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Manslaughter trial begins for Jennifer Crumbley, mother of Michigan school shooterNADINE EL-BAWAB and EMILY SHAPIROJanuary 23, 2024 at 9:58 AMJury selection began Monday in the trial of Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, over her alleged role in the November 2021 attack at Oxford High School that left four students dead and seven others injured.Ethan Crumbley's parents, Jennifer and James Crumbley, have each been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the attack, a rare case of parents being charged in connection to a child's mass shooting.Jury selection is expected to take up…

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George Santos appears in federal court as trial looms later this yearMark Morales, CNNJanuary 23, 2024 at 10:55 AM Shannon Stapleton/ReutersDisgraced former Rep. George Santos appeared in federal court on Tuesday for a status conference ahead of a possible trial later this year.Santos is facing 23 charges alleging he stole donors’ identities and ran up thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges on their credit cards, among other offenses. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.“You’re making great progress with regard to getting the case ready for trial,” said US District Judge Joanna Seybert, who mentioned that the schedule still…

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Brazil’s Lula to intervene in fatal clash between farmers, Indigenous tribeJanuary 23, 2024 at 9:53 AMBRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday vowed a federal response after a conflict between Indigenous people and farmers over land in southern Bahia led to the shooting death of a tribal leader.The incident underlines years of tensions between Brazil's Indigenous peoples and agricultural settlers over land rights. Former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro supported farmers' rights, but Lula has backed Indigenous claims as part of his broader pledge to preserve the environment.”The Pataxó people can be sure that federal government…

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U.K. Leader Says New Strikes on Houthis Were In ‘Response To a Persistent Threat’Anna GordonJanuary 23, 2024 at 11:46 AMBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressed the House of Commons on Tuesday regarding a second round of U.S. and U.K. coordinated strikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels, following the group’s attacks in the Red Sea.“At my order, overnight the RAF engaged in a second wave of strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen. We did so because we continue to see… an ongoing and imminent threat from the Houthis,” said Sunak.The U.K. leader added that the strikes were “fully aligned with international…

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