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2 teenagers indicted for alleged murder of 11-year-old girl in Bronx shooting, indictment shows

By Liam Reilly, CNN Two teenagers have been indicted for the alleged murder of an 11-year-old girl in the Bronx, according to an indictment unsealed Friday. The two teens, Omar Bojang, 18, and a 15-year-old, were arraigned Friday before Bronx Supreme Court Justice Naita Semaj-Williams. They were charged with second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, attempted murder,

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Edward Snowden Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Edward Snowden, who admitted to leaking information about US surveillance programs to the press. Personal Birth date: June 21, 1983 Birth place: Elizabeth City, North Carolina Birth name: Edward Joseph Snowden Father: Lonnie Snowden, former Coast Guard officer Mother: Elizabeth Snowden, federal court administrator

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Radovan Karadzic Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Radovan Karadzic, who was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity related to ethnic violence during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Personal Birth date: June 19, 1945 Birth place: Petnjica, Montenegro Father: Vuk Karadzic Mother: Jovanka Karadzic Marriage: Ljiljana Karadzic Children:

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Ricin Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at ricin, a natural, highly toxic compound that is extracted from castor beans. Facts About one million tons of castor beans are processed every year, worldwide. Ricin is part of the waste from the beans when castor oil is made. Sometimes this is called “mash.” Less than a pinpoint

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South Carolina law enforcement officials will exhume housekeeper’s body in death investigation

By Shawn Nottingham, Chuck Johnston and Emma Tucker, CNN South Carolina law enforcement officials announced on Friday that they sought and received permission from the family of Gloria Satterfield, a former housekeeper for suspended attorney Alex Murdaugh, to exhume her remains. Satterfield, who spent more than two decades as a housekeeper for the Murdaugh family,

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Gregory Ulrich found guilty of murder and other counts in mass shooting at Minnesota health center

By Rebekah Riess, CNN Gregory Ulrich, who killed one person and wounded four others in a mass shooting last year at a Minnesota health center, was found guilty Thursday of first-degree premeditated intentional murder, first-degree premeditated attempted murder and other charges, according to Wright County Attorney Brian Lutes. Ulrich, who opened fire and detonated improvised

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First African-born Miss France investigated over apartment gift from late Gabon president

By Dalal Mawad and Nimi Princewill, CNN Rwandan-born French actress Sonia Rolland has been placed under formal investigation in France following her indictment in a probe into the huge fortune of the late Gabonese President Omar Bongo, which prosecutors allege includes ill-gotten assets. Rolland was the first African-born winner of the Miss France pageant in 2000,

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