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Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006. After an overturned conviction and two subsequent mistrials, the sentencing marks a major endpoint in the New York chapter of the nine-year courtroom saga that ignited the global #MeToo movement. Barring another successful appeal, Weinstein […]
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Germany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045
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How and why the UN General Assembly is gaining prominence
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