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'Concerned Citizen' At Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' Trial Turns Out To Be Family

Bill Evans (center), the father of Billy Evans, Elizabeth Holmes' partner, accompanies Holmes into a federal courthouse in San Jose, Calif., for the start of her federal fraud trial. Nick Otto/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Technology

'Concerned Citizen' At Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' Trial Turns Out To Be Family

A mysterious attendee at Elizabeth Holmes' fraud trial derided the case against her to reporters. Turns out, he was not whom he claimed to be, but was the father of Holmes' partner.

National

Thousands Of Haitians Are Waiting At The U.S.-Mexico Border To Enter The Country

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Politics

Week In Politics: Biden Rejects Migrants; Funding Bill Work; Jan. 6 Supporters Gather

by Deirdre Walsh

Week In Politics: Biden Rejects Migrants; Funding Bill Work; Jan. 6 Supporters Gather

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Opinion: Automatic Pay Raises Haven't Stopped Chicago's Corruption

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Opinion: Automatic Pay Raises Haven't Stopped Chicago's Corruption

by Scott Simon

Opinion: Automatic Pay Raises Haven't Stopped Chicago's Corruption

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Chicago Wind Merle Haggard

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7 Summers Vox Freaks

Your Health

'Vaccine Talk' Facebook Group Is A Carefully Moderated Forum For Vaccine Questions

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Author Interviews

Qian Julie Wang Details A Life In 'Hei' In Memoir 'Beautiful Country'

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A New Kind of Quiet Spirituals

Climate

Trees Could Be A Mental, Physical And Climate Change Antidote

by Martha Bebinger

Trees Could Be A Mental, Physical And Climate Change Antidote

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Aphrodite - Goddess of Love (Overworld) Gareth Coker

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Strange Constellations Bombay Dub Orchestra

Your Health

'Coronasomnia,' Pandemic-Induced Insomnia, Is Not Just An Anecdotal Phenomenon

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Music Interviews

ONIPA's 'Tapes Of Utopia' Channels Afrofuturism And The Influence Of African Mix Tapes

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Animals

With A Little Sweet Encouragement, Calves Prove Cows Can Quickly Be Potty-Trained

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Santa Barbara Museum of Art Oilix

Medical Treatments

The Pfizer Booster Shot Is Only Being Recommended For People 65 And Over

by Joe Palca

The Pfizer Booster Shot Is Only Being Recommended For People 65 And Over

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Europe

U.S. Deal To Build Nuclear Submarines For Australia Causing Tensions With France

by Eleanor Beardsley

U.S. Deal To Build Nuclear Submarines For Australia Causing Tensions With France

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Investigations

Right-Wing Demonstrators Gather At The Capitol In Support Of The Jan. 6 Rioters

by Meg Anderson

Right-Wing Demonstrators Gather At The Capitol In Support Of The Jan. 6 Rioters

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Asleep in the Desert [Instrumental] ZZ Top

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Caminhada de Inverno Shuko and Basti

National Security

U.S. Military Admits A Kabul Drone Strike Hit Civilian Vehicle, Not ISIS

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Technology

'Concerned Citizen' At Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' Trial Turns Out To Be Family

by Bobby Allyn

'Concerned Citizen' At Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' Trial Turns Out To Be Family

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Sports

Saturday Sports: Gymnasts Tell Senators U.S. Athletics Failed To Protect Them

by Tom Goldman

Saturday Sports: Gymnasts Tell Senators U.S. Athletics Failed To Protect Them

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More Milk [2008 Digital Remaster] Penguin Cafe Orchestra

National

Louisianans Decide Whether To Save Their Most Valuable Possession - Their Homes

by Frank Morris

Louisianans Decide Whether To Save Their Most Valuable Possession - Their Homes

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Natural Cause Emancipator

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Flight of the Nebers Koloto

Author Interviews

Percival Everett's Novel 'The Trees' Parses Through Race's Part In A Southern Murder

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Movie Interviews

'Blue Bayou' Follows Antonio, Adopted From Overseas But Not Made A U.S. Citizen

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Space

An All-Civilian Crew Has Spent Three Days In Space. Are They Astronauts Now?

by Brendan Byrne

An All-Civilian Crew Has Spent Three Days In Space. Are They Astronauts Now?

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Wonderland Limes

Thousands Of Haitians Are Waiting At The U.S.-Mexico Border To Enter The Country

Week In Politics: Biden Rejects Migrants; Funding Bill Work; Jan. 6 Supporters Gather

Opinion: Automatic Pay Raises Haven't Stopped Chicago's Corruption

'Vaccine Talk' Facebook Group Is A Carefully Moderated Forum For Vaccine Questions

Qian Julie Wang Details A Life In 'Hei' In Memoir 'Beautiful Country'

Trees Could Be A Mental, Physical And Climate Change Antidote

'Coronasomnia,' Pandemic-Induced Insomnia, Is Not Just An Anecdotal Phenomenon

ONIPA's 'Tapes Of Utopia' Channels Afrofuturism And The Influence Of African Mix Tapes

With A Little Sweet Encouragement, Calves Prove Cows Can Quickly Be Potty-Trained

The Pfizer Booster Shot Is Only Being Recommended For People 65 And Over

U.S. Deal To Build Nuclear Submarines For Australia Causing Tensions With France

Right-Wing Demonstrators Gather At The Capitol In Support Of The Jan. 6 Rioters

U.S. Military Admits A Kabul Drone Strike Hit Civilian Vehicle, Not ISIS

'Concerned Citizen' At Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes' Trial Turns Out To Be Family

Saturday Sports: Gymnasts Tell Senators U.S. Athletics Failed To Protect Them

Louisianans Decide Whether To Save Their Most Valuable Possession - Their Homes

Percival Everett's Novel 'The Trees' Parses Through Race's Part In A Southern Murder

'Blue Bayou' Follows Antonio, Adopted From Overseas But Not Made A U.S. Citizen

An All-Civilian Crew Has Spent Three Days In Space. Are They Astronauts Now?

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