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THE judge who sentenced Daniel Green to life in prison for the murder of Michael Jordan’s father has petitioned for his release.

James Jordan was murdered aged 56 in July 1993 as he slept in his car in Lumberton, North Carolina.

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Michael Jordan’s father James was murdered in 1993[/caption]

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James poses for a picture with son Michael just a month before his death[/caption]

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Larry Demery, left, and Daniel Green, right, were both sentenced to life in prison[/caption]

His body was subsequently found on August 3, in a swamp in McColl, South Carolina.

Green was arrested alongside Larry Demery after the duo made calls from Jordan Sr’s cell phone.

Demery’s subsequent testimony claimed that Green pulled the trigger.

Both men were sentenced to life in prison in 1996, but Demery was granted parole in 2020 – although this has since been revoked.

Meanwhile, Green has been seeking a retrial, having told WRAL News in 2018, “I’ve never killed anybody. I didn’t kill James Jordan. I’m innocent. I’m innocent of murder.”

As per ABC News, judge Gregory Weeks, who presided over the 1996 trial, petitioned for Green’s release in front of North Carolina’s parole commission on Tuesday.

At the time, prosecutors believed that the murder had been committed following a “robbery gone wrong”.

Weeks’ major concern is said to stem from the result of blood tests from Jordan Sr’s car.

He claimed in the petition that an analyst at the time did not disclose that blood tests from a substance found in the car came back inconclusive. These results could have drastically changed the outcome of the trial.

Weeks has not since commented publicly on the case.

But criminal justice advocate Rev. Thomas Jones, who has also been campaigning for Green’s release, told ABC News, “When I heard the judge speak on his behalf, I was weeping. I was flabbergasted.”

He then claimed that Weeks told the commission that he “had never been haunted in such a manner as he was haunted by this case”.

Green, now 49, claims that he had been attending a cookout with Demery, who then left to make a drug deal.

He then alleges that hours later when he returned, a “shaken” Demery asked him to help dispose of the body.

‘REGRET’

Green claims that, while he did agree to do so, he was not involved in the murder itself.

“Every day I live with the remorse and the pain and the suffering caused by my youthful decisions,” he wrote in a letter to the commission. “I regret the harm my actions inflicted on the Jordan family.”

The commission is expected to deliberate for a month before coming to their final decision.

Green has spoken to ABC from prison amid Weeks’ appearance in front of the commission.

He said that the fact that the man who “presided over my trial asked that I be paroled is significant.”

“It speaks volumes about this case, and I’m overwhelmingly grateful.”

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Gregory Weeks has petitioned for Green’s release[/caption]

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Green, now 49, maintains that he is innocent[/caption]

DANA WHITE has responded to Conor McGregor’s latest claim over his long-overdue UFC return.

The Notorious’ eagerly-anticipated cage comeback was due to take place in June against Michael Chandler before he suffered a broken left pinky toe.

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Conor McGregor recently claimed he’d be making his UFC return on February 1[/caption]

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The Irishman has claimed he’ll be welcomed back to the octagon by Dan Hooker[/caption]

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McGregor, 36, revealed to SunSport in July his eagerness to return in December but the UFC brass has opted to have him make his comeback next year.

The Irishman recently claimed that he’d be fighting the resurgent Dan Hooker in a Saudi showdown on February 1.

Both men are keen on the bout, as is UFC President and CEO White.

The 55-year-old said of the potential lightweight showdown: “That would be a great fight. I like that fight.”

Hooker, however, has ruled out fighting the UFC’s poster boy in February as he and wife Helena are expecting their second daughter.

‘The Hangman’ told reporter Helen Yee: “I’m good to go in January or March.

“The missus is due [for a baby in] February, so no can go.

“I’ve got a little girl on the way.

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“You’d even turn down a big fight with McGregor for [the birth of your child].

“You’re not missing that. No panties are coming off in February.

“[McGregor’s] busy, he’s got money coming out of his ears.

“If I had that amount of money in the bank, you wouldn’t see me anywhere near a fistfight.”

Former two-division champion McGregor was on course to land a bumper new deal with MMA’s top promotion before the cancellation of his summer showdown with Chandler.

But the Dubliner suggested talks have cooled off following the collapse of his eagerly-anticipated comeback.

He told SunSport: “You know, the fight never happened. So it’s just about getting the fight on.”

Former feather and lightweight champion McGregor hasn’t set foot inside the octagon since breaking his left leg in his trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier.

IF you’ve got an Android phone then you’ll want to turn on passkeys to keep your apps safe.

They’re an alternative to passwords and Google is trying to get everyone to use them for logging in.

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Passkeys are a safer way to log into apps versus passwords[/caption]

Passwords are generally considered to be a terrible way to protect your accounts.

Thieves operating online – and even out in the real world – often hope to exploit the fact they’re often even to guess, or “crack’ with brute force.

So tech giants – including Google – worked to create a new way to log in called passkeys.

“Passkeys are easy to use and phishing resistant, only relying on a fingerprint, face scan or a pin making them 50% faster than passwords,” said Google’s Heather Adkins.

Passkeys work by letting you log in with just a fingerprint or face scan.

They’re designed to that they can’t be guessed, and they’re impossible to re-use.

Passwords can be leaked online – but a passkey can’t.

And people often re-use passwords because they’re easy to forget, or create simple ones that are more memorable.

Re-used passwords allow hackers to break into multiple of your accounts, and simple log-ins are easy to guess.

Passkeys have none of these problems, making them ultra-secure.

They’re already available on your Android phone, and they only take a few seconds to set up.

Google says that despite being out for just a year, passkeys have been used more than a billion times over 400 million accounts.

HOW TO USE PASSKEYS ON ANDROID

Google explains: “You can now use passkeys to sign in without using a password.

“To verify your identity and create a passkey, you need a biometric sensor, like fingerprint or facial recognition, PIN, or swipe pattern.”

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You can create passkeys on your Android phone and then save them in your Google Password Manager[/caption]

“Your passkeys are saved and synced by your password manager, and you can use them to sign in on other devices.”

First, you’ll want to note that not all websites support passkeys yet.

However, more are adding support for them over time – and you’ll find that many major apps and services now offer them.

Go to the app you want to set up a passkey for, and then sign in.

If you’re not prompted to create a passkey at that point, go into the app’s settings and choose Create A Passkey.

You’ll then be guided through the process, which will involve using your phone’s unlock.

Once that’s done, you can simply sign in at any point.

Your passkey on Android phones can be saved to the built-in Google Password Manager.

If you’re trying to sign into a website on another device – like a Windows PC – then you can still use passkeys.

You’ll simply be prompted to scan a QR code with your phone’s camera, and then verify your log-in using its unlock.

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