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Shock lingers after Nazi unit leader found in US
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The revelation that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to those who know 94-year-old Michael Karkoc. World War II survivors in both the U.S....Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Prosecution, Arts and Culture, Human Interest, The Associated Press
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AP: Commander in SS-led unit living in US
A commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of atrocities has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II. Records obtained by the Associated Press through a Freedom of Information Act request show that Michael Karkoc lied to American...
Tags: Nazi Party, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Lawmaker seeks to limit FOIA release of 911 calls
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Prompted by a high-profile case of an attack on a suburban Detroit family, a Michigan lawmaker has introduced a bill aimed at limiting the release of 911 recordings requested under the state's Freedom of Information Act....
Tags: National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Politics, Government
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An insider attack: Trust cost 2 lives, including SW Mich. soldier
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a sneak attack, but not by the enemy they feared. U.S. Army Capts. Joshua Lawrence and Drew Russell were inside a small command post on an Afghan army base, wrapping up a long day of coordinating the safe arrival of nearly...
Tags: Gaming, Washington, DC, Prosecution, U.S. Military, The Pentagon
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Ryan asked for federal help as he championed cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, a fiscal conservative and critic of federal handouts, has sought for his constituents in Wisconsin an expansion of food stamps, stimulus money, federally guaranteed business loans,...
Tags: Environmental Politics, Washington, DC, Government, Arts and Culture, Elections
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Autopsy: Death of handcuffed man in Ark. a suicide
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An autopsy report released Monday lists the death of a man shot in the head while his hands were cuffed behind him in an Arkansas patrol car as a suicide. The state crime lab report, signed by three medical examiners,...Tags: Shootings, Suicide
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Autopsy: Man shot in police car had meth in system
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man police say shot himself in the head while his hands were cuffed behind him in the back of an Arkansas patrol car tested positive for methamphetamine, anti-anxiety medication and other drugs, according to an autopsy...Tags: FBI, Weaponry, Justice and Rights, OxyContin (drug), Valium (drug)
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Commander in Nazi SS-led unit lied to enter U.S.
Associated PressA top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II, according to...Tags: Germany, Nazi Party, Prosecution, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Criminals
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Former Nazi commander lives in Minneapolis
BERLIN (AP) — A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II,...Tags: Murder, Migration, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Prosecution
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Commander in Nazi SS-led unit living in Minnesota for decades
BERLIN (AP) - An Associated Press investigation has found that a commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of atrocities has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II. Records obtained by the AP through a Freedom of Information Act request...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights
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Selectmen In Canton Move Against Economic Development Agency Members
The Hartford CourantA former member of the town's economic development agency who had been under fire from the board of selectmen said in a statement on Monday that he resigned because of frustration with town leaders. Former EDA member Glenn Arnold and Kevin Jackson, who...Tags: Values, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Politics, Economic Policy
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Fired teacher gets settlement from District 109
Deerfield School District 109 has agreed to pay a $65,000 settlement to a tenured teacher fired last year after she missed nearly two school years. Stephanie Horwitz was hired in 2001 as a special education teacher at Caruso Middle School. In...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Autism, Lawyers, Teachers, Justice System
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