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South Carolina Supreme Court tosses Alex Murdaugh's double murder conviction, orders new trial
In a unanimous opinion, the court ruled that Colleton County Clerk of Court Rebecca Hill tampered with the jury during Murdaugh's 2023 trial, which prejudiced the jurors toward a guilty verdict before they began deliberating,
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US wholesale prices in April highest in three years
On an annual basis, April's Producer Price Index was up 6%, the largest increase since December 2022.
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Following 2025 fires, CA lawmakers discuss rising costs of multi-billion dollar wildfire fund
As California’s wildfire season is set to worsen, lawmakers talked briefly about the state’s seven-year-old wildfire fund, which is now projected to cost California’s taxpayers roughly $39 billion.
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Congress opens probe into ‘mealy-mouthed, spineless college leaders' for failure to quell protests
Anti-Israel protests have impacted 48 campuses, and House Speaker Mike Johnson calling for "all of the House" response, Education Chairwoman Virginia Foxx says.
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NYPD video shows professional 'protest consultant' at Columbia
Addressing concerns about non-students influencing the demonstrations, Adams said: "You don't have to be the majority to influence and co-op an operation."
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Federal court rejects Louisiana's redrawn congressional map
The rejection of the second majority-black district comes after a group of non-black voters sued the state, asserting that the latest map was unconstitutional because race was a factor when it was drawn. Two of the panel's three judges agreed that it was unconstitutional.
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NYPD clears out Columbia University protesters amid requests for amnesty
A NYPD official said the department received a letter from the university, authorizing their assistance with the protests on Tuesday, according to CNN.
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At least 50 people injured after Los Angeles train collides with bus
At least 55 people were injured in downtown Los Angeles, where two of the people are considered seriously injured, and 16 others were transported to a hospital in fair condition.
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Tentative Seattle police contract increases wages for first time in 3 years
The Seattle Police Department has lost nearly a net of 340 fully trained officers since 2019, with the force now at its lowest staffing level since the late 1990s.
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San Diego quickly becoming ‘new epicenter of border crisis’
In one day alone last week, Border Patrol agents apprehended 2,000 illegal border crossers in the CBP San Diego Sector, including 206 Chinese nationals, Desmond said.
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Georgia lawmaker sues Fani Willis, saying she colluded in stalking case
Additionally, Mainor said Willis repeatedly allowed her stalker to be released on bond for non-bondable crimes and failed to notify her of court proceedings
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Kemp signs bill to ban 'foreign adversaries' from owning agricultural land
Proponents have said they crafted the measure in response to a Department of Agriculture report that found that China had roughly 384,000 acres of agricultural land across the country, a 30% increase from 2019 to 2020.
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Texas law enforcement, feds seize large amounts of cocaine, weapons at border
In McAllen, Texas, DPS officers working through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star, seized 98 kilos (216 pounds) of cocaine in one traffic stop.