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Amanda Knox appeals slander conviction in Italy (Reuters)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:25:46 GMT
Reuters - Lawyers for Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murder in October by an Italian court, on Monday asked an appeals court there to overturn her slander conviction as well, a spokesman said.
Former lobbyist Abramoff balks at naming ex-associates (Reuters)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:31:31 GMT
Reuters - Jack Abramoff, the former lobbyist at the center of a U.S. bribery scandal six years ago, said on Monday he does not want to publicly identify former associates because he does not want to see more people hurt.
U.S. judge grants more time for accused Tucson shooter (Reuters)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:27:03 GMT
Reuters - A federal judge has agreed that the man charged with a deadly shooting spree last year that gravely wounded then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has made "measureable progress" in regaining his mental fitness to stand trial.
Slab City: Living Off the Grid in California's Badlands (Time.com)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:30:00 GMT
Time.com - Deep in the badlands of California is a squatters' camp that many are increasingly calling home -- and a paradise of sorts
Inside Facebook's IPO: How the Social Web Will Reshape the Economy (Time.com)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:30:00 GMT
Time.com - Facebook's IPO -- the largest in Internet history -- is a once-in-a-generation milestone in the evolution of the web
Judge halts Mississippi execution for mental evaluation (Reuters)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:07:24 GMT
Reuters - A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted the scheduled execution of a convicted murderer in Mississippi in order to allow a psychiatrist to evaluate the killer.
Despite ceremony, NY fort's skeletons not buried (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:55:44 GMT

A photograph provided by David Starbuck and made in 1993 shows human skeletons uncovered during a 1950s archaeological excavation prior to the reconstruction of Fort William Henry in Lake George, N.Y. They were among the 10 skeletons of French and Indian War soldiers unearthed in what was the original fort’s military cemetery. In the spring of 1993, after nearly 40 years on display, the skeletons were scheduled for reburial on Memorial Day weekend in 1993. The fort’s owners and the two anthropologists who studied the skeletons 19 years ago recently revealed publicly for the first time that only three skeletons were actually re-interred in 1993. The others, plus several more from the fort’s skeleton collection, remain with an anthropologist at Arizona State University. (AP Photo/HO/David Starbuck)AP - For decades, tourists visiting this popular Adirondack village could gape at the skeletons of soldiers from nearby French and Indian War sites. Then in 1993, a somber reburial ceremony was held to finally put the remains to rest.


2nd wave of evictions is sweeping away Occupiers (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:53:51 GMT

A man drags a collapsed tent as members of Occupy Portland dismantle the encampment in Lincoln Park in Portland, Maine, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)AP - A tent city that's among the longest-lived Occupy protest encampments is coming down as part of a new wave of eviction orders against demonstrators aligned with the movement in communities including Miami, Washington and Pittsburgh.


A push for family input to detect dementia earlier (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:01:49 GMT

Alexis McKenzie, executive director of The Methodist Home of the District of Columbia Forest Side, an Alzheimer's assisted-living facility, right, shares a light moment with resident Catherine Peake, in Washington, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Dementia can sneak up on families because its sufferers are pretty adept at covering lapses early on, longer if their spouses are there to compensate. Doctors too frequently are fooled as well. Now specialists are pushing for the first National Alzheimer's Plan to help overcome this barrier to detection — urging what's called dementia-capable primary care, more screenings for warning signs, and regular checks of caregivers' own physical and mental health. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.


Marine hazing trial delayed after charges expanded (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:44:38 GMT

FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2012 file photo, Marine Sgt. Benjamin Johns walks to the courtroom of the Legal Services Center of Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.  Johns, Lance Cpl. Jacob D. Jacoby, and Lance Cpl. Carlos Orozco III are accused of hazing fellow Marine Lance Cpl. Harry Lew, who later committed Suicide. (AP Photo/Kent Nishimura, File)AP - The court martial for a Marine sergeant accused of hazing a fellow Marine who committed suicide in Afghanistan was delayed Monday after the prosecution asked to expand the details of the charges.


Police: Father planned deadly fire for some time (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:14:42 GMT

In this undated photo provided by Chuck and Judy Cox, Chuck Cox plays with his grandsons, Charlie, right, and Braden, left. Charlie and Braden were killed along with their father, Josh Powell, on Sunday in what police said was an intentional fire set by Powell. Chuck Cox is the father of Powell's wife, Susan, who has been missing since 2009. (AP Photo/Courtesy Chuck and Judy Cox)AP - Josh Powell's boys were coming for a visit, and he had preparations to make.


'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:10:08 GMT

This advertisement provided by Chrysler Group LLC, shows actor Clint Eastwood, featured in an ad titled 'It's Halftime In America,' which aired during Super Bowl XVLI, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. AP Photo/Chrysler Group LLC)AP - People rarely pick a fight with Dirty Harry. But Chrysler's "Halftime in America" ad featuring quintessential tough guy Clint Eastwood has generated fierce debate about whether it accurately portrays the country's most economically distressed city or amounts to a campaign ad for President Barack Obama and the auto bailouts.


Parents protest at scandalized LA grade school (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:26 GMT

Yolanda Sanchez talks about what she describes as documented child abuse of her son, outside the Miramonte Elementary school in Los Angeles, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. About three dozen parents and supporters staged a protest at the Los Angeles-area school rocked by allegations of lewd conduct crimes by two teachers against children. They demanded greater communication with education officials and the placement of cameras in classrooms and hallways at Miramonte Elementary School. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - Many children stayed home Monday while parents demanded more protection at an elementary school where two teachers are suspected of molesting students in class.


Homeless killings suspect faces new murder charges (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:09:19 GMT

FILE - This file photo released on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, by the Anaheim Police Dept. shows Itzcoatl Ocampo. Southern California prosecutors say Ocampo, already accused of killing four homeless men, will face new charges for the stabbing deaths of a mother and son who lived near him. (AP Photo/Anaheim Police Dept., File)AP - A former Marine already accused of killing four homeless men was charged Monday with two new counts of murder in the stabbing deaths of his high school friend's mother and older brother.


Critics worry Senate ad will revive Asian-bashing (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:40:56 GMT

FILE - In this July 13, 2010 file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Hoekstra debates in Rochester, Mich. A coalition of black ministers in Detroit called Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, for U.S. Senate candidate Hoekstra to apologize for his Super Bowl ad featuring a young Asian woman speaking broken English to describe the impact of the Democratic incumbent's economic policies.  (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)AP - Criticism of a Senate campaign ad featuring a young Asian woman talking in broken English about China taking away American jobs grew Monday as some warned it could revive discrimination against Asian-Americans.


Tucson shooting suspect to remain at Mo. facility (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:15:08 GMT

FILE - This photo released Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, by the U.S. Marshal's Service shows Jared Lee Loughner, the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and left several others wounded, including then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. A federal judge has called a hearing in San Diego to determine whether Loughner should remain at a federal prison facility where officials are forcibly medicating him (AP Photo/U.S. Marshal's Office, File)AP - A federal judge ruled Monday that the suspect in the Tucson shooting rampage that wounded former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords will spend four more months at a federal prison facility where officials are forcibly medicating him.


Congress passes FAA bill that speeds switch to GPS (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:21:16 GMT
AP - A bill to speed the nation's switch from radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology, and to open U.S. skies to unmanned drone flights within four years, received final congressional approval Monday.
Murder trial of LA police detective begins (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:45:26 GMT

FILE - In this July 29, 2009 file photo, former Los Angeles police officer Stephanie Lazarus appears in court  in Los Angeles. Lazarus is accused of killing an ex-boyfriend's wife 23 years ago when she was a young officer. Opening statements in Lazarus' trial begin Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)AP - Former police detective Stephanie Lazarus was either a heartbroken, jilted lover driven to kill her romantic rival, or she was an innocent woman snared in a web of mishandled scientific evidence.


$16 house? Dallas area man evicted after squatting (AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:54:47 GMT
AP - After paying $16 to file a one-page claim to an empty, $340,000 home in an upscale Dallas suburb, Kenneth Robinson moved in furniture, hung a "No Trespassing" sign in the front window and invited television cameras inside for a tour.
US judge says he can't block Texas sonogram law (AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:36:29 GMT
AP - A federal judge on Monday upheld the Texas law requiring women to have a sonogram before having an abortion, saying an appeals court had forced him to declare the law constitutional.

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 Word of the day 

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 06, 2012 is:

propinquity • \pruh-PING-kwuh-tee\  • noun
1 : nearness of blood : kinship 2 : nearness in place or time : proximity

Examples:
Many of the retirement community's residents cite the propinquity of the area's various cultural offerings as a significant reason for their choice of the facility.

"Canada was faced with the overwhelming propinquity of the United States; it was just next door -- for almost nine thousand kilometres." -- From Derek Lundy's 2011 book Borderlands: Riding the Edge of America

Did you know?
"Propinquity" and its cousin "proximity" are related through the Latin root "prope," which means "near." That root gave rise to "proximus" (the parent of "proximity") and "propinquus" (an ancestor of "propinquity"). "Proximus" is the superlative of "prope" and thus means "nearest," whereas "propinquus" simply means "near" or "akin," but in English "propinquity" conveys a stronger sense of closeness than "proximity." (The latter usually suggests a sense of being in the vicinity of something.) The distinctions between the two words are subtle, however, and they are often used interchangeably. "Propinquity" is believed to be the older of the two words, first appearing in English in the 14th century; "proximity" followed a century later.

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