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Anthony, who is Black, has appealed his recent murder conviction for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, who was white, at a high school track meet last year. None of the jurors were Black.
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Anthony, who is Black, has appealed his recent murder conviction for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf, who was white, at a high school track meet last year. None of the jurors were Black.
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A man accused of repeatedly targeting grieving families with funeral fraud is headed back to prison and one woman says he manipulated her just days after losing her father.Harris County Precinct 1 Constable Alan Rosen says Javian Major’s probation was revoked after repeated...
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