Last of Angola Three inmates released after long isolation
Albert Woodfox, the final member of the Angola Three, pleaded no contest to manslaughter in a 1972 prison guard death and walked free after more than four decades in solitary. The trio drew human rights criticism over isolation at Louisiana Penitentiary at Angola.
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Kurdish group claims attack in Ankara kills 28 people
TAK violence is claimed as the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons say they carried out the car bombing in Ankara to avenge Turkish operations against Kurdish rebels. Officials identify the bomber as a Syrian national tied to the YPG, with 17 arrests tied to the attack and Turkey's cross border shelling continuing.
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U S strikes extremist camp in Libya near Tunisian border
US F-15E fighters struck an Islamic State training camp in rural Libya near the Tunisian border killing dozens. Officials say the camp was new and reinforce that similar camps exist in Libya. Tunisian-linked target Noureddine Choudane was named by officials as a key ISIL facilitator.
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Affluenza teen sent to adult court in fatal Texas crash
In Fort Worth Texas Judge sends 18 year old Ethan Couch who sparked the affluenza defense in the 2013 drunken driving crash that killed four to adult court. He is in jail 23 hours a day awaiting transfer before turning 19 in April. If probation is violated he could face up to 10 years in prison per victim.
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Virgin Galactic unveils Unity SpaceShipTwo for return to flight
Virgin Galactic rolled out a new SpaceShipTwo variant named Virgin Spaceship Unity at Mojave in front of Sir Richard Branson and family. The event precedes renewed flight testing after the 2014 crash that killed co-pilot Michael Alsbury and injured pilot Peter Siebold. The craft features a safety device to prevent feathering errors that doomed the first flight, with Branson promising a free space ride to Stephen Hawking.
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