Pneumonia evidence upends decades old conviction in baby’s death to free man

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A judge has thrown out the first-degree murder conviction of a man found guilty in the death of his girlfriend’s 4-month-old daughter in Denver nearly 30 years ago because of new evidence in the case

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Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns, third House member to quit this month

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Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted in November in Miami federal court on charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in Covid-19 disaster funds.

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Students crown Oklahoma hero principal prom king weeks after he stopped attempted school shooting

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Pauls Valley High School students surprised heroic Principal Kirk Moore with a prom king crown after he tackled a suspected gunman and saved lives.

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House Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick resigns amid ethics investigation

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Florida US representative indicted in November for allegedly misusing more than $5m of federal disaster fundsDemocratic US representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick said she is resigning effective immediately, after a House committee found she violated ethics rules. The panel was set to issue its recommended punishment for the Florida representative on Tuesday.Cherfilus-McCormick was also indicted by a…

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Federal appeals court upholds life term for Times Square suicide bomber but overturns top count

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A federal appeals court says a Bangladeshi immigrant is rightly serving a life prison sentence for a fizzled 2017 subway bombing attack beneath New York City’s Times Square even though it tossed out the top charge against him

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Woman opens fire on Maryland gas station clerk during attempted robbery

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Surveillance footage shows a suspect allegedly shooting inside a Maryland gas station during an attempted robbery, according to Howard County police.

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Florida Democrat Resigns From Congress 20 Minutes Before Expulsion Vote

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Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Florida Democrat, had been charged with stealing $5 million in federal funds. The House Ethics Committee was to take up her case Tuesday.

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RFK Jr. Refused to Commit to Backing New CDC Director on Vaccines

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In a tense congressional hearing, the health secretary also said he bore no responsibility for the measles outbreak in the United States.

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White House discussing currency swap line with United Arab Emirates

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Such a move would provide liquidity in dollars to the oil-rich UAE, but could be politically tenuous for the administration amid higher prices at home.

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From Epstein to sock puppets: Key takeaways from Kevin Warsh’s Fed confirmation hearing

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He denied making a deal with Donald Trump on interest rates and backed “policy regime change” at the central bank.

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