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Pawtucket man gets life in prison for murder
San Francisco Chronicle
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island judge sentenced a Pawtucket man to life in prison for the stabbing and beating death of his girlfriend after calling the killing cruel and vicious. Thirty-three-year-old Armando Garcia showed no emotion and ...
Garcia sentenced to life plus 30 years for 2010 murderPawtucket Times

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BDlive
From R827bn infrastructure plan to corruption crackdown, flesh added to NDP ...
Creamer Media's Engineering News
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan used his 2013 Budget address to lawmakers as a platform to add financial meat to the bare bones of the much-vaunted National Development Plan (NDP) 2030, which aims to forge a “social compact to reduce poverty and ...
New Chief Procurement Officer to fight corruptionMoneyweb.co.za (blog)

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Human Rights Watch
Murder of environmentalist 'highlights Thailand's failure to protect activists'
The Guardian
An international rights group is pressing Thailand to investigate the recent murder of an environmentalist who exposed the dumping of toxic waste, and condemned the government's "fundamental failure" to protect activists fighting for social and ...
Thailand: Investigate Murder of EnvironmentalistHuman Rights Watch
HRW calls authorities to account over murder of local activistThe Nation
Thai police probe toxic waste motive in headman's murderGlobalPost

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Theodore man arrested for Murder
WALA-TV FOX10
Mobile Police have arrested a man in connection to the December 23, 2012 murder of 50-year-old Keven Workman. Authorities arrested 34-year-old Dennis Emerson Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at his home in Theodore. Investigators believe Emerson and ...
Mobile police charge Dennis Emerson with murder in connection to Theodore ...al.com (blog)

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Athens Companies Participate in 6th Annual Startup Riot Event in Atlanta
Patch.com
Wagglez, TuneWolf, College Canvas, BrainPik and IS3D were invited to participate in the Sixth Annual Startup Riot event held in Atlanta on February 20. Making up about 17% of the event's participants, these Athens companies showed that Athens is ...

Spain: Corruption scandal suspect is a flight risk
Las Vegas Sun
A judge has ordered the former treasurer of Spain's ruling party to surrender his passport and stay in the country. Judge Pablo Ruz issued the order after former Popular Party Treasurer Luis Barcenas answered questions in court Monday about his Swiss ...

Democratic Voice of Burma
Dozens injured, one police officer dead after riot erupts over land dispute
Democratic Voice of Burma
The standoff with more than 300 riot policemen reportedly exploded after officials tore down a number of barricades built by the protestors, who had entered the confiscated land and destroyed a pond on the property. Officials swiftly implemented ...

ABC News
Murder-suicide suspected: 2 missing boys, grandmother found dead inside car ...
New York Post
The New Haven Register newspaper quotes state police as saying it appears the deaths were the result of murder-suicide. Authorities said Denison had picked up Ashton and Alton from their daycare in Danielson at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and could not be ...
State Police: Armed, Suicidal Grandmother Holding Two Children Prompts ...Patch.com

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BBC News
McCartney murder police arrest man new Police probing the murder of Robert ...
Belfast Telegraph
A police spokesman said: "Detectives from PSNI Serious Crime Branch have arrested a 51-year-old man in Jonesborough this morning in connection to inquiries linked to the murder of Robert McCartney in Belfast in January 2005. "He has been taken to ...
Robert McCartney murder: 51-year-old man questionedBBC News
Man arrested in McCartney murder probeU.TV
Man held over McCartney murderIrish Times
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Moneycontrol.com
Raghuram Rajan reads the riot act to UPA
Moneycontrol.com
Economic Survey: Raghuram Rajan reads the riot act to UPA. The induction of Raghuram Rajan as Chief Economic Advisor seems to have injected a note of sobriety in the workings of the finance ministry. His survey is both a warning and a call to action.

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Assault charge upgraded to murder
San Francisco Chronicle
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — Harrison County deputies have upgraded an aggravated assault charge against a Gulfport man to murder after a housemate he's accused of beating died. The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/13mWL8Z ) Authorities had arrested ...

O'Brien wants corruption trial postponed
Boston Herald
Former Commissioner of Probation John “Jack” O'Brien has launched an 11th-hour push to postpone his looming state corruption trial indefinitely — even suggesting in court papers he'll “be free” to take the stand in his own defense if he can put off ...

Eco Survey: Raghuram Rajan reads the riot act to UPA
Firstpost
The induction of Raghuram Rajan as Chief Economic Advisor seems to have injected a note of sobriety in the workings of the finance ministry. If last year's Economic Survey and the Union budget painted a rosier picture of the economy than was warranted, ...

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Anheuser-Busch is ripping off beer drinkers by watering down Budweiser, Michelob, and other brands, according to class-action lawsuits from drinkers across America. Lawyers say the company uses technology designed to accurately measure alcohol content to dilute its beers just before bottling, making the beer 3 percent to 8 percent weaker...

Irish Times
Three men arrested over gun murder
Belfast Telegraph
Comments. Email; Print; Font Size. Murder victim Christopher Warren was dumped outside St James's Hospital in Dublin. 27 February 2013. Three men have been arrested over the gun murder of a man whose brother was also shot dead.
Gardaí arrest three in Christopher Warren murder probeIrish Examiner
Three men arrested in Dublin murder investigationthejournal.ie
Three more arrested as gardai probe Christopher Warren murderIrish Independent
Irish Times
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Gantz Visits Judea and Samaria Amid Riot Escalation
Arutz Sheva
Benny Gantz toured Judea and Samaria on Wednesday following the escalation of riots in recent days. Gantz visited Betunia checkpoint and other main areas where the riots occurred and reviewed the deployment of forces and the official commons in ...

Busting Organized Retail Crime Rings
ABC News
Busting Organized Retail Crime Rings. Inside the world of shoplifting operations and the secret police forces hot on their trail. 02/26/2013. Related Links: Inside Organized Retail Crime Raids · Stolen Stuff on Craigslist? Here's What to Do · Inside ...

Eco Survey: Raghuram Rajan reads the riot act to UPA
Firstpost
The induction of Raghuram Rajan as Chief Economic Advisor seems to have injected a note of sobriety in the workings of the finance ministry. If last year's Economic Survey and the Union budget painted a rosier picture of the economy than was warranted, ...

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Influence Peddling is Another Obama Corruption
LubbockOnline.com (blog)
It seems one can buy direct access to President Obama every three months, and maybe even become a US Ambassador, for a mere $500,000 donation to Obama's political machine. A new 501(c)(4) “social welfare group” named the “Organization for Action” ...

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Two police officers investigating a sexual assault complaint in Santa Cruz were shot dead yesterday in what the California city's police chief says is the darkest day in his department's history. The two veteran officers, one male and one female, were gunned down when they arrived at the home of...