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Khashoggi's Sons Forgive Saudi Killers, Sparing 5 Execution
The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi has announced they have forgiven his Saudi killers, giving legal reprieve to five government agents who had been sentenced to death for an operation that cast a cloud of suspicion over the kingdom’s crown prince
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Pentagon: $10B Cloud Contract That Snubbed Amazon Was Legal
A government watchdog agency says the Defense Department’s decision-making process in awarding a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft was in line with legal and government purchasing standards
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Turkish Prosecutors File Indictment Over Khashoggi Killing
Turkish prosecutors have filed an indictment against 20 Saudi nationals over the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 to Death for Jamal Khashoggi's Killing
A court in Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death for the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last year by a team of Saudi agents.
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US Misled Public on Progress in Afghanistan War: Report
The Washington Post reports that three White House administrations have misled the public about failures in the Afghanistan war, often suggesting success where it didn’t exist. Thousands of pages of documents obtained by The Post reveal deep frustrations about America’s conduct of the Afghanistan war, including the ever-changing U.S. strategy. The documents quote officials close to the 18-year war effort...
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Navy SEAL's Rank Reduced, Walks Free in ISIS Fighter Case
NBC 7’s military reporter Bridget Naso was there when Chief Eddie Gallagher walked out of court a free man.
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Navy Upholds Sentencing For SEAL Convicted of Posing with Dead ISIS Fighter
The Navy on Tuesday denied a request for clemency and upheld a military jury’s sentence that will reduce the rank of a decorated Navy SEAL convicted of posing with a dead Islamic State captive in Iraq in 2017.
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Home Project Safety Tips
NBC 7’s Consumer Bob has some safety home project tips.
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‘Craved the Taste of Blood': US Marine Veteran Sentenced for Stabbing and Killing Construction Worker
Mikhail Schmidt, 33, was sentenced Tuesday for stabbing and killing 37-year-old construction worker Jacob Bravo in Oceanside because he “craved the taste of blood,” Schmidt told law enforcement in a video confession.
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MSNBC, Washington Post to Co-Host November Democratic Presidential Debate
MSNBC and The Washington Post will co-host the fifth Democratic presidential primary debate in Georgia next month, MSNBC announced Tuesday. The debate will take place in prime time on Nov. 20. The specific location, venue, format and moderators will be announced at a later date. To qualify for the stage, candidates have to meet fundraising and polling criteria laid out...
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Navy Dismisses SEAL Team Leaders Sent Home from Iraq Amid Sex Assault Investigation
In a highly unusual move, three senior leaders of a SEAL team were dismissed Friday from their positions only weeks after a unit was sent home from Iraq accused of sexually assaulting a female service member and the platoon chief of another unit was convicted for posing with a human casualty.
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Mayor Hopes Unity Will Help Erase Violent Crime Spike in El Cajon
NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia and Voice of San Diego’s Jesse Marx tried to find reasons behind the spike in violent crime.
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Judge Refuses to Toss SEAL Chief's War Crimes Case Over Misconduct Claims
A military judge refused to dismiss one of the Navy’s most prominent war crimes cases Friday, only days after he removed the lead prosecutor amid allegations of misconduct.
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Judge Removes Prosecutor in SEAL Chief Gallagher's Murder Trial
The prosecutor in the murder trial for Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher has been removed from the case by a military judge.
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Military Judge Frees Navy SEAL Ahead of Murder Trial
Attorneys for a decorated Navy SEAL facing a murder trial in the death of an Islamic State prisoner will try again Friday to have the case dismissed after their client was unexpectedly freed from custody.
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Navy SEAL Seeks to Toss Slaying Case Over Withheld Evidence
Defense lawyers in the case of a Navy SEAL charged with killing an Islamic State prisoner in Iraq say prosecutors installed spying software in emails sent to them and to a reporter.
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How African Americans Disappeared From the Kentucky Derby
When the horses enter the gate for the 145th Kentucky Derby, their jockeys will hail from Venezuela, New Mexico, Panama and France. None will be African-American. That’s been the norm for quite a while. When Marlon St. Julien rode the Derby in 2000, he became the first black man to get a mount since 1921. It wasn’t always this way....
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Hearing for Navy SEAL Accused of War Crimes
The Navy SEAL Chief accused of war crimes in Iraq is back in court. NBC 7’s Liberty Zabala has more.
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Auction Raises Legal Fee Funds for SEAL Chief Accused of War Crimes
A silent auction was held Friday at a University Heights brewery to raise money for a Navy SEAL Chief accused of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Navy SEAL Charged With Murder Reunites With Family After Help From President Trump
A Navy SEAL charged in the murder of an Iraqi war prisoner was reunited with his family after he was moved from the brig to the barracks at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Saturday.