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This photo provided by Kira Dunn shows Christopher Dunn. St. Louis' top prosecutor has asked a court to set aside the conviction of the man who has spent 33 years in prison for a killing he says he didn't commit, after witnesses who testified against him later said authorities had pressured them to lie. In her request to overturn Dunn's first-degree murder conviction, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner cited “clear and convincing evidence” that he had not been involved in the 1990 shooting death of Ricco Rogers. (Kira Dunn via AP)

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St. Louis prosecutor seeks to free man imprisoned 33 years for murder, citing evidence of innocence
By JIM SALTER - Associated Press
Mon,05/15/23-11:28AM , 85 Reads
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis' top prosecutor has asked a court to set aside the conviction of a man who has spent 33 years in prison for a killing he says he didn't commit, after witnesses who testified against him later said authorities had pressured them to lie.
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Today in History: May 24, first major league night game
Mon,05/15/23-11:14AM , 16 Reads
Today in History

Today is Wednesday, May 24, the 144th day of 2023. There are 221 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse transmitted the message “What hath God wrought” from Washington to Baltimore as he formally opened America’s first telegraph line.
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Lights from inside buildings illuminate the skyline, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Some of the largest U.S. cities challenging their 2020 census numbers aren't getting the results they hoped for from the U.S. Census Bureau. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

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Census rejecting some big-city complaints of 2020 undercounts
Sat,05/13/23-12:19AM , 605 Reads
Some of the largest U.S. cities challenging their 2020 census numbers aren't getting the results they hoped for from the U.S. Census Bureau — an effort by Memphis to increase its official population resulted in three people being subtracted from its count during an initial appeal.
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Mississippi man sentenced to federal prison for manufacturing machine guns
Thu,05/11/23-12:12PM , 258 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison after illegally manufacturing machine guns, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.
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