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Focus on Early Release of Convict in London Stabbings
Usman Khan was convicted on terrorism charges but let out of prison early. He attended a “Learning Together” conference for ex-offenders, and used the event to launch a bloody attack, stabbing two people to death and wounding three others. Police shot him dead after he flashed what seemed to be a suicide vest. Khan is gone, but the questions remain:...
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Sean Kratz Guilty of First-Degree Murder in 2017 Bucks County Farm Killing Spree
The man accused of killing three people on a suburban Pennsylvania farm in 2017 has been found guilty of first- and second-degree murder for the shooting death of 19-year-old Dean Finocchiaro.
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‘One of the Most Horrific Days': Sean Kratz Awaits Verdict for 2017 Bucks County Farm Killing Spree
A jury will now decide the fate of 22-year-old Sean Kratz, the man accused of helping his cousin kill three young men on their family’s suburban Pennsylvania farm more than two years ago.
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Dean Foods, No. 1 Milk Company, Declares Bankruptcy Amid Drop in Demand
Dean Foods, America’s biggest milk processor, has filed for bankruptcy amid a steep, decades-long drop-off in US milk consumption blamed on soda, juices and, more recently, nondairy substitutes.
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Still a Chance? 2020 Longshots Insist Race Is Up for Grabs
Voters cast ballots in less than three months, and the Democratic primary is still crowded with little guys. Roughly a half-dozen candidates in the very bottom tier of the Democratic presidential primary are soldiering on, hoping that even after months of campaigning without catching fire that there’s still a chance. Their resolve reflects, in part, some Democrats’ insistence that the...
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A CGI James Dean is Cast in New Film, Sparking an Outcry
James Dean hasn’t been alive in 64 years, but the “Rebel Without a Cause” actor has been cast in a new film about the Vietnam War.
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‘One of the Most Horrific Days': Sean Kratz Goes on Trial for 2017 Bucks County Farm Killing Spree
More than two years after “one of the most horrific days,” the man accused of helping his cousin kill four people on a sprawling Bucks County, Pennsylvania, farm will likely take the stand in his own defense, lawyers said in court Wednesday.
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Former Rep. John Conyers Dies at 90
Former U.S. Rep John Conyers, who represented part of the city of Detroit for more than 50 years, has died at the age of 90.
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John Conyers, Longest-Serving Black Congressman, Dies at 90
Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil rights made him a political institution in Washington and back home in Detroit despite several scandals, has died. He was 90. Conyers, among the high-profile politicians topped by sex harassment allegations in 2017, died at his home on Sunday, said Detroit police...
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Facebook Launches a News Section – And Will Pay Publishers
Over the course of its 15 year history, Facebook has variously ignored news organizations while eating their advertising revenue, courted them for video projects it subsequently abandoned, and then largely cut their stories out of its newsfeeds . Now it plans to pay them for news headlines — reportedly millions of dollars in some cases. Enter the “News Tab,” a...
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What Happens Next for the Officers Involved in Fatal Shootings
After a police officer fatally shoots someone, it can take days or even weeks before the public or his supervisors hear the officer’s version of what happened.
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Victim's Nephew Says Atatiana Jefferson Pointed Gun at Window After Hearing Noises; Chief Ed Kraus Says There's ‘No Excuse' for Shooting
Interim Fort Worth Chief of Police Ed Kraus says there’s “absolutely no excuse” for an officer’s fatal shooting of a woman inside her home over the weekend, even if she was holding a gun inside her home.
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Fort Worth Officer Charged With Murder After Shooting That Killed Atatiana Jefferson
The Fort Worth police officer who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson early Saturday morning has been charged with murder, Tarrant County records show.
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Ready Student One? Universities Launch Degrees in Esports
On their first week in class, a group of students is playing a first-person shooter video game in a sleek new digital studio. It’s their introduction to the degree in esports they’ve all enrolled in. The group clicking away on their mice are at the University of Staffordshire, one of several U.K. and U.S. schools launching programs aimed at capitalizing...
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Michigan State University Fined $4.5 Million in Nassar Case
The government on Thursday ordered Michigan State University to make sweeping changes and pay a $4.5 million fine after determining that it failed to adequately respond to sexual assault complaints against Larry Nassar, a campus sports doctor who molested elite gymnasts and other female athletes. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced the penalty after the conclusion of two federal investigations. She...
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Suit Settled in Naperville Teen's Suicide
The case of a suburban Chicago teenager who killed himself after being confronted at his high school about whether he made a video of himself having sex with a classmate raised uncomfortable questions about how aggressively school officials should question kids suspected of wrongdoing and whether they should wait until a parent arrives.
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Students, CT Residents Worry About Families Impacted by Dorian
As millions wait and watch for Hurricane Dorian’s next move, people in Connecticut with ties to the Sunshine State are thinking of their families.
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Elizabeth Warren's Rise Started by Looking at the Bottom
As a young scholar, Elizabeth Warren traveled to federal courthouses, studying families overwhelmed by debt. She brought along a photocopier, gathering reams of statistics as she tried to answer one question: Why were these folks going bankrupt? Warren, then a law professor, wasn’t satisfied with textbook explanations; she wanted to hear directly from people drowning in debt. So she sat...
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National Cathedral to Toll Funeral Bell for 400th Anniversary of US Slavery's Start
The Washington National Cathedral will ring its largest funereal bell for one minute on Sunday to honor the first enslaved Africans who landed in North America, 400 years ago this month.
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LA Opera Names Lawyer to Lead Investigation of Placido Domingo Sexual Harassment Allegations
Los Angeles Opera said Tuesday it will immediately open a “thorough and independent investigation” into allegations of sexual harassment against the opera star Placido Domingo, the company’s general director.