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A Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy after jurors conceded they would not be able to unanimously decide whether she should be held criminally liable for killing her three young children after a week of deliberating. mixed
🔮 The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is leading the investigation into the incident, said a report on the cause could take up to 18 months. assertive
🔮 On Thursday morning, Xi announced a gift of two Chinese pandas to a zoo in Atlanta - and a new student exchange programme, which will welcome 100,000 US students to study in China over five years. assertive
🔮 The medical examiner confirmed earlier this month that Fortune's cause of death was homicide and said there would be a murder charge.
Jarques Ratliff, 51, was arrested and pleaded not guilty. assertive
🔮 She may have one last chance at halting her execution as her attorneys have filed a petition with the US Supreme Court hoping for a last-minute reprieve. assertive
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Six Flags Magic Mountain, an amusement park in California, has announced it will permanently close a popular rollercoaster after hundreds of riders alleged they suffered brain injuries. assertive
🔮 Van Houten reopened the case after the civil lawsuit and said much of the information released in recent weeks about the case was not passed to his office.
"The young woman at the center of this case deserves to know that every fact will be examined and justice pursued," Hochul said in a statement. assertive
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President Donald Trump has said he will stop using US taxpayer funds to pay for television ads he has fronted, following bipartisan pushback. assertive
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The Pentagon has announced it will execute a former US Army major by firing squad, the first such military execution in more than 60 years. assertive
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Federal prosecutors are expected to bring additional charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, the BBC's US media partner CBS has reported. assertive
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The public will be able to watch the execution of a former US Army major by firing squad, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has said. assertive
🔮 Zacharia, who currently works as a communication's adviser for Trump Media & Technology Group would become the president's sixth chief spokesperson across his two administrations. mixed
🔮 Addressing reporters at the White House before departing for Georgia, Trump said the situation could have been "much worse" with no intervention. assertive
🔮 "Our office has received the order and is evaluating our options to determine how we will proceed," a spokesperson for the Office of the Second Judicial District Attorney in Bernalillo County told the BBC on Friday. assertive
🔮 It would almost be funny if it weren't such an appalling abuse of the department of justice, one that we cannot become numb to," he said in the clip. assertive
🔮 "Non-military, civilian leaders from both countries will work together to visit Oleshky residents in their homes and determine the level of assistance they require," she said in a press release. assertive
🔮 Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, the state's chief election officer, said in a statement on Wednesday that "any attempt to disrupt or deceive our election workers will not be tolerated". assertive
🔮 The plans, which were announced in the US Federal Register on Wednesday, say Kennedy would allow compounding pharmacies to prepare six popular peptides, which not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). assertive
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that state police will now investigate all future sexual offence complaints at Cornell University after the fallout from a gang rape accusation at the institution. assertive
🔮 The same day, Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, said elections would be held and that her government should oversee a "transition of this magnitude" - which Machado dismissed as illogical. assertive
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