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New York Times defamed ex-college player, must pay him millions, jury says

An Alabama jury awarded $9.25 million in damages after finding that The New York Times defamed a former college basketball player, Kai Spears, of the Alabama Crimson Tide, in a story about a fatal shooting.

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A German conservative mayor backed the AfD. Now Merz is on the spot.

Bernd Prange wants his rivals to win outright — and his own party to tear down the country's political firewall.

  • Bernd Prange, a Christian Democrat mayor, donated €10,000 to the AfD.
  • Prange aims for AfD to govern alone in Saxony-Anhalt election.
  • CDU leaders criticize Prange's support for the far-right party.

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