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Lindsay Clancy judge declares a mistrial after the state’s top court denies defense’s appeal

A judge on Massachusetts’ top court on Friday denied a last minute attempt by Lindsay Clancy’s lawyers to prevent the judge who had presided over her triple-murder trial from declaring a mistrial.

U.S. payrolls rose 162,000 in August, much more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.1%

The U.S. economy added jobs at a brisk pace in August, reversing a summer slowdown in hiring, while the unemployment rate held steady.

US Supreme Court preserves parties' access to cheap ads, siding with Republicans

The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Friday a federal policy giving party committees access to discounted TV and radio advertising rates long available to political candidates, as major Republican committees ​head toward the November midterm elections with a cash advantage over their Democratic counterparts.

A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage

Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday and headed down the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage to the solar system's smallest and closest-to-the-sun planet.