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Women in Zimbabwe Charged in Sex Attacks on Men
Columbus S. Mavhunga of CNN is reporting that police in Zimbabwe have charged three women with 17 counts of aggravated indecent assault in a case that may be a break in a string of sex attacks over the past two years by women targeting male hitchhikers. Prosecutor Michael Reza told a court in Harare that…
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Occupy Wall Street Helps Homeowner Avoid Foreclosure?
Kari Huus of MSNBC is highlighting the case of Rose Gudiel, who fought against the bank that foreclosed on her home. Gudiel says that the bank refused to work with her when she was facing foreclosure, as many Americans throughout the country are experiencing. Gudiel faced foreclosure after her brother, who was living with her,…
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LAPD Cop Tweets Photo of Murder Victim
Mike Flacy of Yahoo’s Digital Trends is reporting that a controversy is brewing over a LAPD police officer who tweeted a photo of a murder victim. On Tuesday, Oct. 11, LAPD veteran police officer Sal LaBarbera was standing on Wilmington Avenue in Los Angeles after responding to a call regarding a gang-related shooting. LaBarbera took a…
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Obama to Press Congress to Pass Parts of Jobs Bill
The Associated Press is reporting that President Barack Obama has not given up hope on his defeated jobs bill. President Obama will urge Congress to get to work this week on passing pieces of his larger, now-defunct jobs bill during a three-day bus tour through North Carolina and Virginia, two Southern states that could be…
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NBC/WSJ Poll: Herman Cain Leads GOP Candidates
MSNBC is reporting that an NBC/WSJ poll puts GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain in the lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Mark Murphy reports that Cain’s popularity has been fueled by Tea Party supporters, conservatives and high-interest GOP primary voters. Onetime front-runner Texas Gov. Rick Perry has plummeted to third place, dropping…
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Chris Tucker Facing Foreclosure on Mansion
MSN is reporting that actor-comedian Chris Tucker’s financial woes are worsening. He is facing foreclosure on his $6 million Florida mansion after failing to keep up repayments, according to a report. The Rush Hour star was hit with a staggering $11 million tax bill last year after allegedly falling behind on fees in 2001, 2002…
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Hedge Fund Founder Sentenced to 11 Years
News One is reporting that former billionaire Raj Rajaratnam has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for insider trading, the longest insider-trading sentence ever. Prosecutors described Rajaratnam as “the modern face of illegal insider trading.” Rajaratnam, founder of the Galleon Group, was also fined $10 million and ordered to forfeit $53.8 million by U.S.…
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Feds: LAUSD Fails to Provide Equal Education to Black Students
Jorge Rivas of ColorLines is reporting that a 19-month investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights found that the Los Angeles Unified School District is failing to provide an equal education to English learners and black students. The school district has agreed to sweeping reforms that could become a model for…
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Cain's 9-9-9 Tax Plan Helps Wealthy, Hurts Poor
Michael A. Fletcher of the Washington Post is reporting that Herman Cain’s much hyped “9-9-9” tax plan will penalize low- and middle-income Americans. The plan would do away with much of the current tax code and impose a 9 percent personal income tax, a 9 percent business tax and a 9 percent national sales tax. Tax experts say…
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Liberia's Presidential Election Is Peaceful
NPR is reporting that incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s Unity Party is leading in Liberia’s presidential election. Voting officials counted ballots Wednesday in Liberia’s second postwar election, pitting the country’s Harvard-educated president, who just won the Nobel Peace Prize, against a soccer star who just completed college this year. Official preliminary results are not due…
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