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New prosecutor won't pursue charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference case
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New prosecutor won't pursue charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference case

  • By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

The prosecutor handling the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has decided not to pursue it further. Pete Skandalakis, who took over the case last month, made the announcement in a court filing on Wednesday. He replaced Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was removed due to a conflict of interest. Legal action against Trump was unlikely to proceed while he is president. However, 14 other defendants, including Rudy Giuliani and Mark Meadows, still faced charges.

Mars Lightning
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Mars Lightning

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FILE - This image provided by NASA, shows a selfie of their Perseverance Mars rover, on July 23, 2024. The image is made up of 62 individual images that were stitched together. (NASA via AP, file)

Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars
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Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars

  • By MARCIA DUNN - AP Aerospace Writer

Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover. A French-led team reported Wednesday that the crackling of electrical discharges was captured by a microphone on the rover. The researchers examined 28 hours of audio recordings, documenting 55 episodes of what they consider to be “mini lightning” over two Martian years. Almost all of them occurred during dust storms or dust devils. Lightning has already been confirmed at Jupiter and Saturn, and has long been suspected at Mars.

Nigerian parents say they are kept in the dark over abducted schoolchildren
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Nigerian parents say they are kept in the dark over abducted schoolchildren

  • By YUNUSA UMAR and OPE ADETAYO - Associated Press

Several parents of the over 300 schoolchildren seized by armed men in the latest mass abduction in Nigeria tell The Associated Press the government has told them nothing about rescue efforts. The stress has been so high that one parent has died of a heart attack, the local Catholic bishop said Wednesday. The rise in mass abductions from schools comes as the Trump administration pressures Nigeria to act against what it calls the persecution of Christians. Nigeria’s government denies that claim. Such abductions had decreased in the past two years. Nigeria's government says it has deployed troops to search for the latest children seized.