Day: December 8, 2024
Daniel Penny Trial: Judge Allows Prosecution to Change Charge, Dershowitz Says It’s Due to Racism
Judge Wiley allowed a bizarre proposal from Assistant District Attorney Dafna Yoran to avoid a mistrial by allowing her to drop a manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny to try and secure a conviction on a lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide. Penny’s lawyer said this has never been done before.
US Life Expectancy Will Plummet in World Rankings by 2050
America’s global ranking in life expectancy will drop from 49th in the world in 2022 to 66th in 2050, out of a total of 204 nations and territories. Women are expected to be affected disproportionately. It was estimated that 260 million Americans will be negatively affected by obesity and overweight by 2050.