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Out Of This World: Lettuce Grown In Space Might Resist Astronauts’ Bone Loss

A transgenic lettuce may address bone loss not only for space travelers but also patients on Earth.

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New trial rules could shift defense strategy for parents of suspect in Michigan school shooting

PONTIAC, Mich. — A pretrial hearing Tuesday for the parents of the teenager charged with the Oxford High School mass shooting lasted only 20 minutes, but it laid down ground rules that could change the direction of Jennifer and James Crumbley’s own separate criminal cases.

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Parents of Michigan school shooting suspect will each receive independent attorneys

PONTIAC, Mich. — The parents of the teenager charged in the Oxford High School mass shooting will each have independent attorneys appointed to help make sure that having attorneys from the same law firm does not provide a potential appeal if they are convicted.

Tribune News Service

Parents of teen in school shooting get independent counsel

A judge concerned about potential conflicts of interest is assigning independent counsel to each parent of a 15-year-old boy charged with killing four students at his Michigan high school

The Independent UK

Prosecutor asks judge to bar use of Oxford school shooting suspect’s name in court because it gives him notoriety

‘The publicity generated by a school shooting... can inspire and motive at-risk individuals to commit similar acts of violence’

The Independent UK

Prosecutor: Don't name Michigan teen during parents' trial

A prosecutor is asking a judge to rule that a Michigan teen charged in a fatal school shooting shouldn’t be named in court during his parents’ separate criminal trial

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Prosecutor wants accused Oxford shooter's name excluded from court filings, hearings

PONTIAC, Mich. — The Oakland County prosecutor wants the name of the accused Oxford High School shooter removed wherever possible from court filings and for participants in hearings to refrain from saying his name, according to court records.

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Should Ethan Crumbley, accused Oxford school shooter, be held in jail?

PONTIAC, Mich. — A judge might rule Tuesday whether to keep accused Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley at the Oakland County Jail rather than return him to a juvenile facility, a ruling that would run counter to national trends and a new federal law that took effect in December.

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Horse farm owner testifies Jennifer Crumbley confided her son 'ruined so many lives'

OCHESTER HILLS, Mich. — Kira Pennock said her friend, Jennifer Crumbley, sent her a text message in the aftermath of a Nov. 30 shooting rampage at Oxford High School, telling her "my son ruined so many lives today."

Tribune News Service

Lawyers for Oxford couple ask for delay in preliminary exam

DETROIT — A preliminary exam for the parents of a teenager charged in the Nov. 30 Oxford High School shooting could be delayed next week due to legal issues being raised by attorneys over evidence, witnesses and "love you" objections.

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Surrender was part of accused Oxford school shooter's plan, prosecutor says

PONTIAC, Mich. — The accused Oxford High School shooter's plan included inflicting damage, then surrendering in a bid to survive and admire his work, according to a recent filing by the Oakland County prosecutor.

Tribune News Service

Prosecutor in Oxford school shooting case wants to stop Crumbleys' 'I love you' talk in court

DETROIT — The Oakland County prosecutor wants to make sure James and Jennifer Crumbley don't get a chance to exchange terms of endearment during hearings and is asking a judge to make sure it doesn't happen in future court appearances.

Tribune News Service

Why Ethan Crumbley's insanity defense could become 'battle of experts'

PONTIAC, Mich. — Teenager Ethan Crumbley plans to pursue an insanity defense for his alleged role in the Oxford High School mass shooting that killed four students and wounded seven others.

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Attorneys for accused Oxford High shooter argue for some jail records to remain private

PONTIAC, Mich. – Some jail records for accused Oxford High shooter Ethan Crumbley should remain private and not be part of the public court file or available to the news media, attorneys for the boy argued this week.

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Oxford school shooter hearing must be open to the public, prosecutor says

DETROIT — Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald is pushing for transparency in the Oxford High School shooting case, saying the public and media should not be locked out of an upcoming hearing involving the teenage suspect's jail status.

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