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AI Puts Tony Robbins at Your Beck and Call

AI clones let self-help gurus sell round-the-clock personalized coaching

(Newser) - Fans of self-help gurus no longer have to wait for the next book, podcast, or $5,000 seminar—they can talk to an AI version of their favorite coach instead, any time, for a fee. As the Wall Street Journal reports, a wave of personality-branded chatbots is turning big-name motivators...

Volunteer Gets Her Due for Helping Crack Delphi Case

Retiree Kathy Shank alerted investigators to a tip sheet about Richard Allen, who was later convicted

(Newser) - It took police five years to make an arrest in the double murder of young teens Abigail Williams and Liberty German in Indiana. It may not have happened at all if not for a volunteer clerk in Delphi named Kathy Shank. Upon the sentencing of Richard Allen on Friday, authorities...

Girls' Killer Faces Up to His 'Carnage'

Richard Allen gets 130 years in 2017 murders of Abigail Williams and Liberty German

(Newser) - The man who was hunted for years in the 2017 killing of two girls on an Indiana hiking trail has been sentenced to 130 years in prison. Richard Allen, 52, was convicted in November of murdering 13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German. Allen, who like his victims lived in...

Allen Found Guilty in Delphi Murders

Indiana man could get up to 130 years for 2017 killings of two teenage girls

(Newser) - A jury in the small Indiana town of Delphi convicted a man of murder on Monday in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike. Deliberations stretched into a fourth day before jurors found Richard Allen guilty in the killings of 13-year-old Abigail Williams and...

Murder Suspect Confessed 60+ Times to Killing Delphi Girls

'Honey, I did it ... I killed Abby and Libby,' Richard Allen says in call to wife played at trial

(Newser) - On Thursday, the prosecution rested its case in the Indiana murder trial for Richard Allen, accused of killing Delphi teens Abby Williams and Libby German in 2017. But not before a very important piece of evidence was introduced: seven phone calls made from prison to his wife and mother in...

Delphi Suspect's Lawyers Abruptly Withdraw From Case

Murder trial will likely be delayed as a result

(Newser) - The lawyers for the Indiana man charged with the 2017 Delphi murders of two teen girls are abruptly withdrawing from the case. The judge said one defense attorney made a motion to withdraw Thursday afternoon, and the second is expected to do the same within days, the AP reports. It'...

Investigators Say Bullet Links Allen to Delphi Murders

Court document states that shell found near teens' bodies is linked to suspect's weapon

(Newser) - An unspent bullet found near the bodies of two teenage girls is a key piece of evidence against the man accused of their murders, according to newly released court documents. A partly redacted probable cause affidavit released Tuesday states that an ejected .40-caliber shell has tool marks matching a pistol...

Prosecutor Floats Idea of Additional Delphi Suspects

Indiana judge said Tuesday that she will decide soon whether to unseal court records

(Newser) - An Indiana judge said Tuesday that she will decide soon whether to unseal court records that led to a man’s arrest in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls, while a prosecutor urged the court to keep the documents sealed because others could be involved in the case. Special...

5 Years Later, an Arrest in Murder of 2 Girls

Libby German and Abigail Williams were killed while hiking in Indiana

(Newser) - Police in Indiana have made an arrest in the high-profile slaying of two girls out for a hike in Indiana five years ago. Richard Allen, 50, faces two counts of murder in the deaths of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, reports FOX59 . Before the girls were killed near...

GM Retirees Who Lost Full Pensions Turn to Congress

Bankruptcy deal cut payments and benefits for 20K Delphi workers

(Newser) - Dave Muffley thought he had it made when it came to a solid retirement. The Indiana man spent roughly 30 years as a salaried maintenance technician for Delphi Corp., a subsidiary of General Motors, and expected to retire with a comfortable income by the time he hit 62. But when...

Cops Seek This Man in Murder of 2 Hiking Girls

He was spotted in area where Indiana teens were killed on Monday

(Newser) - Indiana State Police are trying to track down a man photographed at the Delphi Historic Trails on Monday around the time two teenage girls were killed there. Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, were dropped off at the popular hiking spot by a family member around 1pm Monday. Their...

GM Aims for Fastest Possible Bankruptcy

Treasury directed GM to prep for Chapter 11 as options dwindle

(Newser) - General Motors is in high gear, the New York Times reports, prepping for a possible bankruptcy that would allow the company to reorganize and emerge from protection in as little as 2 weeks. Since the Treasury Department instructed the automaker to prepare for a bankruptcy filing by June 1, in...

NAFTA Casts Wide Shadow on Ohio Vote

Clinton, Obama look to score points bashing trade pact

(Newser) - As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle for votes in Ohio, each pushes a simple theme: NAFTA is bad. Ohio has been hit hard by free trade, which is why Obama reminds voters that Bill Clinton backed NAFTA. And both hopefuls have mined each other's comments for anything that favors...

Cerberus Close to Consuming Chrysler
Cerberus Close to Consuming Chrysler
May 13, 2007 10:10 PM CDT

Cerberus Close to Consuming Chrysler

Proving that three heads may be better than one

(Newser) - Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management is said to have cut a deal to buy Chrysler from DaimlerChrysler.  Cerberus has lots of experience in negotiating for assets in the auto industry, having led the buyout of auto parts maker Delphi, which has not yet closed and may yet fall...

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