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Weiss, 42, was charged with 14 counts of unauthorized computer access and 10 counts of identity theft after purportedly hacking thousands of accounts to download intimate photos and videos, according to an indictment filed in federal court Thursday.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Understanding the way that Trump replaces Judaism with Israel also helps explain why his actions that purportedly defend Jews do nothing of the sort.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
This is most important for new NPs and PAs with limited clinical experience, particularly NPs graduating from purportedly shoddy, online, for-profit schools.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Those early conversations focused on bribes Blazer purportedly knew about involving college football coaches and recruits.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Understanding the way that Trump replaces Judaism with Israel also helps explain why his actions that purportedly defend Jews do nothing of the sort.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 19 Mar. 2025
This is most important for new NPs and PAs with limited clinical experience, particularly NPs graduating from purportedly shoddy, online, for-profit schools.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Those early conversations focused on bribes Blazer purportedly knew about involving college football coaches and recruits.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Purportedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purportedly. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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