Monday, 15 November 2021

EXPLAINER: Raffle drum will set final 12 Rittenhouse jurors

The judge in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial will use a raffle drum that sat in the courtroom throughout the two-week trial to select the names of alternate jurors who will be dismissed from the pool of 18 to get to the final 12 who will decide the case

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UN condemns arms supply to Somalia's al-Shabab, keeps UN ban

The U.N. Security Council is condemning the supply of weapons and ammunition to al-Shabab extremists and others in Somalia in violation of a U.N. arms embargo

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Rittenhouse judge back in spotlight during jury instructions

The judge in Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial, already the subject of scrutiny for various actions in the case, drew attention again on Monday for his handling of jury instructions

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Deputy pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of Arkansas teen

A former Arkansas sheriff's deputy has pleaded not guilty to felony manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a white teenager whose death has drawn the attention of civil rights activists

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Students disciplined after 'slavery' petition sue district

Four students at a Kansas City school district who were disciplined after a petition to “Start Slavery Again" are suing the district

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6 teens injured in drive-by shooting near Denver area school

Police say six teenagers were shot in a drive-by shooting in a park near a high school in suburban Denver, but all are expected to survive

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Settlement bans coal storage in California city by 2027

A private California port terminal that handles and stores coal from Utah before it's shipped overseas to Asia must halt those operations by the end of 2026

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Police: Infant run over, killed after falling out car door

Dallas-area police are seeking information from the public after a rear passenger door opened on a car making a left turn, dumping an 8-month-old baby in front of another car that ran over and killed the child

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No 3rd trial against federal agent in fatal Hawaii shooting

Honolulu's prosecuting attorney won't seek a third trial against a federal agent who shot and killed a man during an altercation in a fast-food restaurant

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William Sterling Cary, pioneering Black pastor, dies at 94

William Sterling Cary, a minister and civil rights activist who was the first Black person in prominent church leadership roles including National Council of Churches president, has died at age 94

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Former Cuban journalist dissident Raul Rivero dies at 75

Raul Rivero, a one-time foreign correspondent for official Cuban media before he broke with the government and was jailed for months in a widespread crackdown, has died

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Is burgundy maroon? Gunman's lawyers argue they're different

Attorneys for Florida high school shooter Nikolas Cruz told a judge that detectives made false statements to obtain search warrants that let them seize evidence from his cellphone and bedroom

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Charities see more crypto donations. Who is benefiting?

As the biggest cryptocurrencies flirt with record highs in value, they are increasingly becoming bigger sources of revenue for charities

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