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| A court hearing in Russia will consider an appeal against Brittney Griner's nine-year sentence. Also in the news: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis debated democratic challenger Charlie Crist last night amid swirling rhetoric about a presidential run for the Republican incumbent. Two people were killed and seven others injured in a shooting at a St. Louis high school. |
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Brittney Griner 'very nervous' ahead of drug charges appeal in Russia |
| Brittney Griner will have her appeal heard Tuesday in Russia. The two-time U.S. Olympian and Phoenix Mercury star is seeking a reduction of the nine-year sentence she received for drug charges in August. "She is prepared for the appeal and is very nervous," Griner's legal team said in a series of statements released by her representatives. Griner's lawyers filed the appeal in August after she had already been convicted of bringing vape cartridges that contained hashish oil into Russia. Read more |
| • | The goal of an appeal: Griner is at the mercy of the Russian political system and will likely depend on a prisoner swap orchestrated by the United States government to return sooner – regardless of her appeal's outcome. | |
 | | US basketball player Brittney Griner, who was sentenced to nine years in a Russian penal colony in August for drug smuggling, is seen on screens via a video link from a remand prison before a court hearing to consider an appeal against her sentence, at the Moscow regional court on October 25, 2022. | | KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV, AFP via Getty Images | |
Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist spar |
| Potential Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis repeatedly refused to commit to serving another four years as Florida governor if re-elected, and said during a debate Monday he is currently focused on defeating Democratic challenger Charlie Crist. Crist said the incumbent is more interested in running for president two years from now, and that he is doing it by promoting divisive social issues such as opposition to abortion and school regulations that target gay, lesbian and transgender students. Read more |
| One thing to know: Monday's face-off served as the only televised debate before election night, and Crist clearly knew it was likely his last chance to change the course of his flagging and out-financed campaign against DeSantis. |
| • | DeSantis weaved around abortion: Crist has tried to make the governor's race a referendum on abortion rights in Florida, but DeSantis for months has dodged questions about what further restrictions he wants (the state's 15-week ban went into effect in July). | | • | As Republicans grow in Florida, Palm Beach County, once deep blue, gets more purple. | | • | Gubernatorial races across the country are taking a prominent role in forming national policy on a number of important fronts. From Maine to California, gubernatorial elections will be held in 36 states this fall with most featuring incumbents running for reelection. | |
 | | Supporters of Democratic candidate for governor Charlie Crist march past a supporter of Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, as they arrive at the Sunrise Theatre ahead of a debate between DeSantis and Crist, in Fort Pierce, Fla., Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. | | Rebecca Blackwell, AP | |
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2 killed, 7 injured in shooting at St. Louis high school |
| Two people were killed and seven others injured after a former student opened fire Monday in a St. Louis high school before he was fatally shot by police, officials said. The gunman, identified as 19-year-old Orlando Harris, fatally shot a 61-year-old woman and 16-year-old girl at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School, St. Louis Police Department Commissioner Mike Sack said in a news briefing. The gunman graduated from the school last year and has no prior criminal history, Sack said. He had almost a dozen 30-round, high-capacity magazines on him, Sack added. Read more |
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 | | Students stand in a parking lot near the Central Visual & Performing Arts High School after a reported shooting at the school in St. Louis on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. | | David Carson, AP | |
What happened at the third trial over the death of George Floyd? |
| Jury selection for the third and likely final trial over the death of George Floyd was canceled Monday after one of the defendants pleaded guilty and another waived his right to a jury trial. Former Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter just before jury selection began Monday. Meanwhile, former officer Tou Thao waived his right to a jury trial and agreed to proceed with a trial by stipulated evidence, meaning Judge Peter Cahill will deliver a verdict. The joint trial of Thao and Kueng was the third over Floyd's death and likely the last. Both former officers are already serving time on federal convictions of violating Floyd's civil rights. Read more |
 | | Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao, left, and his attorney Robert Paule arrive for sentencing for violating George Floyd's civil rights outside the Federal Courthouse Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in St. Paul, Minnesota. | | David Joles/Star Tribune via AP | |
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Records reveal feds misled Tanzanian police after US citizen killed woman |
| After a Peace Corps employee in Tanzania went on a reckless drunk driving spree in 2019 that left one woman dead and another badly wounded, U.S. State Department officials acted fast to thwart efforts to hold John Peterson accountable, according to hundreds of pages of documents obtained by USA TODAY. State Department officials told police in Dar es Salaam that Peterson had diplomatic immunity. He didn't. Read more |
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 | | Peace Corps worker John Peterson went out drinking, hired a sex worker, then hit and killed a woman with his car in Tanzania in 2019. He has never been charged. | | USA TODAY | |
📷 Photo of the day: Haunting Halloween decor around the US 📷 |
| It's spooky season! From eyes on a house to daunting massive skeletons in front yards, it's the time of year to haunt up your decor. And if you're getting ready to welcome trick-or-treaters, click here to read our rundown of the most popular Halloween candies by state. Click here to see more spook-tacular home photos. |
 | | Taunton residents Eric and Michelle Kenney have created an over-the-top Halloween display at their home on Lori Lane in Taunton. The Kenneys welcome visitors to stop by and view the seasonal scene and are collecting donations of non-perishable food items for the Matthew Mission Food Pantry in Taunton. | | Jon Haglof, Taunton Daily Gazette / USA TODAY NETWORK | |
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 | | Titled "Hello everyone," a raccoon waves on a Florida beach after being fed shrimp by the photographer, Miroslav Srb. | | Miroslav Srb / The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022 | |
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