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Alleged US Pentagon document leaker Teixeira to remain in jail

Sketch of Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, seated second from right, in US District Court in Boston [Margaret Small/AP Photo]

The US airman accused of leaking highly classified Pentagon documents will remain in jail for at least another two weeks after his lawyers asked to delay a hearing on his detention to give them time to prepare.

Jack Teixeira, 21, made a brief appearance in federal court in Boston on Wednesday and waived his right to a preliminary hearing – an early court proceeding in which prosecutors present some evidence to show that charges are warranted.

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