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On episode two of The Dialogue with @BillyHallowell, Mark Astor of @AstorSimovitch, a criminal defense attorney, and Mark Baker of @truehopeforlife, debate whether Lindsay Clancy should go to prison or a mental institution.

Episode 2 of The Dialogue

The conversation touches on whether extreme mental illness can excuse a homicide suspect of criminal charges, the jury鈥檚 moral obligation and how this case could set a precedent for future cases.

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If you found a marble head beneath a table at Goodwill for $34.99, would you know what to do if it turned out to be stolen? trib.al/BctIVVG

The $34.99 Goodwill bust that turned out to be a Roman portrait missin

If you found a marble head beneath a table at Goodwill for $34.99, would you know what to do if it turned out to be stolen?

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D.C. shooting: National Guard member shot while trying to stop fight buff.ly/jRV4eLf

National Guard member shot in D.C. while trying to break up fight

D.C. police said a National Guard member was shot in the leg late Sunday after intervening in a fight outside of a business near Eastern Market.

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Appeals court blocks start of takeover of healthcare operations in Arizona prisons trib.al/ixdVeEq

Appeals court blocks start of takeover of healthcare operations in Ari

A federal appeals court has put on hold a court-ordered takeover of healthcare operations in Arizona's prisons that was scheduled to start Monday.

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Driver in deadly Kansas soccer match crash has not been charged and is not in custody buff.ly/kln4TBd

Kansas driver not in custody or charged over deadly soccer field crash

Authorities in Kansas said they haven't detained or charged the woman who drove a pickup truck through a soccer match in Wichita and killed two people, including a young child.

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Millions of dollars are unaccounted for in Ebola response, officials say. This is what we know. trib.al/dcqX9KQ

Millions of dollars are unaccounted for in Ebola response, officials s

Africa's top public health agency and Congolese officials have raised concerns over $700 million in Ebola aid which is unaccounted for, and called on aid groups to provide more information about

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The Justice Department starts investigation into safety and living conditions at D.C. jail
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Justice Dept. investigates poor conditions, vermin in food at D.C. Jai

The Justice Department opened an investigation Monday into whether the D.C. Department of Corrections has been violating inmates' constitutional rights by forcing them to endure substandard safet

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket scheduled to be launched on Tuesday
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket hauling small satellites set for Tuesday launch

SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday morning as part of the company's "rideshare" program.

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Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging conference room planned to fly to Saudi Arabia, prosecutors say trib.al/57ivVV1

Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging conference room planned to fly to

A former OpenAI engineer charged with secretly installing a recording device in a conference room to glean company details had been "mere days" away from absconding to Saudi Arabia before hi

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Motorist who drove through Kansas soccer match leaving two dead not detained or charged
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Kansas driver not in custody or charged over deadly soccer field crash

Authorities in Kansas said they haven't detained or charged the woman who drove a pickup truck through a soccer match in Wichita and killed two people, including a young child.

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Dark beer adds flavor to a Ukrainian pork classic when kvass is hard to find trib.al/F3zaZem

Dark beer adds flavor to a Ukrainian pork classic when kvass is hard t

Traditionally, Ukrainians used kvass (a low-alcohol fermented drink) for cooking. For example, when making vereshchaka - a pork stew - the pork is braised in beet-based or bread-based kvass.

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Minnesota teen accused of plotting terror attack at Mall of America to remain jailed trib.al/y21FXtD

Minnesota teen accused of plotting terror attack at Mall of America to

An 18-year-old from Minnesota who prosecutors say planned a terror attack at the Mall of America and who was arrested after buying an AK-47 from an undercover FBI employee must remain in custody, a fe

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Florida brings more charges against former Cuba president Raul Castro trib.al/ck3cMh7

Florida brings more charges against former Cuba president Raul Castro

Former Cuban President Raul Castro is facing more charges in Florida related to the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles after the U.S. government indicted the former leader ear

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Three shootings in D.C. leave one person dead, six hurt buff.ly/tT32P2B

One killed, six injured in three separate overnight shootings in D.C.

D.C. police said one person was killed and six others were wounded in three shootings late Saturday and early Sunday in Northwest.

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President Trump rushed to Kansas on Monday in a bid to head off a Democratic Party surge in the Sunflower State, which hasn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 94 years. trib.al/6Zu6xBL

Trump hopes to boost Kansas evangelical vote as Democrats threaten to

President Trump rushed to Kansas on Monday in a bid to head off a Democratic Party surge in the Sunflower State, which hasn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 94 years.

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Man who snatched Peachy the flamingo from Las Vegas hotel exhibit found guilty of animal cruelty trib.al/WWHP516

Man who snatched Peachy the flamingo from Las Vegas hotel exhibit foun

A Canadian man was convicted of animal cruelty charges Monday for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at an iconic Las Vegas hotel. Prosecutors said it was a malicious prank while a l

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Shooting near Ohio mosque leaves 1 dead but was not connected to the building, police say trib.al/j2KGnSl

Shooting near Ohio mosque leaves 1 dead but was not connected to the b

A shooting in a neighborhood near a mosque in Ohio's capital city left one person dead Monday but was not connected to the house of worship or those who were inside, police said.

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The partially reusable rocket is scheduled to take flight in a one-hour window beginning at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida. buff.ly/i8pHkyI

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket hauling small satellites set for Tuesday launch

SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday morning as part of the company's "rideshare" program.

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