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Where do things stand at Guantánamo? Six basic questions answered.
President Obama this week pledged to “reengage” with Congress to find a way to close the terror detention camp at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, naval base. The renewed focus comes as 100 of the 166 detainees are reported to be engaged in a hunger strike. Here is a brief look at where things stand now.
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2013 Pulitzer Prize winners: 4 excellent books
Months before the Pulitzer Prize committee got there, the Monitor's book critics had already let readers know that these four books were something special. Here's why.
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'Downton Abbey': Where we left the characters
Need a refresher before the Season 3 premiere? Here's what was going on at 'Downton' at the end of Season 2.
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4 new foreign mysteries to scare you this Halloween
Craving a mystery from beyond our borders? Here are four great new mysteries from all over the world.
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'Gods Like Us': 6 stories of Hollywood from Ty Burr's new book
Here are 6 tales of Hollywood lore in 'Gods Like Us.'
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Terrorism & Security Former Serb leader Karadzic: I deserve reward, not punishment
Former Serbian leader Radovan Karadzic is on trial at The Hague for 10 counts of genocide and crimes against humanity. He opened his defense today by saying he had done everything 'in human power' to avoid war.
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Colleen LaRose ('Jihad Jane') faces life in prison in December sentencing
Colleen LaRose called herself 'Jihad Jane.' She admitted she plotted to kill a Swedish artist who offended Muslims. Colleen LaRose's sentencing was delayed until December.
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Modern-day Puritans wring hands over Zumba Madam’s list of shame
A Maine court will consider whether a prostitution 'list of shame' is a punishment too Puritanical even for New England, where the fallout may include schoolyard teasing and public shaming.
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Hot dog feud ends. Pair cleared of trying to rob 'M-A-S-H' eatery.
Hot dog feud embroiled Tony Packo's – the restaurant made famous by the 'M-A-S-H' television series – in scandal. Tony Packo III, accused of plotting to rob the business his grandfather founded, was acquitted of wrongdoing by an Ohio jury, bringing the hot dog feud to a close.
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Justin Bieber: The next anti-cyberbullying advocate?
Justin Bieber is now an anti-cyberbullying advocate – prepare yourself for a fresh onslaught of 'Bieber Fever.' The young vocalist released an anti-cyberbullying video on Wednesday.
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Jerry Sandusky sentenced to 30-60 years in jail on child sex abuse charges (+video)
The former Penn State assistant football coach was sentenced Tuesday after maintaining his innocence and the court hearing from some of his victims.
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Kremlin calls in top Russian protest leader for questioning
Experts say that the Kremlin's probe into Sergei Udaltsov – launched after a documentary accused him of trying to undermine the government – is meant to discredit him and other protest leaders.
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Manson family member's plea for freedom is answered (+video)
Bruce Davis, a former follower of Charles Manson, was sentenced to life in prison in 1972. On Thursday, after 40 years in prison, a panel recommended his parole.
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'Gods Like Us': 6 stories of Hollywood from Ty Burr's new book
Here are 6 tales of Hollywood lore in 'Gods Like Us.'
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Sandusky Victim No. 1 to reveal his identity in new book
Sandusky Victim No. 1: The book, to be released Oct. 23, will be titled "Silent No More: Victim No. 1's Fight for Justice Against Jerry Sandusky." The book "will share how he survived years of shame and secrecy, harassment," says the publisher.
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Former Alabama professor gets life in prison
Former Alabama biology professor Amy Bishop avoided a death sentence by pleaded guilty to killing three colleagues and wounding three others in a 2010 shooting rampage at the University of Alabama at Huntsville.
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Rocked by sex scandal, Air Force installs woman commander for basic training
At Lackland Air Force Base, dozens of female recruits say they were preyed upon by instructors. Now, Col. Deborah Liddick will run the unit responsible for training 35,000 recruits a year.
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Police arrest suspect for LSU bomb threat (+video)
Baton Rouge police have arrested a man who is allegedly responsible for the bomb threat which lead to the evacuation of the entire LSU campus earlier this week. The man has no apparent connection to LSU.
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Italian magazine runs Kate Middleton pictures, despite royal protests
A magazine owned by former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi published a 26-page spread of topless photos of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.
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Prosecutor's arguement against former UBS trader begins Friday
A former trader for UBS will be tried in British court for fraud and false accounting. 'Unauthorized trading' and the culture of UBS are expected to come up in trial.
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Ex-prof Amy Bishop pleads guilty to killing Alabama U colleagues
Prosecutors agreed to recommend a sentence of life without parole for the capital charge, and three life sentences for the attempted murder charges.
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Trenton mayor arrested on federal corruption charge
Tony Mack, mayor of New Jersey's capital city, was arrested early Monday by federal agents investigating allegations of bribery in connection with a downtown parking garage project.
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Fugitive Iraqi vice president sentenced to death
Tariq al-Hashemi, Iraq's vice president, was found guilty of masterminding the killings of a lawyer and a government security official. He was sentenced to death Sunday. The case has increased Sunni-Shiites tensions, as some accuse the Shiite-led government of monopolizing power. Al-Hashemi is Sunni.
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Pa. man charged for airplane explosives prank call
Federal authorities charged Kenneth W. Smith Jr. with conveying false and misleading information.
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Colorado shooting prosecutors would face uphill battle with insanity plea
A court hearing Thursday will examine his relationship with a University of Colorado psychiatrist to whom he mailed a package containing a notebook that reportedly contains violent descriptions of an attack.
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Three-judge panel grants George Zimmerman new judge
A Florida appeals court has granted George Zimmerman a new judge after he and his lawyer claimed the judge in his case made 'gratuitous' and 'disparaging remarks' about Zimmerman.
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Casey Anthony probation ends
Florida Department of Corrections officials confirmed Friday that Anthony is no longer under supervision
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Prosecutor: Holmes made threats before Colorado shooting (+video)
Prosecutors in the Colorado movie theater shooting case indicated the suspect, former graduate student James Holmes, acted out of revenge. Holmes' defense maintains that their client is mentally ill.
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After trial, Roger Clemens looks for some fun pitching again (+video)
Roger Clemens, the former Red Sox, Blue Jays, Yankees, and Astros pitcher, will throw in a minor league baseball game this weekend.
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9/11 hearings set to begin. Should Khalid Sheikh Mohammed be censored?
Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others await trial at Guantánamo. Starting Thursday, a military judge is to hear pretrial motions, including a censoring issue.
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