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A New Orleans candidate’s murder conviction was tossed but the state challenges his past

A down-ballot race for New Orleans clerk of criminal court has turned contentious as candidate Calvin Duncan, who spent three…

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Robert Roberson is again approaching execution in Texas in shaken baby case

Robert Roberson was calm and hopeful as he pondered his mortality and whether he could again avoid becoming the first…

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Former FBI chief James Comey to make first US court appearance

Former FBI director James Comey, a prominent critic of US President Donald Trump, is to make his first court appearance…

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White House threatens to not pay workers furloughed during government shutdown

The White House is considering not paying federal employees for days they have been furloughed during the shutdown, according to…

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Medical helicopter crashes onto highway in US, critically injuring 3

A medical helicopter crashed on a highway in Sacramento on Monday evening, critically injuring three people aboard, including a woman…

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Iran says nuclear cooperation with IAEA ‘no longer relevant’

Iran’s foreign minister has declared that cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog is “no longer relevant” after Western countries…

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Mass protests from Amsterdam to Istanbul denounce Israel’s Gaza genocide

Hundreds of thousands of people have poured onto the streets across Europe, demanding an end to Israel’s two-year war on…

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Nairobi’s ‘Birdman’: Rescuing raptors on the streets of Kenya’s capital

Shouts of “Birdman! Birdman!” trail 27-year-old Rodgers Oloo Magutha down a street in the centre of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. Vendors…

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