Tag: decision
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Jeff Bezos defends Washington Post’s decision to stop presidential endorsements days before election
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire Amazon founder who owns The Washington Post, defended the newspaper’s decision to stop endorsing presidential candidates, arguing in part that the move is a way to shore up credibility and combat perceptions of political bias. “Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election. No undecided voters in Pennsylvania…
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Los Angeles County DA to make decision on Menendez brothers resentencing within 10 days
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón told NBC News Wednesday he hopes to make a decision within 10 days about whether to recommend a resentencing for the Menendez brothers — and that, if he does, it’s possible the brothers could be out of prison by the end of the year. “It will…
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Maine shooting survivors claim Army negligence and FDA’s weight-loss drug decision: Morning Rundown
What Republicans are planning after 2020’s chaos at a Detroit vote tally. A surprise move by the FDA allows compounded weight-loss drugs to stay in production. And a foot found on Mount Everest might belong to climber who disappeared 100 years ago. Here’s what to know today. How Trump allies stoked election chaos in 2020…
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How the NBC News Decision Desk projects 2024 election races
When NBC News colors in a state or district red or blue on election night, that’s because the NBC News Decision Desk has determined it can project a winner in that race. Here’s how NBC News projects winners, the steps it takes to verify results and the answers to some frequently asked questions about the process. How does NBC…
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Ex-LAPD detective who hid murder for decades won’t be paroled, reversing earlier decision
A former Los Angeles police detective who killed a romantic rival and concealed the murder for more than two decades will not be paroled, reversing an earlier decision that found she was suitable for release, a lawyer for the victim’s family said Wednesday. In a statement, a spokesperson for the family of victim Sherri Rasmussen…