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Defense secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death-penalty cases. The move comes two days after the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, announced that the official

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MrBeast’s giant reality competition faces safety complaints from initial contestants

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — YouTube’s biggest star MrBeast is facing complaints about the safety of contestants from the preliminary round of his ambitious “Beast Games” game show, which boasts 1,000 competitors hoping for a $5 million grand prize. Some contestants complained online and to other YouTube influencers that they lacked regular access to

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Desert Business Association gives $100K to local Restaurants at NGLCC Conference

Palm Springs Convention Center is hosting one of the largest LGBTQ+ business conferences from July 30 to August 2. The National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) International Business & Leadership conference connects the LGBT business community to expand economic opportunities. The Desert Business Association (DBA) is giving away $100,000 to local restaurants and bars at

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California inmate on death row for 33 years must either be released or retried due to prosecutorial misconduct

By Stephanie Becker, CNN (CNN) — A convicted murderer who has been on California’s death row for 33 years must either be released or retried after a federal judge on Thursday approved the state attorney general’s request to do so because of prosecutorial misconduct in jury selection decades ago. The judge’s ruling, at the request

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