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NEW YORK (AP) — The wealthy Alexander brothers used the same tactics of luring, drugging and humiliation to sexually assault numerous women and girls, bragging about their exploits in blog posts with titles that included “It’s not rape if,” a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. snip... The allegations are corroborated by the “sheer number of victims who testified,” the prosecutor said — women who never have met each other and live different lives, but “have one horrific thing in common: they were raped by these men.” Far from hiding their activity, the brothers bragged about it in text messages, emailed...

The Anti-Defamation League accused Megyn Kelly of using an antisemitic trope against Ben Shapiro and victim-blaming Bari Weiss after Kelly outrageously claimed the two, who are Jewish, are causing antisemitism. The organization pointed to Kelly’s recent allegation that Shapiro, a prominent conservative commentator, and Weiss, the editor in chief of CBS News, are “making antisemites” by trying to silence criticism of Israel, as well as Kelly’s characterization of Shapiro as being “Israel first.” “Megyn Kelly’s recent comments cross a dangerous line. Accusing Jews of “making antisemites” blames Jewish people for the hate directed against them — a classic victim-blaming trope,”...

An Ohio man accused of gunning down his pregnant ex-girlfriend with two of his pals — just hours before she was scheduled for induced labor — allegedly requested bereavement leave from his job before her death, prosecutors say. Kayvon Warren, 30, allegedly asked his employers for time off before he enlisted Robert Ervin, 20, and Lamar Morris Suggs, 22, to help kill India Kinamore, 26, on March 4, 2023, in Hamilton County, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer and local CBS affiliate WKRC. The outlets have been in attendance for Warren's court appearances for his multiple charges, which include aggravated murder...

Fried and furious. Disturbing footage captured the moment a massive melee broke out on a Carnival Cruise ship between fuming passengers seemingly upset over “chicken tenders.” The violence between about two dozen brawlers erupted aboard the Sunshine at about 2 a.m. Monday morning — the last day of its voyage — as the ship was heading back to Miami, according to a passenger who filmed the mayhem. “Where the f--- is security?!” one bystander could be heard yelling in the footage as passengers trade blows and slam each other to the ground. Multiple security guards could be seen trying to...