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A mistrial has been declared in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict over whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children. Judge William Sullivan announced the decision at Plymouth Superior Court on Friday, after jurors reported for a third time that they remained deadlocked following seven days of deliberations. However, the judge granted Clancy’s defence lawyer, Kevin Reddington, one hour to seek an emergency intervention from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in an attempt to keep the jury deliberating. Reddington is challenging the decision not to remove…

The Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Massachusetts has ended in a hung jury, with Judge William Sullivan declaring a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict. The decision in Plymouth Superior Court on Friday followed seven days of deliberations over whether Ms Clancy was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children in 2023. However, the mistrial declaration was immediately put on hold after defence lawyer Kevin Reddington requested time to make an emergency appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Judge Sullivan granted the defence one hour to file a petition asking a single justice to…

Aryna Sabalenka was forced to pause her third-round match at the US Open after complaining about the smell of weed inside Louis Armstrong Stadium. The Belarusian, the tournament’s defending champion, raised the issue during her match in New York after an odour believed to be cannabis became noticeable around the court. It was not immediately clear whether anyone was smoking inside the stadium, or whether the smell had drifted into the arena from the surrounding area. Smoking and vaping are prohibited on the US Open site under the tournament’s code of conduct, including in the stands and other spectator areas.…

Gloria Steinem, the journalist and activist who helped define modern feminism in the United States, has died aged 92, leaving behind a movement that has transformed women’s lives but remains fiercely contested. Steinem died peacefully at her home in New York City on Wednesday, September 2, surrounded by people close to her, according to a statement from her foundation. She had continued working for equality until the end of her life and had recently completed a memoir, An Unexpected Life, due to be published later this month. For generations of campaigners, Steinem was both a public symbol of the women’s…

US food safety experts have warned that deep cuts to federal agencies are leaving the country less prepared to detect and contain foodborne illness, as a Cyclospora outbreak linked to recalled iceberg lettuce has spread to 20 states. The Food and Drug Administration said on August 27 that 11,458 illnesses had been reported in the outbreak, which has been traced epidemiologically to shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico. More than 450 people have been hospitalised and two deaths have been reported. The FDA has classified the lettuce recall as Class I, its most serious category, meaning there…

Michael Owen has joked that he would marry Wayne Rooney – although the former England striker predicted their fictional marriage would end in divorce because of “too much alcohol”. The 46-year-old made the remark while taking part in a light-hearted “shag, marry, avoid” game on Jamie Laing’s Great Company podcast, with Rooney, Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer put forward as the possible choices. Asked to make his selection, Owen replied: “I’ll marry Wazza,” using Rooney’s familiar nickname. He then joked about the likely fate of the imagined relationship, blaming their supposed drinking habits for the breakdown. Owen also made clear…

Attackers are targeting a critical Citrix NetScaler vulnerability that can allow remote authentication bypass, security researchers have warned, although there is currently no evidence that the activity has led to successful compromises. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-19490, affects NetScaler appliances configured as an AAA virtual server or as a Gateway service, including SSL VPN, ICA Proxy, CVPN and RDP Proxy deployments. Its impact depends on the firmware version and whether SAML Action is configured. Previdian, a vulnerability intelligence company, identified apparent exploitation attempts after a proof-of-concept was published online. The firm’s founder, security researcher Ryan Dewhurst, said requests matching the…

A mistrial is set to be declared in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial after jurors failed to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children. Plymouth County Superior Court Judge William Sullivan said he intended to end the trial on Friday after the 12-member jury reported that it remained deadlocked. The defence was given an hour to make an emergency application seeking a stay. The jury, comprising nine women and three men, had spent seven days deliberating after a five-week trial. It had twice told the judge it could…

Namal Rajapaksa, the son of former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been arrested over alleged corruption linked to the purchase of Airbus aircraft by national carrier SriLankan Airlines. The opposition MP was remanded in custody until September 18 after more than five hours of questioning by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), Sri Lanka’s anti-graft agency. Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S Bodaragama issued the remand order after Mr Rajapaksa was produced before the court on Friday. CIABOC is investigating an alleged 100 million Sri Lankan rupee bribe connected to the procurement of wide-body aircraft for…

Making a partial credit card payment may reduce the balance owed, but it will not necessarily stop the account from being charged off if the payment does not bring the arrears up to date. The issue is particularly important for borrowers who have missed several payments and are trying to decide whether limited cash should go towards an overdue card or be kept for essential household costs. Under federal banking guidance, open-end credit accounts such as credit cards are generally charged off when they are 180 days past due. A charge-off is an accounting action by the lender and does…