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- The federal trial has begun for the man already convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie.
- Federal prosecutors, at the opening on Wednesday, alleged that the attacker researched Rushdie's whereabouts for years before the assault.
- The case matters because it probes whether the attack was planned over a long period rather than impulsive.
What to watch next
- Evidence prosecutors present on the suspect's years of research into Rushdie
- Any testimony about the circumstances of the stabbing on the lecture stage
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