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DOJ to pursue death penalty against Buffalo supermarket shooter.

The Justice Department said Friday it will seek the death penalty against the shooter who carried out a racially motivated mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, in 2022. The shooter is currently serving life in state prison for killing 10 people and wounding three others in the attack at a supermarket in the city's predominantly Black East Side neighborhood.



Ancient cases of sex-development disorders identified.
Analysis of DNA from the remains of multiple individuals who lived as early as 2,500 years ago revealed chromosomal conditions including Turner (when females have only one X chromosome instead of two), Jacobs (males with an extra Y chromosome), and Klinefelter (males with an extra X chromosome) syndromes.



Patriots to promote Jerod Mayo to replace Bill Belichick as head coach.
The news comes a day after Belichick announced he was departing the New England Patriots after 24 seasons, which included winning six Super Bowls. Mayo, the Patriots' current linebackers coach, will be the team's first Black head coach. Mayo played eight NFL seasons and won a Super Bowl ring while playing with the Patriots in 2014.




Citigroup plans to cut 20,000 jobs.
The investment banking company said it was slashing 10% of its workforce by 2026 to help reduce costs by at least $2.5B over the long term. The move comes after the company posted its worst quarter in 15 years; its stock rose 1.3% on the news.



Western airstrikes in Yemen continue.
The US and Britain continued targeted strikes from the air and sea against Houthi rebels in Yemen, an effort meant to stem attacks from the militants on vessels traveling in the nearby Red Sea.

SOURCE:  1440 NEWS