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Police are using DNA evidence in the Idaho case. Here are the potential pitfalls, write @miriamkrinsky and @theblairlair.

In a justice system rife with flawed science, DNA evidence is the gold standard. But it's still not perfect.

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The 6-year-old accused of shooting his teacher shouldn’t be punished under the law, writes @DrJoanCook.

Interventions can help violent children — and their parents.

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The new weapon the U.S. is giving Ukraine isn’t a tank, but it is a problem for Russia, writes @sebastienroblin.

Bradley armored vehicles provide the capabilities that are required for pushing the Russians out of Ukraine.

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The 6-year-old accused of shooting his teacher shouldn’t be punished under the law, writes @DrJoanCook.

Interventions can help violent children — and their parents.

https://t.co/Y7XHkQQiwX

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Because Rep. Porter is running for the Senate, her district will now be an open seat, giving the Republicans a much better chance of winning there, writes @LincolnMitchell.

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Porter would make a solid Senate candidate, but unlike Ro Khanna, Adam Schiff or Barbara Lee, leaving her House seat to run may come at a potentially high cost to the Democratic Party, writes @LincolnMitchell.

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Police are using DNA evidence in the Idaho case. Here are the potential pitfalls, write @miriamkrinsky and @theblairlair.

In a justice system rife with flawed science, DNA evidence is the gold standard. But it's still not perfect.

https://t.co/VIuRSwNU1Y

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The 6-year-old accused of shooting his teacher shouldn’t be punished under the law, writes @DrJoanCook.

Interventions can help violent children — and their parents.

https://t.co/Y7XHkQQiwX

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"While the cash payout to the Bruce family was long overdue, proper reparations entail repair," writes @andrewkahrl.

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Police are using DNA evidence in the Idaho case. Here are the potential pitfalls, write @miriamkrinsky and @theblairlair.

In a justice system rife with flawed science, DNA evidence is the gold standard. But it's still not perfect.

https://t.co/VIuRSwNU1Y

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"For kids whose needs are far greater — those who are more deeply impaired by their autism — interventions can alleviate real suffering," writes Sarah Gundle.

"Still, I wonder what would have happened had I known about Dahlia earlier":

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The descendants of Willa and Charles Bruce were finally able to claim their inheritance, writes @andrewkahrl

However it would be shortsighted to treat this case as a model for reparations for all Black Americans, as some have suggested.

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The new weapon the U.S. is giving Ukraine isn’t a tank, but it is a problem for Russia, writes @sebastienroblin.

Bradley armored vehicles provide the capabilities that are required for pushing the Russians out of Ukraine.

https://t.co/mpzBYYrYtG

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The new weapon the U.S. is giving Ukraine isn’t a tank, but it is a problem for Russia, writes @sebastienroblin.

Bradley armored vehicles provide the capabilities that are required for pushing the Russians out of Ukraine.

https://t.co/mpzBYYrYtG

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Why Allison Williams has the best ‘nepo baby’ comeback, according to @Rachel_Simon.

Those who deny the reality of their privilege are not only engaging in self-deception, but a harmful distortion.

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Why Allison Williams has the best ‘nepo baby’ comeback, according to @Rachel_Simon.

Those who deny the reality of their privilege are not only engaging in self-deception, but a harmful distortion.

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Becoming House speaker shouldn’t be a cakewalk for McCarthy — or anyone, writes @jimantle.

The drama over the speakership is in many ways healthy, not dysfunctional or embarrassing whatever else the critics call it.

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The wildly popular — and immediately viral — trailer of #M3GAN seems to give away the entire story, beat by beat, but what it can’t convey is the picture’s delightfully oddball tone, writes @jasondashbailey.

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A man of contradictions, Benedict leaves us two very different legacies, writes Donna B. Doucette.

The pope emeritus took the first strong steps to stop clery sex abuse, but ultimately prioiritized the institution of the church.

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By commuting the sentences of some of the nonviolent Jan. 6 rioters, Biden would push his primary critic, Donald Trump, into a corner, writes @BellinJ.

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