Families of some of the 346 people killed in crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners held photos of their dead loved ones Wednesday outside a federal court in Texas, where a judge heard arguments on the U.S. government's motion to dismiss its criminal case against the aerospace company in connection with the twin disasters.

U.S. District Chief Judge Reed O’Connor set aside time for the relatives to speak during the hearing, which lasted about three hours. Some traveled from countries in Europe and Africa to pursue what might have been their final opportunity to demand that the company face prosecution for the crashes off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia. Latest Forecast

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