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India’s education minister steps down after weeks of protests led by “Cockroach” party

India’s education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after weeks of protests that demanded his removal over alleged leaks in some of the country’s most competitive entrance exams and irregularities in the education system. The nation’s “Cockroach” movement then called off its weeks of protests, saying the government had accepted all of its demand after…

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Holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy trial faced domestic violence allegation, but charge dismissed, records show

The lone holdout juror in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial was accused of domestic violence in September 2021, according to the Brockton, Massachusetts, Police Department.  The police report says the juror’s 13-year-old nephew called 911 after he said his uncle and aunt got into an argument.  The report says that the juror, who has…

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John Bolton, former Trump national security adviser, expected to plead guilty to retaining classified information

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton is expected to plead guilty Friday to one count of retaining classified information and will agree to pay a $2.25 million fine. Bolton, now a staunch critic of Mr. Trump, was indicted last year on 18 counts related to his handling of sensitive government information that prosecutors said…

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Defense watchdog finds new 155mm artillery plant failed to produce parts in 2 years since it was built, hindering production goals

A Pentagon watchdog report found that in the roughly two years since it was built, an ammunition plant in Mesquite, Texas, has not produced any parts for 155mm artillery rounds, hindering the Army’s goal to help backfill stocks of ammunition provided to Ukraine after Russia invaded in 2022.  In a report released Monday, the Defense…

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