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US officers ruled to be justified in fatal shooting after responding to wrong house
After the 2017 shooting, a state grand jury declined to indict anyone in the case.
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January 6 rioter convicted and sentenced in secret
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Mother guilty of throwing sons into lake
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Massachusetts woman indicted on charges for killing children
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Man charged after 2yo finds gun on bed and shoots him in back
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US man accused of holding girlfriend captive in university dorm for days
19-year-old man raped, beat and waterboarded his girlfriend for days until she escaped.
The battle to save Marilyn Monroe’s last home
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Opinion: Fifteen years after Lehman, we still need to fix financial supervision
FT: It must be made easier for regulators to act intelligently and independently.
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Bodycam video shows the two officers’ attempts to nab the speedy little primate.
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The most recent escapee, Christopher Haynes, has been on the run for a week.
Nasa has a UFO research director, but he remains unidentified
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US President's son charged with firearms offences
Hunter Biden is accused of lying about his drug use when he bought gun.
US inflation offers possible portents for NZ's path
Fuel prices pump up inflation in the 'strong man' of the global economy.
JFK assassination witness breaks his silence and raises new questions
New York Times: Account from Secret Service agent could change understanding of shooting.
Former officers plead not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols beating
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'Non-human' mummies: Politicians aghast at 'extraterrestrial corpses'
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High fuel prices fire up US inflation
Excluding volatile food and energy groups, so-called core prices took a step back.
Fugitive captured in rural Pennsylvania
Danelo Cavalcante who has evaded police for two weeks has been captured.
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The suit claims Google exploited exclusive search engine deals to maintain its advantage.