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Exoneree assumes elected clerk office after judge blocks law eliminating position 0

NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man who spent decades in prison for a wrongful conviction began work Monday overseeing the criminal court in New Orleans after a judge temporarily blocked the state from eliminating the position. Calvin Duncan won 68% of the vote to serve as Orleans Parish criminal court clerk. But at the urging

Former Florida Congressman David Rivera convicted in Venezuela lobbying case 0

Prosecutors alleged that, in 2017 and 2018, at the behest of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government, Rivera and Nuhfer attempted to lobby Rubio – then still a senator and former housemate of Rivera’s – as well as Kellyanne Conway, a prominent former White House advisor.

The US still waits for its high-speed rail revolution 0

CNN — High speed trains have proved their worth across the world over the past 50 years. It’s not just in reducing journey times, but more importantly, it’s in driving economic growth, creating jobs and bringing communities closer together. China, Japan and Europe lead the way. So why doesn’t the United States have a high-speed rail

Maine 18-year-old charged in death of paddleboarder ruled competent to stand trial 0
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- May 1, 2026
PORTLAND, Maine — A judge has ruled an 18-year-old man charged with murder in the killing of a paddleboarder in Maine is competent to stand trial. The death of Sunshine “Sunny” Stewart, 48, of St. George, last year shocked the community around Crawford Pond in rural Union, Maine. Authorities charged Deven Young of Frankfort, Maine,
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Trump says US studying troop cuts in Germany, as spat with Merz intensifies 0
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- April 30, 2026
The US military deployment in Germany is by far its biggest in Europe, with about 12,000 troops in Italy and a further 10,000 in the UK. Many are stationed at the big Ramstein air base outside the southwestern German city of Kaiserslautern. And while Trump has proposed US troop reductions in Germany before, they have
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The White homeowner accused of shooting a Black teen who rang his doorbell turns himself in and is released on bail 0
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- April 29, 2026
CNN — The 84-year-old White man accused of shooting a Black teenager who rang his doorbell in Kansas City turned himself in Tuesday and was later released on bail, authorities said. Andrew Lester, who faces two felony charges – assault in the first degree and armed criminal action – in the April 13 shooting of Ralph
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