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Military veteran who stormed Capitol with loaded pistol is sentenced to 7 years in prison
WASHINGTON — A military veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a loaded pistol, metal-plated body armor and a gas…
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Ex-officers at federal women’s prison in California plead guilty to multiple sex abuse counts
Two former officers of a federal women’s prison in California have pleaded guilty to multiple counts of sexual abuse FILE…
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Inmate suspected of homicide escapes from a Pennsylvania jail using bed sheets
Authorities are searching for an inmate described as “very dangerous” who officials say escaped from a jail in northwestern Pennsylvania…
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Wrongly imprisoned for 7 years, exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member wins NYC Council primary
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Yusef Salaam, one of the exonerated “Central Park Five,” has won a Democratic…
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Perspective – ‘That Peckham Boy’: How one man falsely accused of murder turned his life around
Back to homepage / Shows / Perspective Issued on: 05/07/2023 – 11:19 06:31 PERSPECTIVE © FRANCE 24 A man who…
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‘Smallville’ actor released from prison for role in sex-trafficking case tied to cult-like group
The television actor Allison Mack has been released from a California prison near San Francisco FILE – Television actor Allison…
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Palestinian attacker wounds 8 in Tel Aviv as Israel presses on with West Bank operation
JENIN, West Bank — A Hamas militant drove his car into a crowded bus stop in Tel Aviv on Tuesday…
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Children face solitary confinement in cells at Illinois juvenile detention facility, ACLU says
CHICAGO — Children as young as 11 are confined alone to cells the size of parking spaces up to 23…
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Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of ‘Central Park Five’ is running for office
NEW YORK — Outside a Harlem subway station, Yusef Salaam, a candidate for New York City Council, hurriedly greeted voters…
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A new trial begins for Russian opposition leader Navalny that could keep him locked up for decades
MELEKHOVO, Russia — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny went on trial Monday on new charges of extremism that could…
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