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Ala. inmate to be freed after almost 30 years on death row

Anthony Ray Hinton. (Courtesy Alabama Department of Corrections)

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April 2, 2015 - 2:18 pm

An Alabama judge on Thursday dismissed the case against an inmate who had been on death row for nearly three decades, the news website AL.com reported.

Anthony Ray Hinton was expected to be released on Friday, after prosecutors decided not to re-try him for the killings of two fast-food managers in 1985, the website reported.

AL.com reported that new testing failed to match the bullets found at the crime scenes to a gun at his house.

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Sen. Cruz pushes for approval of restrictions on military flights to prevent another midair collision

By Stephen Groves and Josh Funk Associated Press

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Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says he wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out to prevent another midair collision like the one over Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people in January.

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The numbered metal stanchions that for decades defined Southwest’s unique boarding process are coming down as the company laid out the final plans for a new boarding process for the beginning of assigned seating next year.

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