11 h. ago Hawaii man freed after 30 years in prison visits mother's grave and ponders ubiquitous cellphones

A Hawaii man released after spending 30 years in prison for a murder he has always denied committing has spent his first day of freedom visiting his mother's gravesite and marveling at how much the world is different

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30 h. ago Hawaii man reveals first thing he plans to do after spending 30 years in jail for murder he didn't commit

After spending 30 years in prison for a murder he has always denied committing, Gordon Cordeiro was finally released after a judge vacated his conviction due to new DNA evidence.

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46 h. ago Vatican 'let down' in botched London property deal involving The Pope himself, UK Judge rules

Secretariat of State of the Holy See agreed to buy a part-share of a former Harrods depository

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58 h. ago US politics briefing: Trump administration warns Kyiv and picks up court win in mass firings case

From the Trump administration’s latest moves abroad and in the US – here are the key US politics stories from Thursday at a glanceThursday saw a judge rule that the Trump administration can continue the mass firing of US federal workers, rejecting a bid by labor unions to stop the US president dramatically cutting the jobs of many of the 2.3 million people employed by the government. The IRS began laying off roughly 7,000 workers on Thursday.In his 16-page order, US district judge Christopher Cooper started by saying that Trump’s executive actions had “caused, some say by design, disruption and even chaos in widespread quarters of American society”. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Elon Musk praises Doge efforts to cut federal workforce after judge ruling – live

Musk claims Trump administration is ‘finding savings’ amid mass terminations; federal judge won’t block administration from laying off federal workersJudge rules Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workersDonald Trump signed another round of executive orders onboard Air Force One last night, among them one aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally.The order seeks to end “all taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens”, according to the White House, although it was not clear which benefits will be targeted. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Trump administration can move forward with mass firings of federal workers, judge rules – live

Federal judge won’t block administration from laying off thousands of federal workers, a move that is shrinking and upending US governmentJudge rules Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workersDonald Trump signed another round of executive orders onboard Air Force One last night, among them one aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally.The order seeks to end “all taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens”, according to the White House, although it was not clear which benefits will be targeted. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Trump administration can move forward with mass firings of federal works, judge rules – live

Federal judge won’t block administration from laying off thousands of federal workers, a move that is shrinking and upending US governmentJudge rules Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workersDonald Trump signed another round of executive orders onboard Air Force One last night, among them one aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally.The order seeks to end “all taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens”, according to the White House, although it was not clear which benefits will be targeted. Continue reading...

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62 h. ago Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, judge rules

US judge rejects bid by group of labor unions to halt president’s government overhaul through Musk-led ‘Doge’The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, rejecting a bid by a group of labor unions to halt Donald Trump’s dramatic downsizing of the roughly 2.3 million-strong federal workforce.The ruling by the US district judge Christopher Cooper in Washington DC federal court is temporary while the litigation plays out. But it is a win for the Trump administration as it seeks to purge the federal workforce and slash what it deems wasteful and fraudulent government spending. Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Trial set for suspect in killings of 4 Idaho college students. Here’s what you need to know

A judge this week declined to throw out key evidence against the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students near the campus two years ago

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3 d. ago Idaho judge declines to throw out genetic evidence in University of Idaho killings

An Idaho judge has declined to throw out key evidence in a case against a man charged with murder in connection with the killings of four University of Idaho students

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3 d. ago Bryan Kohberger judge rules on DNA evidence in Idaho quadruple murder case

An Idaho judge finally made a ruling on the DNA technique prosecutors used to identify Bryan Kohberger as the prime suspect in the murders of four University of Idaho students.

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3 d. ago DOJ official defends alleged quid pro quo with NYC mayor Eric Adams as judge hauls prosecutors to court to discuss case

Federal judge did not rule on the motion to dismiss the charges against Eric Adams

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3 d. ago DOJ officials defends alleged quid pro quo with NYC mayor Eric Adams as judge hauls prosecutors to court to discuss case

A federal judge did not rule on the move to dismiss the charges

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