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Key figures in racial profiling lawsuit in Ariz
PHOENIX -- Key figures in a lawsuit that alleges that an Arizona sheriff's office has racially profiled Latinos in its immigration patrols. A judge ruled Friday that Arpaio's office systematically racially profiles Latinos:ARPAIO: Sheriff Joe Arpaio has aggressively pursued local immigration enforcement. The sheriff has been accused of launching some immigration patrols based on ...
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Ohio kidnap case hero not endorsing free burgers
FILE - This May 6, 2013 file photo shows neighbor Charles Ramsey speaking to media near the home where missing women Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight were rescued in Cleveland. Ramsey, the man who famously put down his Big Mac to help rescue three women held captive for a decade in an Ohio house will never have to pay for another burger in his hometown. Ramsey has been promised free ...
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Elite NYC school apologizes for past abuse
NEW YORK -- The Horace Mann School, one of New York City's most prestigious private schools, has apologized for more than three decades of sexual abuse perpetrated by some of its teachers and administrators, according to a letter posted on its website Friday."We sincerely apologize for the harm that was caused by the teachers and administrators who abused anyone during their years at ...
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Park police officer furlough to end
The U.S. Park Service announced Friday the furloughs of park police officers will be coming to an end in June now that the agency has found cost savings elsewhere. NBC's Ann Curry ...
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Rev. Sharpton shares his favorite Bible verse
In the latest installment of Ask Rev, Sharpton answers viewers questions, vowing to fight for Susan Rice's apology and revealing his take on politics and his favorite Bible ...
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Obama speaks to Morehouse men
Melissa Harris-Perry joins Rev. Sharpton to discuss the meaning of President Obama's inspirational and emotional speech to Morehouse College ...
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Prosecution requests gag order in Zimmerman trial
The prosecution in the trial of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin accuses George Zimmerman's lawyer of trying the case in the press instead of the ...
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I want to put this up tonight since it wasn’t just FB comments
that tragic loss, that heartbreak, helped to trigger triumph and a more just and equal and fair america. that's an incredible gift for us to participate ...
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Bipartisan Bromance Obama and Christie to reunite
President Obama will head back to the Jersey Shore to see the recovery efforts alongside New Jersey Governor Chris Christie next week. Clarence Page and Lauren Ashburn join Rev. Sharpton to discuss how their bipartisan bromance can help and hurt their political ...
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Is it time to rebuild America
america . but these days you do. the collapsed bridge was listed as functionally obsolete. it was given a rating of just 57.4 out of 100. but 759 bridges ...
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Is it time to rebuild America
america . but these days you do. the collapsed bridge was listed as functionally obsolete. it was given a rating of just 57.4 out of 100. but 759 bridges ...
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Associate of arms dealer Viktor Bout extradited to New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S-Syrian citizen accused of conspiring with jailed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout has been extradited to New York from Australia to face charges he conspired to buy aircraft in violation of economic sanctions, federal prosecutors said on ...
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Coburn My bogus dilemma on aid
>Editor's note: Tom Coburn, a Republican, is a US senator from Oklahoma and the ranking member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the Federal Emergency Management Agency.(CNN) -- Millions of Americans have been shocked by the devastation caused by the tornadoes in Oklahoma. Having toured the area, it's impossible to put the scope of the damage ...
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Principal recounts storm hitting Oklahoma school where 7 kids died told students Its here
Maintenance workers from the Moore Public Schools erect crosses at the Plaza Towers elementary school that they built in memory of the seven children who died during the Moore tornado, Friday, May 24, 2013 in Moore, Okla. One large cross and seven smaller crosses with the names of the victims are in memory of the seven students who died in the Moore tornado.(AP Photo/Sue ...
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Feds pull plug on Kentucky uranium plant and 1000 jobs
The operator of a Cold War-era plant in western Kentucky that supplies enriched uranium to nuclear power plants said Friday it planned to cease production after federal energy officials decided to end its work, putting more than 1,000 workers out of high-paying jobs with ...
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Some Bay Area Bridges Considered ‘Obsolete’ By Federal Standards
collapsed Thursday in Washington State was considered functionally obsolete by the federal government, a designation also carried by several Bay Area spans. Among the functionally obsolete spans is the Western Span of the Bay Bridge, which has earned the label due to its outdated design – which does not include shoulders for emergency parking. It does not necessarily mean the bridge is a ...
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Sharks Try To Shrug Off Game 5 Defeat
Sharks coach Todd McLellan anticipates a few minor adjustments and no big personnel changes as San Jose looks to rebound from Thursday night's 3-0 loss at the Los Angeles Kings in their Western Conference semifinal ...
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California Bill To Reduce Plastic Junk Dies In Committee
SACRAMENTO (CBS / AP) — A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways died in the state Assembly without a vote Friday. Assembly Bill 521 was before the chamber’s Appropriations Committee, and the panel failed to act on it, effectively killing the legislation for the session. It had previously ...
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Kings’ Fundamentals Seem To Be Working Vs. Sharks
There's nothing fancy about the way Greene plays hockey, and that's why the veteran defenseman fits perfectly with the no-nonsense Stanley Cup champions. In a series increasingly pitting the Sharks' flash against the Kings' smash, Greene and fellow hard-hitting defensemen Robyn Regehr and Rob Scuderi are hanging in with San Jose's formidable offensive talent - and ...
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Report Feds call marathon bomb suspect lone wolf
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a lone wolf who appeared to be radicalized before he traveled to Russia last year, investigators said. Citing officials briefed on the investigation, ABC News reported Friday Tsarnaev -- who was killed three days after he and his brother allegedly carried out bomb attacks that killed three people and injured 270 others at the marathon finish ...
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Opinion Will my grandkids be fighting our forever war
>Editor's note: Will Bunch is the author of "October 1, 2011: The Battle of the Brooklyn Bridge," Tear Down This Myth: How the Reagan Legacy Has Distorted Our Politics and Haunts Our Future," as well as "The Backlash: Right-Wing Radicals, High-Def Hucksters and Paranoid Politics in the Age of Obama. " He is senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News, where he writes the Attytood blog.(CNN) ...
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Parolee indicted in theft of Gold Rush jewelry box
OAKLAND, Calif. -; A parolee was indicted by a federal grand jury in the theft of a valuable Gold Rush-era jewelry box from the Oakland Museum of California, authorities said ...
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Officials scale back search for abducted Iowa teen
FILE - This file photo provided by The Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Kathlynn Shepard, 15. Michael J. Klunder, who police believe abducted 15-year-old Kathlynn Shepard and her 12-year-old friend Monday, May 20, 2013, as they walked home from school, committed suicide after the younger girl escaped, but Kathlynn is still ...
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Judge Ariz. sheriffs office profiles Latinos
A federal judge must now decide whether the nation's largest police force has been unjustly stopping black and Hispanic men under a polarizing tactic known as stop, question and frisk, and whether changes are needed to department policy, training and ...
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American restaurant serving up sustainable creations
/enpproperty--> When Vinny Lauria, the executive chef and partner at Stone Nullah Tavern, came over to our table toward the end of our meal to see what we thought of his New American Cuisine, I told him how I really felt. The dinner menu, which consists of one page, is divided into six sections. But instead of the usual starters, mains and desserts, there are categories like ...
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Idaho looks to eco-business for eventual recovery
Colorado has been leading the country in developing a sustainable, environmentally-friendly ‘green economy’ using $1 billion in federal grants over the last ten years or so, the efforts have paid off and now it seems that Idaho’s leadership may be looking to do something similar.
Using a $1.25 million federal grant the state of Idaho is investigating the extent of our green economy. Officials from the Idaho Department of Labor are in the process of interviewing around 5000 large and small employers and asking them, basically, how many ‘green’ jobs they’re currently got and what their growth potential is for the coming years. Read more
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