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California man guilty of killing family of 4

A Southern California man was convicted Monday of killing a family of four and burying their bodies in the desert in a case that puzzled investigators for years after the family suddenly vanished from their home in 2010. After a trial that spanned more than four months and depended largely on circumstantial evidence, jurors in San Bernardino found 62-year-old Charles “Chase” Merritt guilty in the bludgeoning deaths of his business associate Joseph McStay, McStay’s wife, Summer, and the couple’s 3- and 4-year-old sons. Source

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Chinese extradition bill spurs mass protests in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam says she will be moving forward with her proposed amendments to a Chinese extradition law. The bill triggered mass protests throughout the city and ended in clashes with police. Isaac Stone Fish, a CBSN contributor and senior fellow at the Asia Society, joins CBSN to discuss. Source

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David Ortiz heading to Boston hospital after shooting

Red Sox baseball star David Ortiz is heading to a hospital in Boston after he was shot in the back in nearly point-blank range in the Dominican Republic over the weekend. Police are still trying to find the alleged gunman. Mola Lenghi reports. Source

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