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Former Argentine dictator Jorge Videla dies of natural causes at age 87 serving life in prison
Associated PressBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died...Tags: Theft, Sports, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Prisons, U.S. Congress
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Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians. Troops...Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Military Equipment, Armed Conflicts
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Syria government supporters hack Financial Times
Reuters(Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, BBC, Facebook, France, Human Rights Watch
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Whom can we trust?
Just when I think the opinion of this newspaper is beginning to permit the writing of a neutral article, I read further and you still continue to finger-point to the Republicans and name George W. Bush in the editorial "IRS is ham-handed, but..." When...Tags: George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service
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Judge blocks Arkansas law banning abortions after 12 weeks
ReutersLITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday blocked a new Arkansas law that would ban most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, one of the most restrictive abortion statutes in the nation. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright granted...Tags: Abortion, Justice System, Judges, American Civil Liberties Union, Crime, Law and Justice
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U.N. Security Council mulls Syria cross-border aid push
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council is considering a plea from senior U.N. aid officials to demand aid access in war-torn Syria, a move that could lead to a showdown between Russia and Western states over humanitarian cross-border...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Russia, Turkey, Abusive Behavior, Justice and Rights
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Rear window? NYC residents livid over artist's photos taken through apartment windows
Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans...Tags: Rentals, Arts, Manhattan (New York City), Crime, Law and Justice, Tribeca
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State Shouldn't Make Pardons Process Secret
The latest attempt to draw the curtain of secrecy around state government would exempt pardon applications from the Freedom of Information Act. It is baneful. Like so many similar proposals introduced in the General Assembly this year, it amounts to...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Elections, Freedom of Information Act, Substance Abuse, Democratic Party
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Myanmar frees dissidents before leader's U.S. visit
NEW DELHI — Myanmar President Thein Sein released some 20 political prisoners Friday, days before a historic summit with President Obama in Washington early next week, according to officials and prisoner rights groups. The ex-general's...
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, China, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cheese Corn, Elections
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Venezuela frees opposition activist jailed over post-vote violence
ReutersCARACAS, May 17 (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday released an opposition activist that had been jailed on accusations of inciting violence in the wake of President Nicolas Maduro's narrow election victory in April. Retired General Antonio Rivero, who...Tags: Elections, Prisons, Nicolas Maduro, Political Dissent, Crime, Law and Justice
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Arizona's limits on immigrant driver's licenses upheld
TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to obtain driver's licenses in Arizona, a federal judge has ruled. Although the decision is a win for Republican Gov....
Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Justice System, Judges, Court Preliminary, American Civil Liberties Union
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Myanmar frees group of dissidents ahead of summit with U.S.
NEW DELHI -- Some 20 political prisoners were released in Myanmar on Friday, just days before a a historic summit between the country's leader and President Obama in Washington, officials and prisoner rights groups said. President Thein Sein will be the...
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Barack Obama, Elections, Prisons, Burma
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