A Baltimore Circuit judge vacated Syed’s conviction for the 1999 killing of ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and ordered his release Monday after prosecutors found there were alternative suspects and unreliable evidence used at his trial.
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Four Ukrainian regions schedule votes this week to join Russia
The referendums would make redrawn frontiers ‘irreversible’ and enable Moscow to use ‘any means’ to defend them, according to former President Dmitry Medvedev and current deputy head of Russia’s Security Council.
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New York City ending vaccine mandate for private employers on Nov. 1
New York City will lift its private-sector COVID-19 vaccine mandate on Nov. 1 but will continue to require city employees to be vaccinated against the virus.
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Bill Clinton: ‘The world’s on fire,’ but teamwork can help
At the Clinton Global Initiative, which reconvened Monday for the first time since 2016, all participants will be expected to announce or develop a partnership.
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Iranians protest in capital over woman’s death in custody
The woman was detained for violating the country’s conservative dress code.
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Damage assessments begin in flooded remote Alaska villages
Damage to homes, roads and other infrastructure is only starting to be revealed after a massive storm flooded communities on the state’s vast western coast this weekend.
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Queen laid to rest with Philip in Windsor chapel
The interment of Queen Elizabeth II late Monday was on a much more intimate scale than her funeral.
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U.S. court awards $73 million for Venezuelan opponent’s death
A federal judge has awarded $73 million in damages to the family of a prominent opponent of Venezuela’s socialist government.
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Texas sheriff will investigate migrants’ removal to Martha’s Vineyard
The sheriff said his office is investigating whether the migrants were victims of a crime.
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Mars lander captures strikes by 4 incoming space rocks
NASA scientists are delighted by the detections of seismic and acoustic waves from the impacts – a first for another planet.