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By AMY FORLITI Updated 10/22/2020 9:22 AM MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota judge has dismissed a third-degree murder charge filed against the former Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee against George Floyd's neck, but the more serious second-degree murder charge remains. Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill's ruling was made public Thursday.

Prince Andrew denies Virginia Giuffre's allegations (Tim Goode/PA) Thu, 22 Oct, 2020 - 16:37 Jim Mustian and Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend denied introducing Prince Andrew to underage sexual partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public on Thursday. Ghislaine Maxwell branded accuser Virginia Giuffre an "awful fantasist" in the newly released transcripts.

Joshua Caplan22 Oct 2020 Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) remains against the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett, citing her opposition to an election- year confirmation. POLITICO reports: While the Alaska Republican wouldn't say explicitly that she will vote against Barrett, she did affirm her belief that now is the wrong time for a confirmation.

By Elena Pavlovska Journalist epa08058323 Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) questions Intelligence Committee Minority Counsel Stephen Castor and Intelligence Committee Majority Counsel Daniel Goldman during the House Judiciary Committee hearing 'Counsel Presentations of Evidence in the Impeachment Inquiry of President Donald Trump' on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 09 December 2019.

Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) - A trio of space travelers safely returned to Earth on Thursday after a six-month mission on the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan at 7:54 a.m.