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According to court filings made in the federal court of Manhattan on Monday, US prosecutors are barring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's statement about Sulaiman Abu Ghaith's actual role as a spokesman and not a military man in terrorist group Al-Qaeda.

Brigadier General Jeffrey Sinclair is expected to plead guilty to maltreatment and for causing emotional distress to a junior officer after the US Army reportedly dropped the heavier, sexual assault charges against him.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh both withdrew their participation from the St. Patrick's Day parades to oppose the current organizer ruling, which bars gays and lesbians to join in the marches, CNN said.