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While some states require proof that the offender intended to cause emotional distress — a difficult burden for victims — California focuses on intent to distribute.

The intended audience, the owners of ABC stations across the country, heard the message loud and clear.

Congress wrote the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 intending to give the central bank board some independence from politics and the current president.

As “Alien: Earth” skitters toward its season finale, it’s clear that this being intends to do worse than its sheepish gaze lets on.

Earlier this year, SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler boasted of her agency’s effort to “overhaul” the Community Advantage Small Business Lending Company, which was intended to grant loans to underserved communities.