Lawyers for a man convicted of killing eight people along a Manhattan bike path five years ago say prosecutors are unfairly using emotional testimony from victims' families to try to win a death …
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER
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2/20/23
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Michigan State University students and faculty returned to the East Lansing campus Monday, one week after a gunman killed three students and injured five others. With many professors allowing …
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By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
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2/20/23
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Authorities say a suspect has been arrested in the killing of a Catholic bishop in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles who was fatally shot over the weekend in Southern California. Los Angeles Sheriff’s …
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and DAMIAN DOVARGANES
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2/20/23
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New Orleans police say one person has died and four are in stable condition after a shooting during a Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. The New Orleans Police Department says one suspect was taken …
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2/20/23
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Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated. A move to outlaw …
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By DEEPA BHARATH
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2/20/23
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Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant wants to add caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws. Calls to outlaw discrimination based on caste, a division of people based on birth or descent, …
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By DEEPA BHARATH
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2/20/23
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Amid ongoing criticism over his comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, Don Lemon was absent Monday from “CNN This Morning.” Co-host Poppy Harlow told viewers that “Don …
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2/20/23
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Photographers covering the war in Ukraine have shown the world its calamitous toll over and over: an injured pregnant woman carried away on a stretcher, a father saying goodbye to his fleeing wife …
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By SARAH DiLORENZO
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2/20/23
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About 50,000 utility customers in the east San Francisco Bay Area were without power on Sunday afternoon. Oakland fire officials say a fire at a Pacific Gas & Electric substation caused the outages. …
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2/20/23
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Authorities say a Catholic bishop in Southern California has been shot and killed just blocks from a church, stunning the Los Angeles religious community. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department …
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By STEFANIE DAZIO
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2/19/23
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One person is dead and 10 are injured after a shooting in Tennessee. According to a news release from the Memphis Police Department posted on Twitter, officers are looking for three men they say are …
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2/19/23
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Richard Belzer, who played one of TV’s most indelible detectives as John Munch in “Homicide: Life on the Street” and “Law & Order: SVU,” has died. The long-time stand-up comic was 78. …
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By JAKE COYLE
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2/19/23
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Officials in Pennsylvania say a Temple University police officer has been fatally shot near campus in Philadelphia while chasing a robbery suspect. Temple says in a statement that the alleged robbery …
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2/18/23
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An Arizona aquarium is celebrating the hatching of three African penguin chicks. Officials at OdySea Aquarium say as an endangered species, any successful hatching for the penguins calls for …
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2/18/23
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Central Park Zoo officials say they are dropping efforts to capture Flaco, a majestic Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped captivity two weeks ago. When he escaped, people wondered whether Flaco would go …
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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN
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2/18/23
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Memphis police say an officer has died from wounds sustained more than two weeks ago when he was shot while responding to a confrontation at a library. Police said Saturday that Officer Geoffrey Redd …
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2/18/23
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A gunman authorities who authorities say killed six people in Mississippi busted into his ex-wife’s home, smashed her boyfriend in the head with the butt of a gun before shooting her in the head. …
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By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and JOHN HANNA
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2/18/23
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Twitter has given users an ultimatum. If they don't subscribe to a new premium service, they'll lose a popular account security feature. As of March 19, users won't be able to secure their accounts …
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By ALEX VEIGA
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2/18/23
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The first funerals are being held for students who were killed in this week’s mass shooting at Michigan State University. Mourners in the Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe Farms filed into St. Paul …
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2/18/23
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Attorneys for a mentally ill Texas death row prisoner, along with faith leaders and mental health professionals are working to stop his April 5 execution, saying he'll never be sufficiently competent …
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By JUAN A. LOZANO
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2/18/23
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