NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena was buzzing with people as the countdown clock approached noon on November 26th. Eyes around the world were on engineers Julie Wertz Chen and Christine Szalai, who were working the main console in mission control, giving the play-by-play as the Mars InSight spacecraft began …
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Whether you’re stuck in weather-related traffic, waiting at an airport for a flight to decide to leave, or just holing up at home, winter is a great time for podcasts, since they provide an intimate, in-depth look at all sorts of subjects while you try to stay cozy. Here are …
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Tucked in the remote Black Hills of South Dakota lies a 140-acre “military-style” fortress surrounded by a barbed wire fence, shielded by pine trees and guarded 24/7 by a lookout tower. Known as “R23,” the compound was established 14 years ago by members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ …
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“I’m not an animal. I’m not crazy. I’m just a normal individual,” Ted Bundy says in a snippet of an interview at the beginning of the new Netflix documentary series Conversations With a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes. Of course, as one of the most notorious serial rapists and killers …
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Deputy U.S. Marshal David Siler was only 20 days old when one of Ohio’s most notorious fugitives, Lester Eubanks, escaped from prison in December 1973. Still, the getaway and the original crime — the senseless murder of a child — keep him up nights. “It’s one of those cases that …
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Stormy Daniels has filed a federal civil lawsuit against Ohio vice squad police officers, claiming her 2018 arrest while performing at a strip club was an intimidation attempt fueled by political motivations. Authorities arrested the adult film star on July 11th at Sirens Gentlemen’s Club in Columbus — along with …
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When sexual assault and abuse are in the news, it’s not uncommon for hotlines supporting survivors to see an uptick in calls. Lifetime’sSurviving R. Kelly docuseries is no different — after the reportedly resulted in an increase of more than 20 percent in calls to the Rape, Abuse and Incest …
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