt, a defense attorney, in his closing argument. “What happens when you don’t have the ability to know what is truth and what is not truth?”thanks. Defense witnesses who had examined Mr. Bowers said he had schizophrenia and other serious mental disorders.

Persons: Dor Hadash —, Joyce Fienberg, Richard Gottfried, Rose Mallinger, Daniel Stein, Melvin Wax, Irving Younger, Jerry Rabinowitz, Bernice, Sylvan Simon, Cecil, David Rosenthal, Bowers, ”, Michael Burt

July 13 (Reuters) - A federal jury on Thursday decided that Robert Bowers was eligible for the death penalty for killing 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, local media reported. Last month, the jury found Bowers, 50, guilty of dozens of federal hate crimes in the trial at the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh in western Pennsylvania. Federal prosecutors had charged Bowers with 63 counts, including 11 counts of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs resulting in death. In the final phase of the sentencing portion of the trial, both prosecutors and defense attorneys will have the chance to make arguments on whether Bowers deserves the death penalty. In their arguments in support of making Bowers eligible for the death penalty, prosecutors said that he had the necessary intent and premeditation to qualify for the sentence.

Persons: Robert Bowers, Bowers, Jonathan Allen, Brendan O'Brien, Tim Ahmann, Bill Berkrot Organizations: U.S, Court, KDKA, CBS, Thomson Locations: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, New York, Chicago

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