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Turkey and the PKK have made historic moves toward peace – now begins the hard diplomatic work
(THE CONVERSATION) Turkey's peace process is advancing. In August 2025, three months after the Kurdistan Workers' Party – commonly known as the PKK – announced its formal disbandment, a Turkish parliamentary committee overseeing reforms as part of the process met. It followed a symbolic disarmament ceremony in northern I ... (full story)
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Court of appeals upholds telecommunications fraud conviction
A Fifth District Court of Appeals panel affirmed the conviction of a man on telecommunications fraud and theft charges after he transferred more than $36,000 to his own bank account from the Newark business employing him.
The three-judge panel overruled John Abraham’s assertion that the evidence was insufficient to convict ... (full story)
Gilgo Beach serial killer case a key test in use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal trials
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — When Maureen Brainard-Barnes' skeletal remains were found hidden in the roadside scrub near Long Island's Gilgo Beach in the winter of 2010, there was hardly any physical evidence that might help investigators find her killer, save for a single stray hair.
But at the time, extracting DNA evidence fro ... (full story)