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August 13, 2011

Londoners complain of ineffective police action as looting and violence flared

LONDON – With calm returning to Britain’s damaged cities, residents of some London neighborhoods on Friday complained that police seemed unwilling or unprepared to take on rioters who burned cars and looted shops on their streets. Officials said that about 1,700 arrests had been made nationwide, but Scotland Yard added that the number was “changing […]
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August 13, 2011

World Dispatches

AMSTERDAM Royal Dutch Shell says leak continues at North Sea oil rig Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it is trying to stop oil leaking from a flow line at one of its drilling platforms in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland. Spokesman David Williams confirmed the leak was ongoing Friday. Shell said it […]
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August 13, 2011

Colorado school vouchers blocked

A judge says a program that gives parents checks for religious school tuition is unconstitutional.
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August 13, 2011

Casey Anthony told to return to Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. – Casey Anthony must return to Orlando within two weeks to serve a year’s probation for check fraud, a Florida judge ruled Friday. Judge Belvin Perry said that Anthony must follow an order issued by another judge and report to a probation officer in Orange County by noon, Aug. 26. Anthony was sentenced […]
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August 13, 2011

Drug companies face a Facebook decision

As of Monday, they must have open 'Walls' for comments – and that could pose problems.

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August 13, 2011

Cleveland serial murderer unmoved by 11 death sentences

CLEVELAND – A serial killer was sentenced to death Friday for murdering 11 troubled women and scattering their remains around his property, horrors that shook the city over police handling of crime in poor neighborhoods. Anthony Sowell, 51, his eyes closed at times, sat impassively as Judge Dick Ambrose — accepting the recommendation of jurors […]
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August 13, 2011

Obama considers bipartisan nominees to Fed board

Choosing a Republican and a Democrat as governors may ease Senate confirmation.
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August 13, 2011

Romney’s wealth could pose issues

The presidential hopeful is worth up to $250 million at a time when economic troubles affect many.
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August 13, 2011

Ex-Warrant singer dies at 47

LOS ANGELES – As investigators searched for clues Friday as to what killed Jani Lane, the former lead singer of the rock band Warrant, his family and friends prepared for two memorial services to honor the rocker. Lane, 47, was found dead Thursday in a hotel room in the San Fernando Valley, which is north […]
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August 13, 2011

Perry creating ‘buzz’ despite very late start

The Texas governor is assembling a traditional campaign that he'll launch with announcements today.

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