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5 true crime stories you don't want to miss
These five Edgar Award nominees are true-crime stories taken straight from real life.
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'Arrested Development': 5 other TV shows saved by fans
'Arrested Development' will get 10 new episodes on Netflix and a movie – here are 5 other TV shows fans brought back.
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Six 2012 races where the tea party counts
After playing kingmaker in the 2010 election cycle, the tea party movement is having a less prominent role in 2012. But its support or opposition could swing some key races and even determine whether Republicans win control of the Senate. Here are six US Senate contests where the tea party could make a difference.
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Afghanistan: 5 areas of concern after the US leaves
The withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan will have profound, direct effects on the country's security, economy, and society. Here are five areas that are likely to see an impact.
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6 men alleged to be LulzSec hackers
Tuesday saw the news that the FBI had identified and charged six men allegedly behind the hacktivist group LulzSec. Who are the men that the FBI says are behind LulzSec's mayhem?
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Etan Patz case: Will self-admitted killer's prayer group confession hold up?
If charges are brought against Pedro Hernandez for the killing of Etan Patz, the case could turn on whether confession made to a prayer group is confidential like that made to a priest.
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Nairobi blast: Could have been Al Shabab or a 'lone wolf' sympathizer
Monday's explosion in a downtown market injured 38, the latest in a string of small attacks that may have been conducted by Al Shabab sympathizers both to kill and to create sense of insecurity.
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Etan Patz case: Despite confession, a trial would be tricky (+video)
If Pedro Hernandez sticks to his confession and is found to be mentally competent, a judge will simply sentence him for killing schoolboy Etan Patz in 1979. But if he were to recant, prosecutors would face a hard decision.
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US Airways jet makes unscheduled landing after passenger acts suspicious
Flight attendants heard a woman claiming to have something implanted in her skin, and the flight - bound for North Carolina from Paris - landed in Maine.
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Woman's note causes US Airways flight to be diverted with fighter jets
The FBI says it appears that passengers and crew on the Paris-to-North Carolina flight were not in danger.
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Upset patient charged with using mercury as chemical weapon against hospital
Martin Kimber apparently had a billing dispute after receiving treatment at Albany Medical Center. According to court documents, he spread liquid mercury at the hospital on four occasions.
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Justice Department sues Sheriff Joe Arpaio (+video)
The outspoken Arizona lawman is being accused of systematically violating the civil rights of Latinos.
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Cleveland bridge plot: Anarchists angry with corporate America
The Cleveland bridge plot offers a window on the FBI strategy of using sting operations to catch terrorists. Lawyers cry entrapment. FBI says it's stopping terrorists.
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5 true crime stories you don't want to miss
These five Edgar Award nominees are true-crime stories taken straight from real life.
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Arizonans take stock of Supreme Court hearing on state immigration law
On the same day the Arizona immigration law had its day in court – the US Supreme Court – the state's residents held rallies both for and against it. For critics, the issue is racial profiling. For the high court, it's federal vs. state authority.
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Octomom gets her home examined by social services after complaint
Octomom is back in the news: The California woman with 14 children was visited by social services after a complaint about squalor in her home.
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'Arrested Development': 5 other TV shows saved by fans
'Arrested Development' will get 10 new episodes on Netflix and a movie – here are 5 other TV shows fans brought back.
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Cloud computing: Legal standards up in the air
Cloud computing in the US is a 'Wild West' of legal standards. Do federal or local laws apply to cloud computing data? Can law enforcement access your data without your knowledge?
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Los Angeles riots: 20 years later, has LAPD reformed?
The view that the Los Angeles Police Department was corrupt and abusive fueled the Rodney King riots. Twenty years later, however, the LAPD has won over some of its harshest critics.
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$1 felony: Florida man charged over soda bill at McDonald's
$1 felony: Local authorities in Florida say a man faces felony charges after refusing to pay for a cup of soda at a McDonald's restaurant.
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Tough Arizona immigration law rattles state's Latinos (+video)
The Arizona immigration law has led some illegal immigrants to move elsewhere. But those who remain, as well as law-abiding Latinos, are worried about discrimination and even indiscriminate immigration sweeps.
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Briefing
Six 2012 races where the tea party counts
After playing kingmaker in the 2010 election cycle, the tea party movement is having a less prominent role in 2012. But its support or opposition could swing some key races and even determine whether Republicans win control of the Senate. Here are six US Senate contests where the tea party could make a difference.
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Police search basement in missing boy cold case
Etan Patz vanished in 1979; new clues have led law enforcement to a building near where he was last seen.
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Misconduct alleged against Secret Service agents
The misconduct regarding Secret Service agents reportedly involved prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, site of the Summit of the Americas. A Secret Service spokesman did not dispute that.
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Albanian pleads guilty in terror case just 4 years after gaining US residency
Arrested in New York before flying to Turkey en route to Pakistan, the Albanian man had told his contact in a Pakistani terrorist group that he wanted to 'marry with the girls in paradise.'
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George Zimmerman to be charged in Trayvon Martin case, official says
A law enforcement official with knowledge of the Trayvon Martin investigation tells the Associated Press the neighborhood watch volunteer will face charges.
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Afghanistan: 5 areas of concern after the US leaves
The withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan will have profound, direct effects on the country's security, economy, and society. Here are five areas that are likely to see an impact.
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Trayvon Martin case: Inquiry into Stand Your Ground law launched in Florida
Florida lawmakers opposed to Stand Your Ground have formed a task force to investigate the law following the killing of Trayvon Martin. Among its members: prosecutors, judges, and tourism officials.
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Latin America Monitor
Why some Rio residents yearn for an iron-fisted druglord
After the police occupation of a large Rio de Janeiro favela last year, there is a new spike in crime, the result of poor police coordination, says guest blogger Julia Michaels.
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Gunman arrested in fatal shooting at Christian college in Oakland
Police report five fatalities after a student opened fire Monday morning at Oikos University in Oakland, Calif. A male suspect has been arrested. Witnesses say the shooter was a student.
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