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Verdict Due In DSK Sex Parties Case
Verdict Due In DSK Sex Parties Case


1. Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was cleared of pimping charges on Friday in France, the end of four years of a legal battle that started with sexual assault charges in New York. Read more here.

2. Police are entering the 7th day of a manhunt for two convicted murderers who escaped a high-security prison in New York. Tracking dogs picked up the scent of the two escaped convicts Thursday, but the convicts remain at large. Read more here.


3. South Korea has announced its 11th death in the deadly MERS outbreak, and schools remain closed to try to keep children safe. Officials say that there are fewer new infections, however, so have a positive outlook on the fight against the disease. Read more here.


4. Andreas Lubitz, the Germanwings co-pilot who deliberately crashed the plane into the French Alps, reportedly researched deadly drugs and how to set up a living will before the crash. Read more here.


5. Jurors in the Aurora theater shooting case have seen some harrowing evidence in the last few days, watching a 45-minute silent video taken by an investigator immediately following the massacre. Holnes has pleased not guilty on the grounds of insanity. Read more here.

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