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At least 24 men wrongly convicted or arrested on bite evidence exonerated
At least 24 men convicted or arrested based largely on murky bite-mark evidence have been exonerated by DNA testing, had charges dropped or otherwise been proved not guilty. Many spent more than a decade in prison, and one man was behind bars for more...
Tags: Crimes, Prisons, Science and Technology, The Associated Press, Chemical Industry
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Boehner: Congress can do immigration this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Senate ready to cast the first floor votes on a landmark immigration bill, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday he thinks there's a good chance the legislation can be signed into law "by the end of the year." Ahead of...
Tags: Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Career and Workplace, Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senate
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US: No plans to end broad surveillance program
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration considered whether to charge a government contractor with leaking classified surveillance secrets while it defended the broad U.S. spy program that it says keeps America safe from terrorists. Facing a...Tags: U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, European Parliament, U.S. Department of Justice, The Associated Press, Washington, DC
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Planned Parenthood in Ind., Ky., to merge
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The statewide Planned Parenthood affiliates in Indiana and Kentucky will merge next month in a move aimed at expanding reproductive health care services offered by the nonprofit organization in both states. One goal...Tags: Criminal Laws, Ohio River, Hospitals and Clinics, Family Planning, U.S. Congress
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Lawsuit says Michigan cemetery made burial mistake
KALAMZOO, Mich. (AP) — A mix-up at a southwestern Michigan cemetery led a couple to be buried apart instead of under a headstone inscribed with the words "Together For Ever," according to a lawsuit seeking $10 million in damages. The lawsuit filed...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Justice System
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Gun control advocates mark 6 months since shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's allies are asking him to...
Tags: Gun Control, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Personal Weapon Control
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Records sealed over FW-SB Catholic Diocese in vitro lawsuit
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has given a Catholic diocese in northern Indiana permission to keep some records under seal as lawyers prepare for a possible trial over a former teacher's claim that she was fired because she had in vitro...
Tags: Employment, Trials, Discrimination, Career and Workplace, Lawyers
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Study: Helmet law weakened, motorcycle injuries up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The average medical claim from a motorcycle crash rose by more than one-fifth last year in Michigan after the state stopped requiring all riders to wear helmets, according to an insurance industry study. Across the nation,...
Tags: Washington, DC, University of Michigan, Lawyers, U.S. Congress, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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US gun debate overlooks daily violence
LARGO, Maryland (AP) — Florena Carter's shattered life didn't make national news. Her son was killed on his 28th birthday in 2009. Carter's brother pulled the trigger. Her father shot himself soon afterward. The horrifying family tragedy...Tags: Gun Control, Shootings, Health and Safety at School, Barack Obama, Personal Weapon Control
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Feds join Sup. Ct. in rejecting Ind. abortion law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal agency has denied Indiana's appeal of an administrative ruling barring the state from denying Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds because it performs abortions, the state attorney general's office said Friday. The...Tags: Medicare, Trials, Family Planning, Government Health Care, Lawyers
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RELEASE: Indiana AG responds to U.S. Supreme Court's Planned Parenthood ruling
The following is a release from the Indiana Attorney General's Office issued Tuesday morning: INDIANAPOLIS – Today the United States Supreme Court announced that it would not hear the State of Indiana’s appeal in the legal challenge to...Tags: National Government, Hartford Equus Academy, Government, Family Planning, Government Health Care
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Mishawaka store joins suit challenging synthetic drug 'lookalike' law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A group of store owners filed suit Wednesday, saying Indiana's efforts to curb so-called lookalike drugs have stretched beyond cracking down on synthetic drugs to granting the state arbitrary power to confiscate legal products...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Bath Salt Drugs, Chemical Industry, Aromatherapy, Lawyers
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