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Alex Murdaugh received two consecutive sentences of life in prison, without the possibility of parole, for the murders of his wife and son. Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, a reporter for The New York Times, breaks down how video taken just minutes before the murders was the crucial piece of evidence against the once-prominent South Carolina lawyer. Tap the link in our bio to read our live coverage of the trial.

When the Dallas Morning News fired reporter Meghan Mangrum last month after she posted a tweet addressed to the mayor, it was, she says, over a single word: “bruh.” Mangrum’s dismissal, and her use of the term to address Mayor Eric Johnson, set off a storm of responses spanning issues of race, workers’ rights and one factor that guides many people’s sense of what is appropriate: a generational divide. Read more through the link in our bio.

College Park, Maryland, Mayor Patrick Wojahn resigned a day before he was arrested and charged with 56 counts of child pornography. Wojahn faces up to 360 years in jail if convicted. MORE AT LINK IN BIO.

Lee, who is Korean American, said in an Instagram AMA that she hasn’t spoken about this publicly before, and while she expected to be the target of some amount of racism, she said, “[I] did not anticipate the amount I would receive.” “I do hope there is more East Asian representation on popular reality tv shows moving forward, especially in reality dating shows,” Lee said in her post. Read more in the link in our bio. (📸: Leon Bennett / Getty Images)

🔺 EXCLUSIVE: In her twenties, Paris Hilton was a famous socialite and reality TV star. No one knew she had been sent to a chain of brutal residential schools. Her new memoir reveals the shocking abuse she endured⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Click the link in bio to read the exclusive extract⁠ ⁠ 📸 1: Sarah Krick / trunkarchive.com⁠ 📸 2: Rick Bowmer/AP⁠ 📸 3: Rick Bowmer/AP⁠ 📸 4: Colin Davey/Getty Images⁠ 📸 5: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy

BREAKING: Pres. Biden had a cancerous skin lesion "successfully" removed from his chest during his physical last month, White House doctor says. MORE AT LINK IN BIO.

The accounts from the Lufthansa flight were dramatic: Passengers hit the ceiling, food went flying, blood splattered on seats. Wednesday’s incident on a flight from Austin to Frankfurt, Germany, was the result of “severe" turbulence, the Federal Aviation Administration said, the third of four levels on a scale from light to extreme. Although worst-case scenario fears are extreme, experts say turbulence still poses a risk — especially if people are not buckled in. Read more through the link in our bio.

🗣 A diagnosis for endometriosis takes an average of eight years, meaning thousands of women are suffering needlessly⁠ ⁠ Each time Bridie Howard went to the GP, her condition was glossed over. “It made me doubt myself,” says Howard. “Was I exaggerating? Did I just have a low pain threshold?”⁠ ⁠ “For 17 years, the doctors fobbed me off, and all that time the endometriosis had been causing so much scar tissue,” says Howard. “If they’d diagnosed it earlier, I could have made decisions, such as having a baby earlier, naturally, before so much tissue had formed, or freezing my eggs.”⁠ ⁠ “It’s an unacceptable length of time to wait for a diagnosis,” says Faye Farthing, head of campaigns at Endometriosis UK. “All too often, people are told their pain is ‘normal’, or ‘just a part of being a woman’, or even that the pain is in their head. Nobody should be dismissed for the symptoms they’re experiencing."⁠ ⁠ ➡️ Read the full story through the link in our bio ⁠ ⁠ #endometriosis #women #healthcare

Ashwagandha is having a ~wellness moment~ right now. Is it for the right reasons? Read more at the link in our bio.

Britain is in the midst of its largest wave of workers’ strikes in decades. The demonstrations have been notable for their size: On a single day last month, over half a million people joined a day of mass action. But the strikes are also remarkable for how they cut across society. What’s driving all the strikes? British workers are feeling the squeeze from double-digit inflation — far higher than in the United States or most countries that use the euro. They say their pay needs to keep up with the cost of living. The government says pay increases could push prices even higher. The Washington Post spoke with people in several professions to get a sense of what their lives are like and what propelled them to protest. Read more through the link in our bio.

Alex Murdaugh has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife Maggie and son Paul. The weeks-long trial had plenty of twists and turns, but here are some of the key moments that made headlines and led to his guilty verdict.

#TheLockdownFiles latest ➡️ Matt Hancock praised photographs of himself in the media and hoped Covid crisis would be the making of him.⁠ ⁠ The message is among a number that can be disclosed by the Telegraph as part of the Lockdown Files where the then health secretary discusses his image and ambitions.⁠ ⁠ At one point, he remarks "f--- that’s good" to an adviser in response to a poll showing the popularity of Cabinet ministers.⁠ ⁠ On another occasion, Hancock shared a memo from a "wise friend" about how his career could be propelled "into the next league" by the Covid pandemic in January 2020, shortly after the first cases of the virus emerged in China.⁠ ⁠ 🔗Read the latest revelations by following the link in our bio ⁠ #LockdownFiles #MattHancock⁠

Rep. George Santos was interviewed by the Secret Service in 2017 as part of an ATM fraud investigation targeting his friend, sources say. MORE AT LINK IN BIO.

🌎 Los Angeles is now in the coldest stretch in 35 years. Here’s what’s happening with our #climateNOW: 🔷 Wild winter weather in California 🔷 The safest and riskiest places to live in a warming world 🔷 Hidden dangers on Easter Island: the hunt for microplastics Head over to abcnews.com for more headlines from the climate news from the frontlines. #news #climate #environment #weather #winter #drought #easterisland

Murdaugh, the scion of a prominent legal family in South Carolina, was sentenced after a closely watched trial that captivated true crime enthusiasts around the world. Dressed in his brown prison jumpsuit, Murdaugh addressed the court before his sentence was handed down, continuing to deny he was a murderer. “I’m innocent," Murdaugh said. "I would never hurt my wife Maggie, and I would never hurt my son Paw-Paw." Murdaugh received the maximum sentence for his crimes — two consecutive life sentences, one for each murder charge. Tap the link in our bio for more. (📸: Chris Carlson / AP)