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A British trawler is seen moored in the port of Le Havre after it was seized by France on October 28.

France summons captain of seized British fishing boat to court as UK warns ‘two can play that game’

By Joseph Ataman, Martin Goillandeau and Nada Bashir, CNN The captain of a British fishing trawler detained in France was ordered to appear before a French court over allegations of illegal fishing, as the war of words between the two countries over post-Brexit fishing rights escalated on Friday. French authorities seized the vessel, fined another

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In the wake of a sexual assault investigation

Boston University’s largest fraternity suspended as it faces a sexual assault investigation

By Mallika Kallingal and Amy Simonson, CNN In the wake of a sexual assault investigation, the largest fraternity at Boston University has been suspended after breaking a moratorium on all activities that was imposed by the Dean of Students, the university said. “Effective immediately and until further notice, your organization, the Mu Psi Chapter of

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Brett Favre speaks during a Bloomberg Radio interview in San Francisco on February 5

Brett Favre repays $600,000 to Mississippi after state auditor says he received illegal funds. He still owes $228,000, state says

By Aya Elamroussi and Rebekah Riess, CNN Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre repaid the state of Mississippi $600,000 that he allegedly received illegally from welfare funds intended to serve families in need, according to the state’s auditor. But he could still face a civil legal battle if he doesn’t pay the remaining money the state

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Florida politician says she’s received death threats after rebuking top health official for not wearing a mask during a meeting

By Aya Elamroussi and Rebekah Riess, CNN A Florida state senator said Thursday she has been receiving death threats for speaking out about the state’s top medical official’s refusal to wear a mask during a meeting at her legislative office, even after she informed him she’s battling cancer. “The way he treated me, refusing to

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John Marion Grant killed a cafeteria worker while in an Oklahoma prison for robbery. Hours after the US Supreme Court vacated a ruling that granted a stay of execution for death row inmate John Grant

Oklahoma puts first inmate to death since 2015, but witness reports he convulsed and vomited during execution

By Jason Hanna and Raja Razek, CNN An Oklahoma death row inmate who was executed Thursday convulsed and vomited shortly after receiving the first drug, a witness said, in the state’s first execution since it postponed lethal injections years ago for a review. The first drug used in John Grant’s execution was midazolam, a sedative

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Exclusive: Derek Chauvin jurors speak out for the first time, recalling ‘traumatic experience’ and that light-bulb moment

By Ray Sanchez, CNN Months after convicting the former Minneapolis Police officer who murdered George Floyd, jurors describe the trial as a life-altering experience that still haunts them. It was their first and only interview since finding Derek Chauvin guilty in April of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Seven jury members told

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