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Newly discovered Whitey Bulger writings show former FBI agent was framed, lawyer allege

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Attorneys are drawing on statements from a handwritten manuscript by the late mobster James “Whitey” Bulger in an effort to overturn a former FBI agent’s murder conviction, saying the crime boss’s own words show that the agent was framed. Lawyers for former FBI agent John Connolly filed a motion in Miami-Dade … Read more

12th century Crusader sword discovered

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A centuries-old sword from the time of the Crusades was discovered by a student swimming off the coast of Haifa, Israel, the University of Haifa revealed on Monday.  Shlomi Katsin, a student in the university’s Department of Maritime Civilizations, was swimming off Dor Beach when he saw a group of divers with metal detectors, the … Read more