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'Stop and frisk': 7 questions about New York's controversial policing tactic
A federal class-action lawsuit regarding the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program has raised questions about the controversial practice made legal under a 1968 US Supreme Court ruling. But what is it, and does it work?
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Fake identities: Manti Te'o scandal and 6 other Internet hoaxes
Believe it or not, the Manti Te'o scandal is not the first online identity hoax, nor the longest-standing. Here's a look at some of the biggest scams to surface on the Internet, from the lives and deaths of fictitious characters to the downfall of their makers.
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'West by West': 20 stories from Jerry West's autobiography
Basketball great Jerry West's autobiography is rife with revelations about the legend.
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Five ways big banks' Libor scandal affects you
London, this year's host of the Olympics, is also home to a bank scandal that threatens to rock the financial world as much as the Games influence the world of sports. Here's why: Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate) is a global benchmark for interest rates that reaches deep into the international financial system. Allegations that banks rigged those rates means that everyone from mortgage-holders and indebted students to cities and mutual funds may have had their interest rates unnaturally altered. Already tainted by other scandals, banks are under investigation because of charges that they profited illegally from their rate-rigging scheme. The mess further taints big banks and puts more strain on the credibility of the global financial system. Here are five ways the Libor scandal could affect you:
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3 views on whether US still needs affirmative action
This November, voters in Oklahoma will consider a ballot measure banning affirmative action in public-sector hiring. And in October, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Fisher v. University of Texas case – centered on the use of affirmative action in public-university admissions. As the second installment in our One Minute Debate series for election 2012, three writers give their brief take on whether the United States still needs affirmative action.
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How housing market might muddle through new foreclosure crisis
The foreclosure crisis over paperwork may sting big banks and slow the foreclosure process, but it is unlikely to have lasting effects on the housing market, say financial experts.
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Supreme Court rejects Massachusetts felons' voting rights challenge
Three Massachusetts felons alleged that the commonwealth violated the Voting Rights Act when it passed a referendum stripping incarcerated felons of the right to vote.
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Supreme Court to hear Ashcroft appeal of US Muslim's detention
A lower court has allowed a suit by an American Muslim, detained without charge in 2003 as a material witness, to proceed against former Attorney General John Ashcroft. The Supreme Court says it will consider Ashcroft's appeal.
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Credit cards: Will US suit against American Express affect you?
Credit cards and their users will probably see little change as a result of the suit from the Justice Department.
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Countrywide CEO Mozilo settles with SEC for $67.5M
Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo has agreed to a $67.5 million settlement to avoid trial on fraud and insider trading charges that alleged he profited from risky mortgages he signed off on before the collapse of the housing market.
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J.K. Rowling plagiarism suit – is it serious?
A judge has refused to dismiss a plagiarism suit against "Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling.
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Judge refuses to dismiss Harry Potter plagiarism suit against J.K. Rowling
A British judge is refusing to dismiss a Harry Potter plagiarism law suit against the famed author. J.K. Rowling is being accused of copying substantial parts of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire from an obscure 1987 fantasy book.
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Health-care reform: US judge allows Florida's challenge to Obama
Saying opponents of President Obama's health care reform law 'have most definitely stated a plausible claim,' a federal judge in Florida allows the key elements of the lawsuit to proceed.
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Supreme Court appears split by infant vaccination case
The Supreme Court hears arguments in a lawsuit filed against the manufacturer of a vaccine that left a 6 month old girl developmentally impaired.
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Supreme Court declines Bush bumper sticker case
Two Colorado residents sued when they were barred from a 2005 George W. Bush speech because they arrived in a car with an antiwar bumper sticker. The Supreme Court rejected their case Tuesday.
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Supreme Court: Can Westboro Baptist Church protest military funerals?
Supreme Court to hear free speech case pitting a bereaved father against the Westboro Baptist Church, which held an antigay protest near the funeral of his son, a marine killed in Iraq.
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The Social Network: Four things the movie got wrong
'The Social Network,' a new film directed by David Fincher, and based on a book by Ben Mezrich, topped the box office charts in the US over the weekend. But critics of the film say Fincher and Mezrich got plenty of things wrong, from the history of Facebook to the portrayal of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: The Moon
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Smartphones patent lawsuit filed by Microsoft against Motorola
Smartphones: Microsoft says Motorola phones that use Google Inc.'s Android software step on Microsoft technology.
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Bishop Eddie Long faces 'monster' accusations. Can his church survive?
The future of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, one of the nation's largest black churches, hangs in the balance as Bishop Eddie Long and four young men joust in the media and courts over gay sex allegations.
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Lawsuits to undo key parts of health-care law move forward, so far
Challenges to the new health-care law have met with some sympathy in court. Twenty-one states argue it's unconstitutional to require individuals to buy health insurance, as the law requires. Here's a guide to the cases.
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Opinion: Can the US assassinate an American citizen living in Yemen?
The targeted killing of Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, without due process, would violate the gold standard of international law set by the Nuremberg trials – and defy the US Constitution.
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Bishop Eddie Long pledges to fight accusations
Addressing the congregation at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Sunday, Bishop Eddie Long said he will fight allegations that he lured young men into sexual relationships.
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When trademark law and goats run amok
Intellectual property law (IP) should protect businesses, but too often can be used to stifle the spread of ideas.
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Small business owners: ignored, frustrated, and afraid
A new poll of small business owners finds that most fear the economy will stagnate or worsen in the next year.
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Bishop Eddie Long case: Will it alter black church's view of gays?
Bishop Eddie Long, one of the most powerful men in the black megachurch movement, faces allegations of taking sexual advantage of two teenage boys. In 2004, Long created a ministry to 'deliver' men from homosexuality.
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Immigration reform heats up again as elections and trials approach
Immigration reform lawsuit costs will be paid by private citizens, who have already raised $3.6 million to support the Arizona laws in court.
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IHOP sues IHOP for trademark infringement
IHOP, the International House of Pancakes, is suing IHOP, the International House of Prayer, for trademark infringement.
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As California sues over Bell salaries, a boon for Jerry Brown
Bell, Calif., was the scene of some of grossest government abuses of power ever seen in the US, political observers say – and it could end up helping Jerry Brown in his race for governor.
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Arizona immigration law: Funds roll in from across US to defend it
Many contributions made online or sent by mail are $20, $50, or $100 – for a total of $3.6 million. As long as donations keep coming, state taxpayers are off the hook as Gov. Jan Brewer defends the Arizona immigration law.
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