NORRISTOWN, Pa. — The jury in the Bill Cosby sexual assault trial is still at an impasse — after some 40 hours of deliberations over four days — but they're returning Friday for a fifth day of trying to reach a unanimous verdict. Judge Steven O'Neill sent the seven men and five women of the jury, clearly fatigued, back to the hotel for the night around 9 p.m.; they will return Friday at 9 a.m. to try again. “Nine o’clock is long enough to be debating for this day,” O’Neill said, as he sent the jurors off. Then, curiously, the judge and the attorneys had a private meeting. After a few minutes, they and the jury returned to the courtroom. Many of the jurors were frowning. The judge addressed...
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