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Ex-prison officer charged in death of psychiatric patient in New Hampshire

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former corrections officer was charged Thursday with second-degree murder in the death of a patient at New Hampshire’s prison psychiatric unit nine months ago. Matthew Millar, 39, of Boscawen, is accused of kneeling on Jason Rothe’s torso and neck for several minutes on April 29 while Rothe was face-down and handcuffed in the secure psychiatric …

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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry calls for special session, focused on tough-on-crime policies

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday officially called for a highly anticipated crime-focused special legislative session that could overhaul the state’s current criminal justice system, reversing hard-fought and historic reforms that happened under Landry’s Democratic predecessor. Among the two dozen tough-on-crime-related items on Landry’s broad agenda are expanding methods to carry out death row executions, …

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Policía brasileña investiga a aliados del expresidente Bolsonaro por presunto intento golpista

RÍO DE JANEIRO (AP) — La policía brasileña registró el jueves las casas y oficinas de varios asesores del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro como parte de una investigación que indica que ellos planearon un golpe de Estado y que el exmandatario conocía el plan, según muestran documentos judiciales. De acuerdo con el presunto plan, en caso de que Bolsonaro perdiera la …

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Biden is sending aides to Michigan to see Arab American and Muslim leaders over the Israel-Hamas war

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is sending senior aides to Michigan on Thursday to meet with Arab American and Muslim leaders, according to three people familiar with the matter, as his administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war frustrates members of a key constituency in a 2024 battleground state. Some community leaders invited to the meeting said they welcome the …

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Prince William thanks public for messages to King Charles and Kate, says they mean ‘a great deal’

LONDON (AP) — Prince William returned to royal duties Wednesday for the first time since his father, King Charles III, announced his cancer diagnosis and his wife, Kate, was hospitalized for abdominal surgery. Speaking about his families’ health scares in public for the first time, the 41-year-old heir to the throne thanked the public for their “kind messages of support” …

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