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⚖️Menendez Brothers Get a Shot at Freedom After 35 Years – What’s Next?

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Menendez Brothers Get Another Shot at Freedom

After more than three decades behind bars, Erik and Lyle Menendez have been granted a chance at parole. The brothers were convicted for the brutal killings of their parents in 1989, a case that has gripped the nation for the past three decades.

A Little Deeper:

• Resentencing Decision: L.A. Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers to 50 years to life today, paving the way for a future parole hearing.

• Emotional Testimonies: Family members delivered heart-wrenching accounts, urging the court to consider the time already served.

• Zoom Call: After announcing the decision, Jesic allowed each brother to speak to the court via Zoom from prison, where they took responsibility for the crime.

  🔜 What’s Next?

   

  • ⚖️Youthful Offender Law: The brothers will now be considered for parole under California’s youthful offender law, designed to account for developmental factors in younger offenders.

  • ⚖️Parole Possibility: The reduced sentence of 50 years to life makes them eligible for parole due to their age at the time of the murders (both were under 26 years old).

  • ⚖️Parole or Clemency? A parole hearing will likely be scheduled in the coming months. However, Governor Newsom could grant clemency, with a hearing on that matter set for June 13.

Predicting Cancer Survival with a Selfie?

Can AI really see what doctors can’t? New tech could make the answer a life-saving yes. Researchers at Mass General Brigham in Boston just introduced FaceAge, an AI tool that estimates a person’s biological age and potentially improves cancer survival predictions just by analyzing a selfie.

👀 What Your Face Could Say About Your Health:

🔍 AI Meets Aging: FaceAge is an AI tool that reads your face and estimates your biological age. Think of it as a digital mirror that turns subtle facial cues into health data.

🔍 Cancer Connection: Here’s the wild part – cancer patients, on average, looked five years older than their actual age. And the older they appeared, the worse their survival odds.

🔍 Physician Testing: When doctors added FaceAge risk scores to patient data, their 6-month survival predictions got a lot more accurate.

🔍 Biomarker Potential: Turns out, FaceAge isn’t just guessing. Its predictions line up with a gene linked to cellular aging, offering insights that go deeper than just how old you look.

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Newsom to Unveil Budget Plan Amid $16 Billion Tariff Fallout

Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to blame President Trump's tariffs for California’s budget shortfall. The governor is expected to outline his plan Wednesday to address the financial gap.

🚨Why It Matters

The Numbers:

• California is facing a $16 billion shortfall, $2 billion less for the current year and $14 billion less than expected for the upcoming fiscal year that starts in July.

Capital Gains Collapse:

• The biggest revenue hit comes from capital gains, projected to be $10 billion below expectations due to the tariffs.

 The Blame Game:

• Newsom and AG Rob Bonta have filed for an injunction to pause Trump’s tariffs, calling them "weak and reckless policies" hurting California families and businesses.

• Republicans accuse the governor of shifting blame, saying he’s using the President as a scapegoat for budget mismanagement.

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