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Mar 03 2023
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Judge rebukes Alex Murdaugh during sentencing as the "monster you've become"
Before he gave Alex Murdaugh two consecutive life sentences for murdering his wife and younger son, South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Clifton Newman admonished the former lawyer for his lack of remorse and said he must reckon with his conscience and the "monster you've become." "Remind me of the expression you gave on the witness stand ... 'Oh, what tangled web we weave.' What did you mean by
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Feb 27 2023
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About that big march in Mexico
My wife and I spent much of our lunch today checking videos and messages from friends in Mexico City. Many people marched south of the border rejecting President Lopez-Obrador's changes to the electoral process. This is one of those reports: Huge crowds gathered across Mexico on Sunday to oppose a government drive to shrink the independent electoral authority, arguing the changes threaten
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Mar 03 2023
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Read Alex Murdaugh's last second plea before being handed 2 life sentences
Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh made a last-second plea before he was handed two life-time prison sentences on Friday in the murders of his wife and son. "I'm innocent, I would never hurt my wife Maggie and I would never hurt my son Paw Paw," Murdaugh said before the sentence was announced by the judge. "I respect this court, but I'm innocent. I would never, under any
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Mar 03 2023
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It's Your Week: Covering a high-profile murder trial
A South Carolina legal dynasty is at the center of Richard “Alex” Murdaugh's high stakes double murder trial, which culminated this week as jurors deliberated less than three hours before finding the former attorney guilty of murdering his wife and son in 2021. Hi! I'm Nicole Fallert, Your Week author. I'm back from my attempt to start skiing again. We've had a lot of changes here at Your
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Feb 22 2023
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Five major moments to have happened since Netflix's "Murdaugh Murders"
Netflix's new true crime series Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal examines the deaths of Margaret "Maggie" Murdaugh, 52, and her 22-year-old son Paul Murdaugh, who were killed on June 7, 2021. It looks at the case against Alex Murdaugh, 54, who is currently on trial for their murders, as well as the shocking alleged crimes that surround the Murdaugh family in South Carolina's Lowcountry. In
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Mar 03 2023
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SC attorney general: Alex Murdaugh taking the stand was ‘fatal’ for his case
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said that disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh taking the stand in his own defense was "fatal" for his case, one day after jurors found Murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife and son. "I think Alex Murdaugh was our biggest piece of evidence when he took the stand," Wilson said on TODAY Friday. "I think that was fatal for him, ultimately." Wilson added he
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Feb 21 2023
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Strong winds and rains across the Chicago area—ice for northern portion
Low pressure moving NE out of the Central plains will approach our area Wednesday, bringing widespread rain with a good chance of dangerous ice/freezing rain in our northern-most counties. Heavy rains with thunder and localized flooding could see 2 inches or more in some locations along and south of Interstate 80. A coat of ice is likely over southern Wisconsin with heavy snows of 1-2 feet
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Mar 02 2023
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Murdaugh trial: Quick verdict is passionate verdict, Cuomo says
(NewsNation) — A jury quickly found Alex Murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul. After sitting through a six-week trial, the jury deliberated Thursday for less than three hours before returning their guilty verdict at around 6:41 ET against the disgraced South Carolina attorney. While making their decision, the jury had time to consider testimony from 75
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Feb 21 2023
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Jennifer McClellan becomes first black woman in Virginia statehouse with special election victory
RICHMOND, Va. — Democrat Jennifer McClellan defeated her Republican opponent in a special election Tuesday to win a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she will be the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress. McClellan, a veteran state legislator from Richmond, prevailed over pastor and Navy veteran Leon Benjamin in the race for the blue-leaning 4th District, which has
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Feb 21 2023
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Alex Murdaugh's surviving son says his dad was 'heartbroken' by the fatal shootings of his wife and son
Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced South Carolina lawyer on trial accused of murder in the shooting deaths of his wife and one of his sons, was barely able to speak the first time his surviving son, Buster Murdaugh, saw him after the killings, the younger Murdaugh testified Tuesday. Buster Murdaugh, who testified in the morning as the first witness for the defense, said his father cried heavily
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