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Bill allows tougher penalties in social media based mob attacks
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn signed into law Saturday legislation that calls for stiffer penalties on people who text or use social media to organize mob attacks. Social media has made it easier for groups of people to orchestrate violent crimes throughout the city,...Tags: Science and Technology, Gang Activity, Laws, Prisons, Illinois Governor
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Oxbow wins 2013 Preakness, beating Derby winner Orb
No Triple Crown winner this year, no first-female-jockey-to-win, no sunshine? No problem, said those who flocked to Pimlico Race Course on Saturday and waited out a midafternoon downpour to watch Oxbow leave behind Kentucky Derby winner Orb to capture the...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Preakness Stakes, Martin O'Malley, Donald C. Fry, Kentucky Derby
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In federal prison, ol' Bulldog faces sensual shock
If the federal prison that gets Tavon White is anything like the last one I visited, even a charmer such as Bulldog will have a tough time recreating the life of the libertine he had at the Baltimore City Detention Center. White, a reputed leader of...
Tags: Black Guerrilla Family, Gang Activity, Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice, Land Price
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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...Tags: Rebellions, Hamid Karzai, Motorvehicle Accidents, NATO, Taliban
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Thank you, Governor Beshear
Governor Beshear hired outside consultants, listened to health care advocates and hospital officials, did the math, and decided to expand Kentucky’s Medicaid coverage through the Affordable Care Act. More than 300,000 additional Kentuckians will...Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Executive Branch, Healthcare Policies
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U.S. state cancels subsidy for investment from Pakistani company
ReutersBy Susan Guyett INDIANAPOLIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Indiana has cancelled subsidies for a planned $1.8 billion fertilizer plant in the state because of concerns that a Pakistani company involved in the project makes products used in improvised explosives...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Fertilizer, Afghanistan, Politics
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Red-light-camera changes could make it tougher to win appeal
Motorists soon may find it harder — and more expensive — to fight tickets issued when red-light cameras snap their photos. The red-light-camera changes would take effect in July if Gov. Rick Scott signs a massive transportation bill that...
Tags: Fines, Winter Park, Rick Scott, Local Government, Justice System
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Democrats have it easy
In today's times I have become increasingly jealous and envious of Democrats. As a Republican, I can expect to be unjustly accused of bigotry and racism, of being heartless and of wanting to destroy the environment. I can also expect to be accused of...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Politics, Macungie
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Same speculation, different styles for O'Malley, Cuomo
By the time Gov. Martin O'Malley left the Democratic convention last fall, he had schmoozed with party leaders from Iowa, spoken to potential donors and hosted swanky parties that kept delegates entertained into the next morning — efforts that...
Tags: Parties and Movements, E.J. Pipkin, Book, Social Issues, Edward G. Rendell
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French president signs law allowing same-sex marriage
PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande on Saturday signed a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt, after months of sometimes violent protests and the vehement opposition of the country's Roman Catholic Church leaders. The controversial...
Tags: Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Elections, Francois Hollande, Paris (France)
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Palestinians in West Bank's Area C suffer in limbo
MALEH, West Bank — In remote Palestinian villages of the northern Jordan Valley, children read by gas lamp, and water must be purchased from miles away, even when electricity lines and water pipes to Israeli settlements run directly past their...
Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), Judaism, Religion and Belief, Israeli Settlements, National Government
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Syria's Assad dubious of U.S.-Russia peace initiative
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar Assad has expressed skepticism that a planned U.S.-Russian peace conference could help stop the bloodshed in his country, according to an interview published Saturday in an Argentine newspaper. The Syrian leader...
Tags: Bashar Assad, Rebellions, Terrorism, Russia, Taliban
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