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The Margin: Aaron Judge looks to break American League home-run record — and then get the Yankees to break the bank
Change Healthcare jumps after judge denies DOJ request to block UnitedHealth deal (update)
The Wall Street Journal: Judge denies DOJ’s request to block UnitedHealth’s acquisition of Change Healthcare
Adnan Syed freed after judge vacates murder conviction
Adnan Syed was set free on Monday after more than 20 years in prison for being convicted of the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in a case that spawned intense interest after it was documented in the podcast Serial. The New York Times reports Judge Melissa M. Phinn of Baltimore City Circuit overturned Adnan Syed’s murder conviction after prosecutors filed documents questioning the trial and the evidence presented, without saying that they believe he is innocent.
According to the Baltimore Sun, the judge ordered Syed unshackled in court and to remain on GPS monitoring pending another trial, while the prosecutors have 30 days to determine whether to try him again or drop the charges. In her ruling, Phinn wrote, “the State has…
Judge orders release of ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed
A Baltimore judge has overturned the conviction of Adnan Syed, reports The Associated Press. The 41-year-old had been serving a life sentence for the 1999 murder of his former girlfriend Hae Min Lee. In 2014, his case attracted international interest after it was chronicled by former Baltimore Sun reporter Sarah Koenig in the first season of the hit podcast Serial.
Koenig spent more than a year investigating the specifics of Syed’s case, focusing in particular on the conduct of his lawyer, Cristina Gutierrez. In 2019, Maryland’s highest court found Gutierrez had failed to properly investigate an alibi witness but voted against granting Syed’s request for a retrial. However, prosecutors recently recommended that a judge grant him a new trial, noting the state had lost “confidence in the integrity of the conviction.” With Monday’s decision, the state has 30 days to decide whether to move forward with a new trial or drop the case entirely.
“This is not a podcast for me,” said Young Lee, the brother of Hae Min Lee, during Monday’s hearing. He said his family felt “betrayed” and “blindsided” by the state’s motion to vacate Syed’s conviction. “Whenever I think it’s over, and it’s ended, it always comes back,” he added.
Following the decision, Serialannounced it would air a new episode on Tuesday morning. In the years since its widely successful first season, Serial has produced a series of spinoffs, including S-Town and The Trojan Horse Affair. More broadly, it’s safe to say the true crime genre and podcasting more generally have never been more popular – even if the series was never quite able to replicate the success of its first season.
Judge Overturns Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ Podcast’s Murder Conviction After 23 Years Behind Bars
A Baltimore judge on Monday overturned the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, the man whose murder conviction served as the subject for the popular Serial podcast. Syed has spent over two decades behind bars serving a life sentence after prosecutors accused him of strangling and murdering his ex-girlfriend when he was…
Judge Overturns Murder Conviction of Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ Podcast
Syed was convicted in 2000 of first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping and imprisonment of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Lee, 18, vanished after leaving her high school on 13 January 1999. Her strangled body was found in a shallow grave in a Baltimore park around a month later. Syed has always maintained his innocence. In a tweet shortly after the ruling was made, Serial tweeted: “Sarah was at the courthouse when Adnan was released, a new episode is coming tomorrow morning.”
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Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood gives away major show secret
BAKE Off judge Paul Hollywood gave away a huge show secret as the hit series returned to screens tonight.
The 56-year-old baking star sat with co-star and judge Prue Leith and hosts of the show, Matt Lucas and Noel Fielding as he made the confession.
Discussing one of the challenges the new bakers had to take on, Paul was asked by the hosts when he last baked.
Noel joked: “When was the last time you baked Paul, in the 70s?” to which the star replied: “Last week, I baked blueberry muffins.”
Paul then went on to joke that he’d given himself one of his iconic Paul Hollywood handshakes, and said “well done” to himself.
But his confession means that the judge wouldn’t have baked the cake for his challenge tonight, if the last time he baked was last week.
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In tonight’s episode, viewers were left fuming as a baker was sent home.
Former charity director Will got the boot as a fresh batch of amateur bakers were put to the test in cake week.
But those watching Bake Off at home think he should have been given more time to prove himself – and pleaded with bosses to change the format.
Taking to Twitter to complain, one person wrote: “I’d like to see the first contestant leave on the second week… not sure we saw the best of Will #GBBO.”
A second added: “I really thought will had so much potential… why do they have to send someone home in week one. just bring back the two go in one week thing :(((((((( #GBBO.”
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While a third commented: “I don’t think someone should leave the first week of #gbbo they need a chance.”
The opening episode of the Channel 4 show saw the 12 contestants tasked with baking 12 signature mini sandwich cakes, a classic red velvet technical and a home-inspired showstopper.
Will, 45, from London, became the first to leave the series after failing to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith with his ginger and caramel square signature and his final bake which recreated his former north London flat.
Following his exit, he said: “Someone’s got to go first and obviously I’m disappointed but I’m proud to have made it.”
Judge throws out Facebook collusion claims in Google antitrust suit
A federal judge has allowed crucial elements of an antitrust case against Google to proceed, including allegations that Google illegally monopolized the ad-tech market. However, Judge P. Kevin Castel dismissed claims of collusion between Google and Facebook (now Meta) in the “Jedi Blue” program.
Castel’s ruling (spotted by Bloomberg reporter Leah Nylen) says states have plausibly alleged Google has a monopoly in ad servers and ad exchanges and that its actions have had anticompetitive effects. It also says Google may have unfairly competed with operations like Project Bernanke, a secret program that allegedly edged out competitors by using Google’s access to data.
The suit, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, is one of several…