Author: Margie Mason
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Minnesota frees man serving life in child’s 2002 death
MINNEAPOLIS • A Black man who was sentenced to life behind bars as a teenager walked out of a Minnesota prison Tuesday to the sound of ringing bells and cheering supporters, hours after a pardons board commuted his sentence in a high-profile murder case. Myon Burrell’s case, and his age at the time of the…
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Stealth Indonesia tsunami turns perfect night into nightmare
TANJUNG LESUNG, Indonesia — As the white strobe lights flashed hypnotically, the band’s lead singer screamed into the crowd: “We are! We are Seventeen! Seventeen!” He then let loose with a long note as the guitarist wailed behind him. Some in the audience clapped as they sat at beachside tables covered in crisp white linens.…
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VA study shows parasite from Vietnam may be killing veterans
HERALD, W.Va. — A half a century after serving in Vietnam, hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet — test results show some men may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia. The Department of Veterans Affairs…
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Robotic submarine deployed in search for plane
PERTH, Australia — Search crews sent a robotic submarine deep into the Indian Ocean on Monday to begin scouring the seabed for the missing Malaysian airliner after failing for six days to detect any signals believed to be from its black boxes. Meanwhile, officials were investigating an oil slick about 5,500 meters (3.4 miles) from…