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Six indicted in Coliseum scandal, including two top rave producers
— The indictment, unsealed Friday, caps a 13-month investigation by the district attorney's office, triggered by Los Angeles Times reports on a ...
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The “Taliban Five” and the Forgotten Afghan Prisoners in Guantánamo
— In the last three months, much discussion has focused on the possibility that, as part of negotiations aimed at securing peace in Afghanistan, the ...
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McDonald's faces hot coffee litigation again...............If one is not able to drink coff...
— A northwest suburban woman has sued McDonald's Corp. , alleging that her 4-year-old granddaughter sustained second-degree burns on her chest f...
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A college student costs the state $8,667 per year; a prisoner costs it $45,006 a year.
— Is this hyperbole? Here are the facts. The U.S. has 760 prisoners per 100,000 citizens. That’s not just many more than in most other developed coun...
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VIDEO: CPD clashes with St. Patrick's Day partier
— A Chicgo police officer clahses with a St. Patrick's Day partier in Wrigleyville.We are waiting for a response from the Chicago Police Department
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NYPD Takes It to Occupy Wall Street [Video]
— It got out of hand at New York's Zuccotti Park on Saturday night, and it was all caught on video. It's hard to watch at points, but it ha...
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School Suspends Student After He Shaves Head for Cancer Charity
— An Australian schoolboy was suspended after he shaved his head to raise funds for a cancer charity and support a friend who is battling leukemia.
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