'El Chapo' extradition suspended over fears of U.S. death penalty

A Mexican judge suspended the U.S. extradition process for drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman over fears he may be put to death. The judge suspended extradition requests to California and Texas on Tuesday in favor of Guzman after the drug kingpin's defense team filed two injunctions on Monday. Although the United States in May guaranteed Guzman would not face the death penalty, the judge cited a Mexican law in his ruling stating that a defendant should not be extradited if there are risks to his "physical integrity."
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Adnan Syed, of ‘Serial’ Podcast, Gets a Retrial in Murder Case

A judge in Maryland has granted a new trial to Adnan Syed, setting aside his conviction for the 1999 murder of his former girlfriend, in a case that was the subject of the first season of the hit podcast “Serial.” Mr. Syed’s lawyer, C. Justin Brown, posted the news on Twitter on Thursday afternoon and confirmed by phone that the motion for a new trial had been granted by Judge Martin P. Welch of the Baltimore City Circuit Court.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/us/serial-adnan-syed-new-trial.html?source=Snapzu

Braves, Omar Infante Agree To Minor League Deal

The Braves have agreed to a minor league contract with veteran infielder Omar Infante, tweets Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports. …
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Coming Soon: Gut Bacteria That Actually Cure Your Disease

Everybody's talking about gut bacteria. Pick a disease or disorder, and somebody, somewhere, has said that a probiotic supplement—an over-the-counter, unregulated pill usually filled with a single strain of friendly gut bacteria—might cure it, whether it’s cancer, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or a yeast infection. But there’s very little evidence that probiotic supplements do any good. “There’s a lot of promise here but not a lot of proof yet,” said Cliff McDonald, associate director for science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion.
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-06-30/coming-soon-gut-bacteria-that-actually-cure-your-disease?source=Snapzu

Supreme Court Eliminates Political Corruption! (By Defining It Out of Existence)

Unlike the rest of us, the Supreme Court thinks there are too many restrictions on money in politics, not too few. By Jon Schwarz.
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2016/06/29/supreme-court-eliminates-political-corruption-by-defining-it-out-of-existence/?source=Snapzu

Hubble captures vivid auroras in Jupiter’s atmosphere

Astronomers are using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study auroras — stunning light shows in a planet’s atmosphere — on the poles of the largest planet in the Solar System, Jupiter. This observation programme is supported by measurements made by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, currently on its way to Jupiter.
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Former US drone technicians speak out against programme in Brussels

Whistleblowers Cian Westmoreland and Lisa Ling join campaigners ahead of European parliament hearing on the use of armed drones. By Alice Ross.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/01/us-drone-whistleblowers-brussels-european-parliament?source=Snapzu