Clergy warn of unrest if Stockley acquitted in 2011 killing
About 25 St Louis clergy gathered outside the courthouse to deliver a letter to Judge Timothy Wilson warning that unrest or violence could follow if former officer Jason Stockley is not convicted of first degree murder in the shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith after a high speed chase. They said they do not condone violence but anticipate protests if the verdict is not guilty. Stockley testified he believed he saw a gun and that his partner yelled gun as Smith backed toward the SUV. Prosecutors allege stockley planted a gun. they say DNA on the gun belongs to Stockley while none is Smith.
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Minnesota college student joins Islamic State in Syria
Abdulhamid Al Madioum, 18, a Normandale Community College student, reportedly left Morocco during a vacation to travel to Turkey and enter Syria with the Islamic State. Federal agents unsealed documents place him in Mosul after the flight booking and missing family contact.
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Outdoor Mass Amid Rubble as Juchitan Reels from Quake
In Juchitan and surrounding towns after a magnitude 8.1 earthquake that killed dozens, residents sleep outside amid rubble as aftershocks persist. Officials say thousands of homes and hundreds of schools damaged. about 800 aftershocks recorded. Local leaders, including Bishop Oscar Campos Contreras, urge resilience and continue outdoor services for safety.
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Campos
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Alejandro Murat
Tabasco
Pope urges reconciliation in Colombia trip finale
Pope Francis wrapped up his Colombia visit in Cartagena honoring Jesuit St. Peter Claver and urging Colombians to pursue peace after decades of conflict. He slipped during the popemobile welcome, sustaining a bruised eye, but continued his program. He urged reconciliation, denounced drug traffickers, and called for an end to violence in Venezuela.
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Deadly floods strike in Italy flood hits Leghorn and Rome
Torrential rain in Italy caused floods across Leghorn and Rome. Six people died in Leghorn including a four year old and relatives trapped in a basement. Two missing. trains halted. ferries to Elba and Sardinia disrupted. Authorities seek volunteers as a state of emergency looms.
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Jury to weigh teen girl’s responsibility in Slender Man stabbing
A Waukesha jury begins deliberations on Anissa Weier who at 12 helped Morgan Geyser stab a classmate in 2014. The defense argues mental illness prevented illegality awareness, potentially placing her in a state hospital for at least three years under a plea deal.
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