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Thomas Shaknovsky botched the surgery of William Bryan, 70, who died on the operating table A Florida surgeon who is facing criminal charges after allegedly removing a patient’s liver instead of his spleen has said he is “forever traumatized” by that person’s death. In a deposition from November that was recently obtained by NBC, 44-year-old … Read more

Saudi officials were angered by President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement that the U.S. would start guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz, fearing the move could spur more Iranian attacks on Gulf allies.

A Utah Supreme Court justice has resigned amid a probe into an alleged relationship with an attorney who worked on a redistricting lawsuit. Justice Diana Hagen appeared to reference the investigation and the toll it has taken on her loved ones in a resignation letter to Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, which was obtained by Fox … Read more

IVY LEAGUE CLASH: Ivy League student says president’s confrontation was unlike anything seen on campus ‘LOSES ALL MEANING:‘ College ‘makes a mockery’ of all-women status by admitting transgender students, education watchdog says RADICAL RHETORIC: University director booted after calling Zionism ‘cancerous’ in explosive remarks ‘COMPLETELY OSTRACIZED:’ Junior college athletes speak out on trans controversy that’s … Read more

Republican lawmakers passed a bill that would set up special primary elections if they are allowed to implement new maps after the U.S. Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling.

A top Virginia Democrat’s support for his state’s redistricting referendum ironically backfired after a judge he previously appointed helped torpedo his party’s bid to redraw the state’s congressional districts. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., who endorsed the referendum and appeared at pro-referendum events, gave $100,000 to the campaign behind Virginia Democrats’ redistricting effort, which voters approved … Read more

NBC News’ Ryan Nobles and Jane Timm, along with Loyola Marymount University’s Professor Justin Levitt, bring their latest reporting and legal analysis on redistricting efforts throughout the country as the Virginia Supreme Court overturns a new Democratic-drawn congressional map passed by referendum. The NAACP is suing Tennessee over its new Republican-drawn congressional map. The NAACP … Read more

Southern Republicans moving quickly to capitalize on supreme court ruling in Louisiana case that weakened voting protections for minorities nationwide Alabama lawmakers approved a plan on Friday for new US House primaries if courts allow the state to use different congressional districts in this year’s elections, sending the legislation to the Republican governor, Kay Ivey. … Read more

Femen and Pussy Riot protest in Venice, Israeli strikes in Gaza, the hantavirus outbreak and Emma Chamberlain at the Met Gala – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading…

Former special counsel Jack Smith unleashed on the Department of Justice in an unusually fiery speech to a few hundred people during a private event, accusing the department of being “corrupted” and targeting President Donald Trump’s enemies. Smith’s remarks, given during a private dinner in D.C. in April and reported by the New York Times … Read more