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Elon Musk's ideas about government efficiency are all wrong, political scientists say

Elon Musk is talking about making the US government more efficient, but politics experts say runnin…

Erin Snodgrass   


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Their son died after a horrific hazing ritual at Penn State. This is what they want other parents of college-aged kids to know.

Timothy Piazza died in February 2017 while pledging Beta Theta Pi at Penn State. Now, his parents a…

Caralynn Matassa   


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Videos show the moment Americans were freed from Russian captivity after high-stakes prisoner swap

Russia freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, former US Marine Paul Whelan, and 14 ot…

Jake Epstein   


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Trump immediately fundraises off of historic felony conviction

"I'm a political prisoner," a graphic on Trump's campaign site read.

Brent D. Griffiths   


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The conviction of Jennifer Crumbley, mom of Michigan school shooter, should put parents of kids with access to guns on alert

The conviction of a Michigan school shooter's mother may embolden prosecutors to bring similar char…

Natalie Musumeci   


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All the questions you have about Donald Trump's criminal conviction, answered

Donald Trump was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records in his hush-money trial on T…

Erin Snodgrass,Lloyd Lee   


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Trump, now a convicted felon, insists he's a 'very innocent man' after landmark verdict

Donald Trump reacted to the guilty verdict in his hush-money case by insisting he's a "very innocen…

Natalie Musumeci   


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The Russian Army may have defeated Ukraine — if it had followed its own manual

Russia's army in Ukraine lacks the huge size its warfighting doctrine demands, and it's been too ri…

Michael Peck   


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A man convicted of child sex abuse served 5 years in prison. It cost him $600,000 to prove his innocence.

Brian Buckle served five years in prison for child sex abuse based on flawed DNA tests. He spent $6…

Thibault Spirlet   


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A Trump voter proved the MyPillow Guy wrong. Now he wants his $5 million.

Codebreaker Bob Zeidman found that the data that MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said showed election fra…

Brent Crane   


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A 74-year-old woman was exonerated of the rape and murder of her niece after spending 27 years in prison

"I thank all the people for their prayers and helping me get out of this mess which has cost me hal…

Yelena Dzhanova   


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North Carolina man who was in prison for 23 years is awarded $6 million after a jury found that a detective falsified evidence against him

When asked if he felt justice had been served, Darryl Howard said, "No, to be honest with you, but …

Taiyler Simone Mitchell   


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Man wrongfully convicted of killing Malcolm X sues New York City for $40 million

Muhammad Aziz, 84, spent 20 years behind bars as the result of a murder investigation that was late…

Matthew Loh   


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A North Carolina man spent 24 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. He was just pardoned and is seeking compensation.

Dontae Sharpe was exonerated in 2019 after he served 24 years in prison for first-degree murder.

Sarah Al-Arshani   


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2 men wrongly convicted of killing Malcolm X in 1965 will receive a $36 million settlement from New York City and the state: reports

New York City will pay $26 million while the state of New York will pay $10 million, David Shanies,…

Amanda Goh   


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A man who spent 15 years on death row before being exonerated died from COVID-19 less than 10 years after his release

A compensation claim for Damon Thibodeaux's time spent wrongfully behind bars was pending at the ti…

Erin Snodgrass   


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I was wrongfully accused of sexual assault and spent nearly 10 years in prison. Here's how I proved my innocence and became a criminal defense lawyer.

When he was 18, Jarrett Adams faced an all-white jury and was wrongfully sentenced to 20 years for …

Yoonji Han   


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3 ex-detectives in Philadelphia were charged with lying on the witness stand during an innocent man's retrial

Prosecutors alleged that in 1991, detectives forced a 20-year-old man to sign a false confession an…

Michelle Mark   


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A top Ukrainian commander fighting around Bakhmut says military experts who portray Russian soldiers as only 'stupid and miserable' are wrong

The Commander of Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade said that Russian soldiers are not "stupid"…

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Lawyers for a NY man imprisoned for 22 years say they can prove he's innocent. They just need a hearing.

Andre Brown was convicted of two counts of attempted murder in 2000. His lawyers have been waiting …

Haven Orecchio-Egresitz