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Should sex abuse evidence set the Menendez brothers free? A judge will decide.
A judge will decide Monday whether new evidence warrants a re-examination of the convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez in the shotgun murders of their parents 30 years ago.
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Uruguay's leftist opposition candidate becomes country's new president
The election was free of the anti-establishment fury that has vaulted populist outsiders to power elsewhere, like the United States and neighboring Argentina.
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Winter storms sweep across the U.S. while a new system is expected for Thanksgiving
A major storm dropped more snow and record rain in California, while on the opposite side of the country blizzard or winter storm warnings were in effect Saturday.
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NATO head and Trump meet in Florida for talks on global security
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the head of NATO, Mark Rutte, met on Friday in Palm Beach for talks on global security, the military alliance said Saturday.
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6 tourists in Laos have died after drinking tainted alcohol
Tourists from the U.S., Australia, Denmark and the U.K. have died. A tourism police officer said a "number of people" had been detained in the case but that no charges have yet been filed.
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Alabama carries out nation's 3rd nitrogen gas execution
An Alabama man convicted in the 1994 killing of a hitchhiker cursed at the prison warden shortly before he was put to death Thursday evening in the nation's third execution using nitrogen gas.
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A duct-taped banana sells for $6.2 million at an art auction
A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur.
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A man has been convicted of murder in the killing of Laken Riley
The case over the killing of a Georgia nursing student fueled the national debate over immigration during this year's presidential race.
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Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including ban on pills to end pregnancy
The decision marks another victory for abortion rights advocates after voters in seven states passed measures in support of access.
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Jake Paul beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson in a much-hyped Netflix boxing match
Jake Paul won a unanimous decision over Mike Tyson as the hits didn't match the hype in a fight between a young YouTuber-turned-boxer and the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion.
