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The bodies of dozens of people allegedly killed by Sudanese paramilitary forces and an allied militia have been discovered in a mass grave in western Darfur, the United Nations said on Thursday.According to "credible information" obtained by the UN Human Rights Office, at least 87 people, some of them from the ethnic African Masalit tribe, were killed by paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and an affiliated Arab militia. Their bodies were dumped in a grave on the outskirts of the West Darfur town of Geneina, the agency said.Sudan has been rocked by violence since mid-April, when tensions between the army and…

WASHINGTON — The mystery of who brought cocaine into the White House remains unsolved. The Secret Service investigation concluded with no usable forensic or video evidence to identify the individual responsible, three Secret Service officials familiar with the investigation told NBC News.The small plastic bag containing a powdery substance, found in a White House storage cubicle on a Sunday night earlier this month, has undergone advanced testing and has been examined at two different federal laboratories, but has not been found. No usable fingerprints or DNA were detected. the officials said.The Secret Service received the results of tests conducted by…

A federal jury reached its decision Thursday in the sentencing phase of the Tree of Life synagogue murderer, determining whether the convicted murderer should face capital punishment.The panel would have to be unanimous in favor of death if Robert Gregory Bowers, 50, is to be executed for the Oct. 27, 2018 mass shooting in Pittsburgh.The shooter opened fire on a congregation in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood more than 4 1/2 years ago in an anti-Semitic attack that shocked the nation.The massacre claimed the lives of 75-year-old Joyce Fienberg; Richard Gottfried, 65; Rose Mallinger, 97; Jerry Rabinowitz, 66; Cecil Rosenthal, 59;…

SEATTLE - The New York Mets and New York Yankees entered the 2023 MLB season with the top two payrolls in the league, with Steve Cohen's whopping $348 million topping Hal Steinbrenner's $279 million. Aggression in the free agent market by both teams, highlighted by Justin Verlander joining Max Scherzer in the Mets' rotation while the Yankees signed AL MVP Aaron Judge to a long term and brought in Carlos Rodon to his pitching staff, and the results of the 2022 season led many to believe another round of the Subway Series was coming. Curtis Granderson, who played for both…