assault
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A company issuing self-swab DNA testing kits to sexual assault victims has had online posts banned for containing misleading information.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Christian Castro, 52, faces four felony charges of assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime, Hennepin County attorney Mary Moriarty said at a televised press conference.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Jerome Powell weathered a sustained political assault on Fed independence and brought down inflation without a recession.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
In the immediate aftermath of the assault, some initial accounts of terrible violence shared by Israeli officials turned out to be false.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
The Wicked One held an arm out, to stop the assault.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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