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Suspect in CEO’s killing hires high-profile attorney as official indicates extradition fight may stop

By Dalia Faheid, Kaitlan Collins, Rebekah Riess, Kara Scannell and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO in Manhattan has retained a high-profile New York attorney – a development revealed on the same day an official indicated the defendant may soon stop fighting extradition from Pennsylvania, the site of his

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A timeline from accusation to admission: Crystal Mangum says she lied about Duke rape, turning a 2006 scandal on its head

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — More than 18 years after accusing three former Duke University lacrosse players of raping her, a falsified account she shared in graphic detail, Crystal Mangum has admitted she lied about the encounter. In an interview on a web show published Wednesday, Mangum apologized to the men and said her

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Georgia political crisis deepens as lawmakers vote in far-right ex-soccer player as president

By Christian Edwards and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Georgian lawmakers voted in a far-right former soccer star as the country’s next president on Saturday, deepening tensions between the pro-Russian government and pro-Western opposition amid mounting popular anger over the former’s decision to halt European Union accession talks. Mikheil Kavelashvili, 53, is a former MP

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Karen Friedman Agnifilo

Suspect in CEO’s killing hires high-profile attorney as official indicates extradition fight may stop

CNN By Dalia Faheid, Kaitlan Collins, Rebekah Riess and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO in Manhattan has retained a high-profile New York attorney – a development revealed on the same day an official indicated the defendant may soon stop fighting extradition from Pennsylvania, the site of his arrest,

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Luigi Mangione retains high-powered New York attorney as he faces second-degree murder charge

By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Luigi Mangione has retained a high-powered New York attorney to represent him as he faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, CNN has learned. Karen Friedman Agnifilo will represent him in New York. Friedman Agnifilo previously worked as the chief assistant district attorney

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Officials demand explanation on mysterious drones as more sightings reported in New York metro area and beyond

By Andy Rose, Artemis Moshtaghian, Polo Sandoval, Josh Campbell and Pete Muntean, CNN New York (CNN) — Federal agencies are facing intense pressure to give the public more details on unexplained drone sightings in the New York City metropolitan area and beyond that have been going on for weeks over residential neighborhoods as well as

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