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Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders

Legal experts say the actions causing concern from the bench could have a more systemic effect, eroding the healthy functioning of the courts.

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Magistrate Judge Zia M. Faruqui recently pushed back against Justice Department prosecutors for trying to convince him that he needed to be “highly deferential” to their request to keep a search warrant sealed.
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Why Trump’s Tariffs Are Closing Factories in Lesotho

The closure of a factory in the small southern African nation of Lesotho is an early effect of the global disruption caused by President Trump’s tariffs. John Eligon, the Johannesburg bureau chief for The New York Times, talks with Katrin Bennhold, a senior writer, about what he has seen there.
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How the Threat of Trump’s Highest Tariff Derailed an African Nation

The president backed off his call for a 50 percent tariff on Lesotho, imposing 15 percent instead. But in a country where most people live hand-to-mouth, the damage was already done.

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Idaho Murders Case Investigators Dispel Baseless Rumors and Theories About Bryan Kohberger

In an interview, the lead prosecutor, Bill Thompson, decried how some of the wild speculations surrounding the case made life “hell” for innocent people.

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Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse after his sentencing hearing, in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday.
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New Documents Shed Light on Bryan Kohberger and Idaho Student Murders

Police reports released by the authorities in Moscow, Idaho, detail what investigators found at the scene where four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed.

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Chief Anthony Dahlinger of the Moscow Police Department speaking at a news conference at a courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday after the sentencing of Bryan Kohberger on Wednesday.
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Bryan Kohberger Sentenced to Life in Prison for Idaho Student Murders: 5 Takeaways

Victims’ relatives wept and berated the killer, Bryan Kohberger, before he was sent to prison, though a few offered forgiveness. Investigators dispelled popular rumors about the case.

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Bryan Kohberger at a courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday, after being sentenced to four life terms, one for each of the college students he killed.
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Bryan Kohberger’s Victims’ Families Express Grief and Anger

Two roommates who were in the house when four of their friends were fatally stabbed near the University of Idaho shared their accounts publicly for the first time.

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Dylan Mortensen, a surviving roommate, cried during the sentencing of Bryan Kohberger on Wednesday.
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Here’s what to know about the case.

The students’ families will have an opportunity to address the court, and many hope for answers to one major question about the brutal case: What was the motive?
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Bryan Kohberger to Be Sentenced in Killing of 4 Idaho Students

The students’ families will have an opportunity to address the court, and many hope for answers to one major question about the brutal case: What was the motive?

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Bryan Kohberger appeared at the Ada County Courthouse this month in Boise, Idaho.
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