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Karen Read Acquitted in Murder Trial Over Boyfriend’s Death Outside Boston

A jury cleared Ms. Read of charges related to the 2022 death of John O’Keefe, a Boston police officer, and convicted her only of drunken driving, in a trial that attracted wide attention.

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Karen Read, center, gestured to her supporters on Tuesday outside Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass. A jury there acquitted her of murder on Wednesday.

Karen Read Trial: Jury Begins Deliberations

The Boston-area woman was accused of killing her police officer boyfriend in 2022. The jury was dismissed for the weekend and will resume on Monday.

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Karen Read left court with her lawyer Alan Jackson after the judge issued instructions to the jury in Read’s trial.

Parents in Gaza Are Running Out of Ways to Feed Their Children

A New York Times article last year described two families struggling to keep their malnourished children alive in Gaza. Now, as Israeli restrictions keep out most aid, that’s even harder.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

A food distribution line in Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, in April. The territory is facing a hunger crisis.
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