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Supreme Court turns away appeal from alleged 9/11 mastermind

The Supreme Court rebuffed an effort by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to revive a plea deal reached with military prosecutors and revoked by the Biden administration.

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