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Mich. woman sues after Facebook romance fails
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A suburban Detroit woman is suing a Washington state man for more than $8,000 in damages after a failed Facebook romance. Fifty-year-old Cheryl Gray of Livonia filed the civil lawsuit in May against 35-year-old Wylie Iwan of...Tags: Litigation, The Associated Press, Arts and Culture, Washington (U.S. state), Trials
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SC inmate in trouble after Facebooking from prison
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina prison officials say they have seized a cell phone from an inmate who was updating his Facebook page from prison. Corrections officials told The Post and Courier of Charleston that 22-year-old Quincy Howard...Tags: Prisons, Arts and Culture, South Carolina, Marion County (Indiana), Facebook
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Over 120 face charges in Northeast mafia crackdown
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say 127 people are facing charges in one of the largest Mafia crackdowns in FBI history. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said at a news conference Thursday in New York City that the defendants include high-...Tags: New York, New York City, Lawyers, Justice System, Crimes
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Giulio Andreotti dies at 94; seven-time Italian prime minister
Giulio Andreotti, the seven-time Italian prime minister who dominated Italian politics after World War II, but was tainted by accusations of Mafia ties, died in Rome on Monday after suffering from respiratory problems. He was 94. A lawmaker who lived...Tags: Litigation, National Government, Justice System, Cannes Film Festival, Trials
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Threats expert seeks to protect those who serve
— Glenn McGovern joined the Air Force fresh out of high school and was plunged into a world of threats and intrigue. Assigned to protect U.S. bases worldwide, he studied the tactics of Germany's Red Army Faction, the attack style favored by...Tags: Germany, Murder, Lawyers, Justice System, Prosecution
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Boardwalk Empire Season 3 finale recap: “Margate Sands”
Channel Guide MagazineTerence Winter wound the spring tight in Season 3 of Boardwalk Empire, each violent twist seeing a piece of Nucky Thompson’s East Coast criminal syndicate fall away and leaving the Atlantic City boss seemingly alone, friendless and on the lam from... -
Italy's Berlusconi squares off against TV host
ROME -- In a highly anticipated and occasionally furious TV interview watched by nearly 9 million of his compatriots, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi acknowledged misleading voters about the cause of his country's financial crisis, but...
Tags: Television, Government, Italy, Mario Monti, Entertainment
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Homeland Security Targets "Most Dangerous Gang in America"
pix11.com | @murphypixMS-13—a gang with roots in El Salvador and Los Angeles—was designated a “trans-national” criminal organization by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday. Consisting of more than 30,000...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Queens (New York City), U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Crime, Law and Justice, Organized Crime
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AMC and Anthony Bourdain say you’d better watch “Mob Week”
Channel Guide MagazineYeah, tough guy, I’m lookin’ at you. So you’ve seen Goodfellas more times than there are oranges in The Godfather. And you’ve seen The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II — judiciously skipping the oft-maligned Part III &#... -
Woman takes helm of San Diego FBI office
SAN DIEGO -- A woman who most recently headed the FBI's Intelligence Division in Los Angeles Monday assumed the job of special agent in charge of the bureau's San Diego field office. Daphne Hearn replaces Keith Slotter, who announced in March he would be...
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America's code of silence
Contributing columnistThe sports world is buzzing, and not only about the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, the NBA lockout settlement, Louisiana State’s football Tigers, and the Kentucky Wildcats and the NCAA basketball season. Unfortunately, the buzz also is about the...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Basketball, College Basketball, Joe Paterno, Penn State Nittany Lions
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Facebook searches are new law enforcement tool
ReutersU.S. law-enforcement agencies are increasingly obtaining warrants to search Facebook, often gaining detailed access to users' accounts without their knowledge. A Reuters review of the Westlaw legal database shows that since 2008, federal judges have...Tags: Court Preliminary, Anthony Kennedy, Lawyers, Justice System, Crimes
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