Nine men are at large, including four charged with murder, after they escaped from a New Orleans jail. "We have the indication that these detainees received assistance in their escape from inside our department," Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said at a press conference where she stated that the incident highlights the need for repairs at the facility, saying that $5.2 million is needed to pay for locks alone. Here's more from [@abc](
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5 men at large after escape from New Orleans jail, including 3 charged with murder
Ten men escaped from a New Orleans jail on Friday and four have been apprehended, officials with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office said.
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Ukrainian drones attack Moscow, halting flights ahead of major military parade. [@CNN](
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Some good news for a Friday afternoon! After a Verite News and @ProPublica investigation, a Louisiana district judge has vacated the death sentence of Jimmie Duncan, whose 1998 murder conviction was based on allegedly fabricated bite-mark analysis. Judge Alvin Sharp pointed to new testimony that said such analysis is "no longer valid" and "not scientifically defensible." Duncan, now 56, has spent 27 years on death row. It is unclear yet whether he will walk free. At the second link, find the original reporting on Duncan's conviction.
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Louisiana Judge Nullifies Death Row Inmate’s Murder Conviction That Was Based on Junk Science
Following a Verite News and ProPublica investigation, a district judge vacated the death sentence of Jimmie Duncan, whose 1998 murder conviction wa...
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He Was Convicted Based on Allegedly Fabricated Bite Mark Analysis. Louisiana Wants to Execute Him Anyway.
Nine prisoners have walked free after evidence presented by members of a forensics team turned out to be wrong — yet one man still awaits executi...
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On the 50th anniversary of Khmer Rouge’s deadly Year Zero campaign in Cambodia, [@cbcnews](
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of breaking "Easter truce" pledge after hundreds of shelling and drone attacks hit Ukraine. [@BBCNews](
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Zelensky says Russian attacks ongoing despite 'Easter truce'
Russia's defence ministry said Russian forces had followed the truce and accused Ukraine of breaking it.
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What we know about suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence. NBC News reports the man "allegedly climbed the residence's fence, used a hammer to break a window and threw Molotov cocktails in to start the blaze."
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What we know about the suspect in arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence
Cody A. Balmer has been accused of a slew of crimes, including terrorism, prosecutors said Monday.
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All six people aboard a helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River in New York City have died. Read more from @ABCNews@flipboard.com
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Tourist helicopter crashes in Hudson River in New York City, all 6 on board killed
A helicopter crashed in the Hudson River in New York City on Thursday afternoon, according to the New York Police Department.
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Last week's supreme court election in Wisconsin has been decided (the Democrat-aligned candidate, Susan Crawford, was elected) but there are still more down-ballot elections taking place in the U.S. this month. Here's @npub1skvn...dfdf's breakdown for @npub1hpgg...yrre of what's happened, and what's still to come.
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The 20 Elections to Watch This April - Bolts
A Democratic candidate who railed against Elon Musk and his spending cuts flipped an ancestrally Republican district in Pennsylvania’s state Sena...
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In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out the order of District Judge James Boasberg, who blocked removal of Venezuelans to El Salvador without legal process under the Alien Enemies Act. The government had previously indicated that deportations would immediately resume if Boasberg's order was lifted. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote in her dissent: "We are just as wrong now as we have been in the past, with similarly devastating consequences. It just seems we are now less willing to face it,” adding: "At least when the Court went off base in the past, it left a record so posterity could see how it went wrong,” citing the notorious ruling that allowed government confinement of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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Supreme Court gives boost to Trump administration's deportation plans under Alien Enemies Act
The ruling said a judge can't block Trump’s plan nationwide but made it clear that people swept up must have a chance to challenge their seizures...
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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker has set the record for the longest speech in Senate history, surpassing Sen. Strom Thurmond who spoke against the Civil Rights Act for 24 hours and 18 minutes in 1957. Booker is still speaking against the Trump administration's "grave and urgent" threat to the country. He has shared letters from constituents and read news articles, discussing a wide range of subjects and in his opening remarks, referencing his hero, the late Rep. John Lewis. "I start tonight thinking about him; I've been thinking about him a lot during these last 71 days. 'Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, help redeem the soul of America,'" Booker said, invoking Lewis' words. "And had to ask myself, if he's my hero, how am I living up to his words?"
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Cory Booker sets record for longest Senate speech in anti-Trump remarks that exceeded 25 hours
The Democratic senator from New Jersey broke the record set by segregationist Strom Thurmond in 1957, saying later that Thurmond’s record “alwa...
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