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Santos’s Release Frustrates His Former Colleagues and Constituents

George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman, was freed from prison on Friday after President Trump commuted his sentence. On Long Island, in his former district, some people called the decision an outrage.

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President Trump commuted the prison sentence of George Santos, the former Republican congressman, on Friday.
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Jury Awards $19.7 Million to 6 Bystanders in Denver Police Shooting

The bystanders were injured when a Denver police officer fired, while facing a crowd of people, at an armed man outside a bar in 2022.

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Bailey Alexander, center, speaks alongside Willis Small IV, left, and Yekalo Wedewihet at a news conference in 2023. They were three of six bystanders injured during a police shooting in Denver in 2022. Christ Whitney, a lawyer, is at the center rear.
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Venezuela Announces Sweeping Military Exercises as U.S. Escalates Pressure

President Nicolás Maduro this week called on civilians to help the country defend itself, while his defense minister warned citizens to “prepare for the worst.”

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Members of a Venezuelan militia taking part in a military training exercise in La Guaira, Venezuela, this month.
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For Prince Andrew, a Steady Fall From Grace Ends in a Hard Landing

A parade of scandals tarnished the prince’s reputation, long before he gave up using his title as Duke of York on Friday.

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Prince Andrew will stop using his title, the Duke of York, another step in a long march of shame after accusations about his ties to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Santos in His Own Words: Pleading for Mercy and Promising a Comeback

George Santos, the disgraced former congressman who was released from federal prison on Friday, has been a columnist for a Long Island paper, including from behind bars.

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George Santos, the former congressman, wrote numerous columns for The South Shore Press before and during his time in prison. Many were in praise of President Trump.
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Inside Israel’s Battle Over the Haredi Draft and Who Must Fight in Its Wars

The conflict over compulsory service for the nation’s ultra-Orthodox has become a stand-in for a larger struggle over the country’s right-wing, religious turn — and could determine its future.

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The Haredim have historically been exempt from serving in Israel’s armed forces, which has an otherwise compulsory draft for Jewish Israelis.
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