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Month: March 2022

Adnan Syed, subject of ‘Serial’ podcast, and prosecutors are requesting additional DNA testing in the case

By Rebekah Riess, Amanda Watts and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office and Adnan Syed, whose case became nationally known in the “Serial” podcast that ran in 2014, have agreed to request “additional forensic testing,” including enhanced DNA tests, in the case, the office announced. Syed is serving a life sentence after

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Russia widens social media crackdown by blocking Instagram

By The Associated Press Russian regulators say internet users will be blocked from accessing Instagram because it’s being used to call for violence against Russian soldiers. The move is Moscow’s latest to restrict the reach of foreign social-media platforms. Russian communications and media regulator Roskomnadzor said Friday it’s tightening access to Instagram because it says

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