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As Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. officials publicize they are tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon spotted over Montana. Catherine Herridge reports from Washington.
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Adnan Syed spoke for the first time since his murder conviction was overturned, as an appeals court in Maryland weighed a possible redo of the hearing that led to his release. Syed spent more than two decades in prison for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Elaine Quijano spoke to his attorney.
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Colombian judge uses ChatGPT in ruling on child's medical rights case
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