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Widow of slain guard at center of Angola 3 case tells Louisiana to let accused killer go free

NEW ORLEANS – The widow of a prison guard slain 43 years ago at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola wants the state to drop its effort to launch a third trial of a Black Panther activist long accused in the killing. Teenie Rogers says in a statement released Thursday that …

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Aspiring paralympian asks docs to amputate her damaged foot

After a congenital disorder left her right leg useless, a British teen opted to have it removed. Now she wants to have part of her other leg removed to achieve her goal of competing in top-level Paralympic events, reported the Daily Express. Danielle Bradshaw, 15, was born with developmental dysplasia …

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John Carroll, Pulitzer-winning former editor of Los Angeles Times, Baltimore Sun dies at 73

LEXINGTON, Ky. – John S. Carroll, who led the Los Angeles Times to 13 Pulitzer Prizes during a five-year stint as editor, has died. He was 73. Carroll died Sunday morning at his home in Lexington, Kentucky, where he was once editor of the Lexington Herald-Leader, said his wife, Lee …

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