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The percentage of African American women versus white women behind bars dropped nearly in half between 2000 and 2009, according to a report by The... Steven Hoffer http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

Following the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, several state lawmakers introduced proposals that would enable teachers and staff to carry firearms in schools,... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sara-gates/

Coastal Carolina University students returned to class Wednesday, a day after someone killed a student at a campus dormitory.

VANCOUVER - A former Canadian visa officer says red flag warnings of a Chinese man's link to organized crime came up when he reviewed a... CP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-ferreras/

A group of anti-whaling advocates was dealt a harsh rebuke Monday after a United States federal appeals court labeled them pirates. On Feb. 25, the... Meredith Bennett-Smith http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-bennettsmith/

A state trooper-turned-lawmaker in Georgia intends to make it illegal for slow drivers to dawdle in the left lane, reports the Huffington Post . His proposed bill would require drivers to move to the right if they're going below the speed limit in the passing lane and cars are behind them....

CBS News
Kaitlin Hehir Murder: William Dhonte, slain Mich. court clerk's boyfriend ...
CBS News
William Dhonte, the boyfriend of Kaitlin Hehir, a Mich. court clerk found strangled and dismembered in her home on Saturday, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in her death, CBS Detroit reports. Dhonte, 28, appeared in District Court in ...
POLICE: Murder suspect details final moments of Farmington woman's lifeWXYZ
Man charged with murder in strangulation, dismemberment of girlfriend in ...WDIV Detroit
Boyfriend charged with murder and dismemberment of Farmington womanRoyal Oak Daily Tribune
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Two more on oil corruption charges
Times of Malta
The former financial controller of Enemalta, Tarcisio Mifsud, and an ex-member of the corporation's oil procurement committee, Alfred Mallia, were yesterday charged with corruption. Four people have already gone before them in facing criminal action in ...

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Crime increases slightly in Oak Park
Chicago Tribune
The number of reported crimes in Oak Park increased slightly in 2012 over the year before, due largely to burglaries and thefts, according to data released by the village this week. In 2012, 1,959 crimes were reported, 202 more than the 1,757 reported ...

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Debra Denison was supposed to pick up her grandsons Alton Perry, 2, and Ashton Perry, 6 months, and bring them home for Alton's birthday party—instead, Connecticut state police found all three dead in a parked car last night. They believe Denison shot the children and herself, the AP reports....

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Connecticut woman, 2 grandsons dead in apparent murder-suicide
Los Angeles Times
After picking up her two young grandsons from day care Tuesday afternoon, an unstable Connecticut woman couldn't be reached by family members, triggering a statewide Amber Alert that was called off after all three were found dead that night, according ...
Murder-suicide suspected: 2 missing boys, grandmother found dead inside car ...New York Post
Missing children, grandmother dead in apparent murder-suicide7Online.com
Murder-suicide leaves woman, two grandchildren deadTheDay.com
Gothamist -New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV -Meriden Record-Journal
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If today's questions from the conservative wing of the Supreme Court are any guide, the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 is doomed. In fact, writes Tom Goldstein at SCOTUSblog , expect a 5-4 decision in favor of striking down Section 5 of the act, one of its core provisions. It...

The Independent
Mexico's powerful union boss, Elba Esther Gordillo, held on corruption charges
The Independent
The SNTE is thought to have a budget of tens of millions of dollars per year, and has long been plagued by rumours of corruption. Ms Gordillo's monthly salary is around $6,000; the Mexican newspaper Reforma once asked how she could afford an outfit ...
Mexican union leader arrested on corruption charges is a rival to presidentToronto Star
Mexico arrests powerful teachers union boss on corruption chargesChristian Science Monitor
Mexico teachers union boss arrested for corruptionBangkok Post
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Daily Nation
Foreign Affairs PS held over election charges
Daily Nation
Ethics and Anti-corruption Commission Vice Chair Irene Keino said Mr Mwangi would be charged with four counts of abuse of office relating to the Tokyo Embassy scandal and other administrative issues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms Keino said on ...
Foreign ministry PS arrestedThe Standard Digital News

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Ra Ra Riot – “Dance With Me” Video
Stereogum
Yesterday, Ra Ra Riot released a video for their single “Dance With Me” off their new album, Beta Love. In the video, zombie-skeletons chase the band throughout a post-apocalyptic New York City, culminating in a warehouse party-turned-battle. The ...
Watch: Ra Ra Riot - “Dance With Me” VideoUnder the Radar Mag
Watch Ra Ra Riot - “Dance With Me” (Music Video)Spacelab

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CBC.ca
Corruption Inquiry asks witness if he is 'imbecile'
CTV News
The commissioners running Quebec's corruption inquiry are not holding back, asking a witness point blank if he was "an imbecile and incompetent" and if he was willing to lie under oath just to damage someone's reputation. Justice France Charbonneau ...
Former public works head denies role in collusionCBC.ca
'Were you an incompetent imbecile?'Montreal Gazette

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The Times of Trenton - NJ.com
Cooperating conspirator in Trenton Mayor Tony Mack corruption case pleads ...
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com
TRENTON -- A Trenton employee turned FBI informant in the corruption case against Trenton Mayor Tony Mack pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit extortion and drug distribution. Charles Hall III, a meter reader for the Trenton Water Works ...