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A judge on Monday will consider whether to vacate Adnan Syed's murder conviction

Saturday, September 17, 2022

A Baltimore judge set the hearing for 2 p.m. Monday in the case of Syed, whose story was chronicled in the hit podcast "Serial." Prosecutors say a lengthy investigation has uncovered new evidence.

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Fiona is expected to become a hurricane when it hits Puerto Rico

Saturday, September 17, 2022

The storm threatens to dump up to 20 inches of rain as forecasters placed Puerto Rico. People are bracing for potential landslides, severe flooding and power outages.

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Court rules in favor of Texas law allowing lawsuits against social media companies

Friday, September 16, 2022

A federal appeals court Friday ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies, in a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech.

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'The Phantom of the Opera,' Broadway's longest-running show, will close next year

Friday, September 16, 2022

The musical — a fixture on Broadway since 1988, weathering recessions, war and cultural shifts — will play its final performance in New York on Feb. 18, 2023.

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Sarah Sanders, candidate for Arkansas governor, undergoes surgery for thyroid cancer

Friday, September 16, 2022

The former White House press secretary announced she underwent the surgery after a biopsy revealed that she had thyroid cancer. She said she looked forward to returning to the campaign trail soon.

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After a serious breach, Uber says its services are operational again

Friday, September 16, 2022

What appeared to be a lone hacker announced the breach after apparently tricking an Uber employee into providing credentials. It is not known how much data the hacker stole.

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Texas denies a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a drug charge

Friday, September 16, 2022

The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles declined a request that George Floyd be granted a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug arrest made by a now-indicted ex-Houston police officer.

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The Jan. 6 rioter who wore a 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt gets 75 days in jail

Friday, September 16, 2022

Photographs of Keith Packer wearing the antisemitic sweatshirt went viral after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Packer said he wore it because he was "cold," according to a court filing.

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Ukraine's president says a new mass grave is found near a recaptured city

Friday, September 16, 2022

Ukrainian authorities found a mass burial site near a recaptured northeastern city previously occupied by Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced.

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Mexico arrests a retired general in the case of dozens of missing students

Friday, September 16, 2022

Mexican authorities have arrested a retired general and three other members of the army for alleged connection to the disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014.

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Cardi B's guilty plea resolves a 2018 case over NYC club brawls

Thursday, September 15, 2022

The Grammy-winning rapper resolved a criminal case stemming from a pair of brawls at New York City strip clubs by pleading guilty in a deal that requires her to perform 15 days of community service.

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A boil-water notice has been lifted in Jackson, Miss., after nearly 7 weeks

Thursday, September 15, 2022

But a state health department official said concerns remain about copper and lead levels in the city water. The official said people should continue to avoid using it to prepare baby formula.

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Why Kanye West is splitting with the Gap

Thursday, September 15, 2022

An attorney for Kanye West, who goes by Ye, said that a letter has been sent to the clothing chain seeking to terminate the contract between the clothing chain and West's company, Yeezy.

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Biden says tentative railway labor deal has been reached, averting a strike

Thursday, September 15, 2022

President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections.

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Xi, Putin hold summit in Uzbekistan as the Ukraine war dominates

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin are expected to meet on the sidelines of a summit in Uzbekistan, a group formed by Beijing and Moscow as a counterweight to U.S. influence.

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'Abbott Elementary' star Quinta Brunson interrupts Jimmy Kimmel and grabs an apology

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Abbott Elementary creator-star Quinta Brunson played her own gag on Jimmy Kimmel's Emmy prank with one of her own, and then collected an apology from the late-night host whose bit was criticized.

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A woman is arrested in South Korea after bodies are found in New Zealand suitcases

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Authorities didn't immediately say whether a woman detained in South Korea on two murder charges from New Zealand was the mother of two dead children found last month in abandoned suitcases.

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A judge temporarily blocks an Ohio law banning most abortions

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

The decision to grant a 14-day restraining order against the state law means abortions through 20 weeks' gestation can continue for now.

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R. Kelly is convicted of child pornography

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

A federal jury convicted R. Kelly of several child pornography charges in his hometown of Chicago, delivering another legal blow to a singer who used to be one of the biggest R&B stars in the world.

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Prosecutors move to vacate Adnan Syed's murder conviction in the 'Serial' podcast case

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Baltimore's state's attorney filed a motion in circuit court, saying a lengthy investigation conducted with the defense had uncovered new evidence that could undermine the murder conviction.

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