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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
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.
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2nd wave of evictions is sweeping away Occupiers
(AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:53:51 GMT
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.
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A push for family input to detect dementia earlier
(AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:01:49 GMT
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.
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Marine hazing trial delayed after charges expanded
(AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:44:38 GMT
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.
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Police: Father planned deadly fire for some time
(AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:14:42 GMT
AP - Josh Powell's boys were coming for a visit, and he had preparations to make.
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'Halftime in America' ad creates political debate
(AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:10:08 GMT
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.
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Parents protest at scandalized LA grade school
(AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:35:26 GMT
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.
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Homeless killings suspect faces new murder charges
(AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:09:19 GMT
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.
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Critics worry Senate ad will revive Asian-bashing
(AP)
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:40:56 GMT
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.
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Tucson shooting suspect to remain at Mo. facility
(AP)
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:15:08 GMT
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.
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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
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.
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$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. |