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Murdaugh trial: Alex Murdaugh’s 1 comments to police about his whereabouts around the time his wife and son were fatally shot may not have been accurate, according to video evidence presented by prosecutors Friday at the South Carolina attorney’s murder trial. In cross examining one of the detectives who interviewed Murdaugh, the defendant’s lawyer underlined that despite the gory scene of two people killed with powerful weapons at close range, Murdaugh didn’t appear to have any blood on him.
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Americans stashed more money away last month, pulling back on discretionary spending amid a cloudier economic outlook. The savings rate rose for a third month to 3.4% in December, the highest level in seven months, according to Commerce Department data out Friday. Last month’s increase from 2.9% in November marked the biggest jump since July 2021, the report showed.
Half Moon Bay suspect says he 3 had been bullied: The agricultural worker arrested in the killing of seven people in a shooting rampage at two farms around Half Moon Bay, Calif., admitted in a jailhouse interview with local media on Thursday that he committed the attacks, saying he regretted going through with the act. When asked about whether law enforcement reports of him being bullied and poorly treated by his co-workers were accurate, he told the reporter that it was“true.”
Biden wins deal with the
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Netherlands and Japan on China chip export limit: President Joe Biden’s administration secured an agreement with the Netherlands and Japan to restrict exports of some advanced chipmaking machinery to China in talks that concluded Friday in Washington, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Musk meets with Republican critics of Twitter: Months after endorsing a Republican takeover of Congress, Twitter owner Elon Musk visited the Capitol this week to huddle with House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy and other top GOP lawmakers — including those actively pressing the social media company and other tech giants over allegations of anticonservative bias.