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Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump can represent himself at trial, judge says

Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump can represent himself at trial, judge says

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump last year in South Florida can represent himself during his trial, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon signed off on Ryan Routh’s request to represent himself during his trial but said court-appointed attorneys need to remain as standby counsel. Earlier in the …

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Hockey Canada sexual assault trial: Onus of proof has not been met, judge says

Hockey Canada sexual assault trial: Onus of proof has not been met, judge says

LONDON, Ontario (AP) — An Ontario judge was delivering her ruling Thursday in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team, saying she did not find the complainant’s testimony to be credible. Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia said prosecutors could not meet the onus of proof for the charges. She was still reading the …

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Hockey Canada trial judge says onus of proof not met

Hockey Canada trial judge says onus of proof not met

Jul 24, 2025, 11:54 AM ET LONDON, Ontario — An Ontario judge is delivering her ruling Thursday in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team, saying she did not find the complainant’s testimony to be credible. Superior Court Justice Maria Carroccia said the court cannot meet its onus of proof for the charges …

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Key takeaways from trial over Trump administration’s ‘ideological deportation’ policy | US immigration

Key takeaways from trial over Trump administration’s ‘ideological deportation’ policy | US immigration

A trial over the extraordinary measures taken by the Trump administration to detain foreign scholars over their pro-Palestinian speech revealed previously unknown details about the extent to which immigration officials broke with precedent in their campaign against university activists. The case, which was brought by the national American Association of University Professors (AAUP); its Harvard, Rutgers and New York University …

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Why a long Covid drug trial failed — and what’s next

Why a long Covid drug trial failed — and what’s next

This article is published in collaboration with The Sick Times, an online publication covering long Covid. The clinical trial changed Shayna Bhalla’s life. After years with long Covid — debilitated by fatigue, headaches, and neurological issues — her symptoms dramatically receded. While not fully back to her pre-Covid-19 baseline, she was able to resume university classes and other daily activities. …

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Glioblastoma breakthrough: 40-year-old dad is brain cancer-free after groundbreaking immunotherapy trial |

Glioblastoma breakthrough: 40-year-old dad is brain cancer-free after groundbreaking immunotherapy trial |

In a surprising and hopeful turn of events, a 40-year-old father is living his best life in his second innings, after he was diagnosed with terminal glioblastoma in 2023. In fact, three years later, he is not only healthy and thriving, but his brain cancer has completely ‘vanished’!How?Read on to know more. What happened? In October 2022, 40-year-old Ben Trotman …

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US court orders new trial for man convicted of killing Etan Patz

US court orders new trial for man convicted of killing Etan Patz

A US appeals court has ruled that the man convicted in the 1979 murder and disappearance of a six-year-old boy in New York City should receive a new trial, or be released. Etan Patz’s disappearance on his way to a school bus stop in Manhattan rattled the city, and became one of the most prominent national missing children’s cases in …

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