Had Johnson, 35, been found guilty of murder at trial, a jury or judge would have assessed punishment at between 25 and 99 years, or life, in prison.
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Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 July 2025
Before his death, Payne recorded episodes as a guest judge on the series that is hosted by Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean, with Nicole Scherzinger (The Pussycat Dolls) serving as mentor-judge and Destiny’s Child’s Kelly Rowland also serving as a guest judge.
Industry observers said China is wise to go back to its well of popular martial arts classics out of Hong Kong, which have inspired U.S. action movies for decades.
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Wendy Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2025
The Elite 2 is a yet-to-launch chipset that follows the Snapdragon 8 Elite, used in high-performance Android smartphones… While Apple observers will be happy to hear the performance similarity, the actual result in consumer devices could be lower.
Almost everyone at the creek encampment accepted some form of aid, according to Sofia Hughes, the project’s leader and a management analyst with the city of Oceanside.
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Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
The investment bank’s analysts were among a rising number of their peers lining up to trim their oil price predictions for 2025-26 down to the $60s or below.
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