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Call someone a thief in everyday life and you might have to pay damages if it’s not true. But free-speech protections apply if you do it during an election campaign — even an election for the governing board of a condominium owners’ association. Read more
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KABUL – The acting chief financial officer and other Pakistani employees of Kabul Bank have fled Afghanistan amid an investigation into the scope of the bank’s reckless lending and allegations that its shareholders paid large bribes to many senior Afghan officials, according to Afghan officials and others familiar with the issue. Read more
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A division of Johnson & Johnson is recalling 43 over-the-counter medicines made for infants and children — including liquid versions of Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl — after federal regulators identified what they called deficiencies at the company’s manufacturing facility. Read more
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VENEZUELA Chávez opponents jailed in crackdown Two foes of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez who had publicly criticized the socialist government in recent days found themselves in jail this week as part of a crackdown on opposition figures that has prompted alarm about the state of democracy in the oil-rich Latin American country. On Monday, former [...]
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IN BENGHAZI, LIBYA Peering into a subterranean jail, Adil Gnaybor shuddered with fear. Rusted prison bars once covered with earth were now exposed, dug up by rebels who had discovered the secret labyrinth of cells. The space was too small for Gnaybor’s 5-foot frame, and a white tube provided the only source of air. This [...]
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OSLO (Reuters) – Norway will hold the first funeral on Friday for a victim of Anders Behring Breivik’s massacre of 76 people a week ago amid signs of a leap in popularity for the ruling Labour Party that was his main target. Read more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican leaders will scramble to rescue their budget deficit-cutting plan on Friday after conservatives mounted a rebellion that heaped uncertainty on efforts to avert a catastrophic debt default. Read more
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A vote on a Republican bill to raise the US debt ceiling, cut spending and avert default has been delayed in the face of conservative resistance. Read more
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TOKYO – Japan’s industrial production rose for the third straight month in June as the world’s No. 3 economy stages a recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Read more
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NALUT/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s rebels said their military chief was shot dead on Thursday, a blow to Muammar Gaddafi’s rivals as they launched a military offensive in the west and won further international recognition of their cause. Read more
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The former British newspaper editor Piers Morgan yesterday took steps to protect his high-profile job at CNN, and his six-figure salary, as he issued a statement to deny a series of accusations that he was implicated in the phone-hacking scandal. Read more
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U.S. grandmother strip-searched and jailed for 12 days in Canada after a jar of motor oil in her car was mistaken for heroin ‘It’s not our daughter’: Parents of missing UK girl Madeleine McCann suffer dashed hopes after sighting in India ‘It’s a romantic tragedy’: Couple shoot themselves in suicide pact outside same church they [...]
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Expand Photo / AP Thousands of rescuers used heavy machinery and shovels to clear mud and search for survivors after huge landslides and flooding killed at least 44 people in South Korea. Five others were reported missing in the wake of the massive rains that have pounded [...]
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Searchers look for missing children two days after a gunman opened fire on a summer camp on Norway’s Utoya island. The July 22, 2011, attack by Anders Behring Breivik claimed dozens of young lives. Read more
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Norwegian police continue searches on Utoya island following Friday’s twin extremist attacks, on July 24, 2011, in Norway. The white van was reportedly driven onto the island by suspect Anders Behring Breivik, who was dressed in police garb. Read more
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Rebellion is still underway in Libya, the international community is still grappling with its level of involvement, and strongman Moammar Gadhafi is still digging in his heels like a good dictator. But what about the Lockerbie bomber, who by all estimates in his humanitarian release justification should be dead by now? Abdel Basset al-Megrahi is [...]
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Download the .pdf by clicking here. Most of the ruling is below in text format: JUSTICE HOLDRIDGE delivered the judgment of the court… On January 4, 2010, the State filed a motion in limine arguing that eleven statements made by Kathleen and three statements made by Stacy were admissible under section 115–10.6 of [...]
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2:13am UK, Thursday July 28, 2011 The lawyer representing a hotel maid who accused ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape has said a tape recording proves she was not after his money. Dominique Strauss-Kahn will next appear in court at the end of August [...]
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Britney Spears has described fellow popstar and ‘Femme Fatale’ tourmate Nicki Minaj as a “great artist”. Minaj is currently performing with Spears on her North American tour, which kicked off last month and runs through August 13. Spears praised Minaj for her “distinct” style and said that she is happy to see the ‘Super Bass’ [...]
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Hundreds of Humpback Whales Pay a Visit to Colombia’s Pacific Coast 0 Comments Published at 3:36 pm, July 27, 2011 The monumental mammals travel north every year, seeking the warm Colombian waters, where they mate and breed. Read more