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Landlords from hell plead guilty to felonies in Calif.
A couple that prosecutors dubbed the "landlords from hell" for going to scary lengths to drive tenants from a San Francisco apartment building -- including cutting holes in one tenant's floor with a power saw while he was still inside -- have pleaded guilty to several felonies. Nicole Macy, 37, and Kip Macy, 38, threatened to shoot tenants, changed locks, cleared apartments of ...
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Texas auction house to sell John Brown leg irons
View Photo Associated Press/Heritage Auctions - This June 17, 2013 provided by Heritage Auctions, shows the pair of leg irons, or shackles, believed to be those used on John Brown during his incarceration at the ...
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Youth leagues try to rein in bad news parents
View Photo Associated Press/Martha Irvine - A young batter takes a swing as a father who's a coach supervises at a youth baseball game in Buffalo Grove, Ill. on Monday June 10, 2013. Earlier in the month, park ...
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Developer Kan. caverns could preserve human race
View Photo Associated Press/Orlin Wagner - A reporter walks through a door to the Vivos Shelter and Resort during a tour of the facility in Atchison, Kan., Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Orlin ...
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Colombia Bogota to Host XXII Latin American Congress of Ports
The XXII Latin American Congress of Ports Colombia 2013, organized by the American Association of Port Authorities, will be held in the city of Bogot, June 25th to 28th, ...
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Exposed The Harrowing Impact of Americas Deadly Drone War in Pakistan
President Barack Obama's big speech on U.S. counter-terror policy last month promised that drone strikes were "legal," "heavily constrained" and only carried out if there is "near-certainty that no civilians will be killed or injured." But the use of the most deadly type of drone attacks calls that rhetoric into question. Known as "signature strikes," ...
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American Metal Market Presents Best Mergers and Acquisitions Award to AK Steel
AK Steel has received an award for "Best Mergers and Acquisitions" from American Metal Market (AMM), a leading metal industry publication. The award recognizes the company’s ongoing progress in developing its strategic investments in Magnetation LLC and AK Coal Resources – acquisitions that were initially announced in ...
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Stocks slump as Federal Reserve hints at reducing cash infusions
US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said at a Wednesday press conference that the US central bank would consider reducing its $85 billion-per-month asset purchasing program later this year, based on an improved outlook for the US economy.The announcement sparked a sell-off on US stock and bond markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing down by 206 points, or 1.35 percent. Yields ...
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Los Angeles man arrested in connection with growing marijuana north of Ojai
A Los Angeles man was arrested June 7 in connection with growing marijuana at several places along Highway 33 north of Ojai in the Los Padres National Forest, investigators said ...
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New York Times hides abortion editorial on the front page
That was the title on the web version. A note says that a version of the article appeared on page A1 of the New York print edition with this ...
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OH man to be sentenced in dying blink murder case
Walter Collier was charged with murder based on the word of an eyewitness. Then, a 17-year-old suspect confessed in detail to the Brownsville ...
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NYC heir 89 to hear whether hell go to prison
An 89-year-old heir to a famous New York City fortune is set to find out Thursday whether he'll succeed in an 11th-hour attempt to avoid, or at least postpone, prison after being convicted of plundering his mother's ...
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Players of San Antonio Spurs attend practice session in Miami
Tim Duncan (L) of San Antonio Spurs attends a practice session in Miami, the United States, on June 19, 2013, a day before Game 7 of the NBA finals against Miami Heat. Photo: ...
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N. America trip tedious but worth the effort Su
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang (???) pronounced his trip to the United States and Canada as tedious but "worth it" upon his return ...
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No US-Taliban talks scheduled State Department
Taliban after reports that discussions with the Afghan rebel group could begin this week in Qatar. "Because we're working with the Afghans on what the next appropriate step is, there isn't a meeting. I know there were reports of it, but reports of a meeting being scheduled or on the books aren't accurate," State Department ...
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Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston Bruins in 11-goal overtime thriller
Bryan Bickell and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrate after Brent Seabrook (not pictured) scores the game winning goal against Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins in overtime in Game Four of the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on June 19, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph: Bruce Bennett/Getty ...
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Lawyers for accused Colorado gunman barred from psychiatric exam
DENVER (Reuters) - Lawyers for James Holmes, who has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to killing 12 moviegoers in a Colorado theater last year, cannot be present during his court-ordered psychiatric examination, the judge in the murder case ruled on ...
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MLS Portland 0 Los Angeles 0
Donovan Ricketts made four saves Wednesday to preserve Portland's 0-0 tie with Los Angeles and extend the Timbers' unbeaten streak to 14 games. Portland has gone 6-0-8 in those 14 games. The Timbers' last loss was a 2-1 decision against Montreal on March 9. Portland improved to 6-1-9 for the season and is one point behind Dallas for first place in the Western Conference. Los ...
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Mass layoffs begin in Chicago Public Schools
On June 14, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced the first wave of layoffs--a total of 663 teachers, teaching assistants, and aides--as part of the impending closure of 50 schools. This is only the beginning, however, with more layoffs of teachers and other CPS employees in the works as Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Democratic Party spearhead an attack on public education in America's third ...
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Chicago level NHL finals in overtime
Brent Seabrook's overtime goal has earned the Chicago Blackhawks a 6-5 NHL win to level their Stanley Cup series with the Boston Bruins at ...
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Local businesses prosper in wake of Miami Heats NBA Finals run
Artist Erica King makes collages of the Miami Heat among her other creative collages at her studio in Coconut Grove on Wednesday June 19, ...
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U.S shares close in red after Feds conclusion
Wall Street closed in red after that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) ended its two-day monetary policy meeting and agreed to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low between 0.0% and 0.25%, while the FOMCs statements had not seen any ...
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The China Dream a far cry from the American Dream - its Meng
The difference between what Western media thinks China dreams and what China actually says is of great significance for the future global language. China should compete for her names as she competes for everything ...
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Chicago beats Boston 6-5 in OT to cap crazy roller-coaster Stanley Cup game
Chicago Blackhawks right wing Marian Hossa (81), of Slovakia, looks for a pass as Boston Bruins right wing Jaromir Jagr (68), of the Czech Republic defends, during the first period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals, Wednesday, June 19, 2013, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles ...
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Game 4 Chicago 6 Boston 5 OT With Goalies Shaky Momentum Sways to Blackhawks
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