On Saturday, a pair of ruby slippers worn by American actress Judy Garland while portraying Dorthy in the 1939 American musical fantasy film The Wizard of Oz were sold at Heritage Auctions in the US for US$28 million to an anonymous buyer.
On Saturday, motions to impeach South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol failed when most members of the People Power Party (his ruling party) did not participate in the National Assembly session to ratify an impeachment trial.
Late Tuesday night, in an unannounced speech on local TV at 11 pm local time (14:00 UTC), Yoon Suk Yeol, the president of South Korea, declared martial law.
On Friday, Judge Maxwell Wiley in Manhattan -- a borough of New York City, New York, United States -- dismissed a manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny, an ex-marine accused of choking Jordan Neely, a homeless man, to death.
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