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US - Oct 17, 2026 - US man accused of drugging college student with fentanyl, raping her before death - Moises Freire, who was not a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), allegedly gave the drug to student Annabel Richter and her roommate at their dormitory in Manhattan's Chelsea neighbourhood on the night of March 18. Both women lost consciousness and were taken to hospital. Richter never regained consciousness and died on March 21, according to the indictment cited by the Manhattan US Attorney's Office.

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North Dakota ranchers fought a pipeline company over compensation for easements across their land; after spending about $300,000 in legal costs, their fight over who pays those fees is heading to the US Supreme Court

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