Matthew S. Schwartz
Stories
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Law & Courts
Male-only draft violates Constitution, judge rules
Now that women serve in combat roles, it's no longer justified to exclude them from draft requirements, a federal judge ruled. The case was brought by a men's advocacy group.
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Technology
Advertisers Abandon YouTube Over Concerns That Pedophiles Lurk In Comments Section
Hasbro, Disney, Nestle and others have suspended their ads on the online video site. YouTube has responded by disabling comments on millions of videos.
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National
U.S. Will Leave 200 'Peacekeeping' Troops In Syria
Two months after President Trump announced a complete withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country, the White House says the contingent will remain for an unspecified period of time.
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World
Alabama Woman Who Joined ISIS Can't Come Back, Trump Says
Hoda Muthana was 20 when she moved to Syria and started posting ISIS propaganda online. She says she has renounced the group and wants to return home, but the Trump administration refuses to allow it.
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Law & Courts
Supreme Court Blocks Texas From Executing Mentally Disabled Man
Justices criticized a state appeals court for using outdated medical standards when it determined that a murderer wasn't intellectually disabled and could therefore be executed.
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World
British Woman Who Joined ISIS In Syria As Teen Is Stripped Of U.K. Citizenship
Shamima Begum, 19, left England in 2015. Now she is a married mother and living in a refugee camp. Begum says she wants to come home, but the U.K. government doesn't want her back.
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Politics
Ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner Finishes Prison Term
The New York congressman was sentenced to 21 months after he sent an explicit photo of himself to a 15-year-old girl.
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Politics
Trump Will 'Protect' Emergency Declaration If Congress Disapproves, Miller Says
The president is prepared to veto any congressional resolutions of disapproval on his declaration of a national emergency over border security, White House adviser Stephen Miller says.
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National
Man Who Suffocated An Attacking Mountain Lion Describes Fight For His Life
Travis Kauffman, 31, was halfway through his run in the foothills outside Fort Collins, Colo., when he heard rustling behind him. He soon found himself in a struggle to survive.
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World
Same-Sex Couples Sue For The Right To Marry In Japan
They say the constitution's language on marriage should be reinterpreted. It's the first ever lawsuit challenging the country's rejection of same-sex marriage.