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    Sep 5, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

  1. Mishawaka murder suspect extradited from Africa denied bond

    <span style="font-size: small;">ST. JOSEPH COUNTY &ndash;&nbsp;A man accused of murdering a Mishawaka woman, then running away to Africa, was in court on Wednesday afternoon for the first time.</span>
    WSBT-TV
    ST. JOSEPH COUNTY – A man accused of murdering a Mishawaka woman, then running away to Africa, was in court on Wednesday afternoon for the first time. 19-year old William Karimu of Mishawaka appeared in court by video conference wearing a navy blue...

    Tags: DNA, Murder, International Law, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice

    2. Aug 7, 2012 |Story| South Bend Tribune

  2. Suspect in Mishawaka woman's murder arrested in Africa

    <span style="font-size: small;">A man accused of murdering an 84-year-old Mishawaka woman during a home invasion in December has been apprehended &mdash; 5,000 miles from the scene of the crime. </span>
    South Bend Tribune Staff Writer
    A man accused of murdering an 84-year-old Mishawaka woman during a home invasion in December has been apprehended — 5,000 miles from the scene of the crime. William Karimu, 19, a native of Sierra Leone, Africa, was arrested by Sierra Leone...

    Tags: DNA, Murder, International Law, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice

    3. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Reuters
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    4. May 30, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Hoping to rebuild homeland, African immigrants worry about reform talks

    Even after receiving a medical degree in Chicago, Dr. Samuel Kormoi did not perceive his success as an immigrant until he returned to his native village in Sierra Leone after a decade of civil war.
    Even after receiving a medical degree in Chicago, Dr. Samuel Kormoi did not perceive his success as an immigrant until he returned to his native village in Sierra Leone after a decade of civil war. It was 2006. Where a bustling village marketplace stood...

    Tags: Immigration, Sudan, Interior Policy, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Congress

    5. Feb 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Grammys 2013: Frank Ocean always does things his way

    Frank Ocean stood alone onstage, his now trademark headband wrapped tightly, to sing "Forrest Gump" on a set that made it seem as though he were on an outdoor treadmill.
    Frank Ocean stood alone onstage, his now trademark headband wrapped tightly, to sing "Forrest Gump" on a set that made it seem as though he were on an outdoor treadmill. The singer had won two Grammys, had thanked an audience that was just getting to...

    Tags: Wiz Khalifa, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Radio, Music Industry, Theater

    6. Dec 23, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. 2012: From Arab Spring to early winter

    Meteorologists know seasons are predictable. In the weather world, spring is always followed by summer. But the political world is different. Spring can proceed to summer, or it can lead to a sudden onset of winter.
    Meteorologists know seasons are predictable. In the weather world, spring is always followed by summer. But the political world is different. Spring can proceed to summer, or it can lead to a sudden onset of winter. That was the case this year in the...

    Tags: Human Rights, Mohamed Morsi, Vladimir Putin, Mo Yan, Hu Jintao

    7. Aug 4, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun

  7. Levitt Pavilion: Breaking camp, becoming All Stars

    It's hard to think of a more harrowing inspiration for a band than that of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. The West African group met in a Guinean refugee camp after fleeing the brutal, decade-long civil war in their native Sierra Leone. But rather than lose hope, the members &mdash; who lost family, friends and limbs in the conflict &mdash; found a way to uplift their people through music.
    It's hard to think of a more harrowing inspiration for a band than that of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars. The West African group met in a Guinean refugee camp after fleeing the brutal, decade-long civil war in their native Sierra Leone. But rather than...

    Tags: Festive Events, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (music group), Movies, Radio, Western Africa

    8. May 10, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  8. Cave Spring High School students help orphans from Sierra Leone

    It's a school project that brings new meaning to the phrase "life intimating art."
    Reporter
    It's a school project that brings new meaning to the phrase "life intimating art." Every year, art students from Cave Spring High School take part in the Memory Project. They draw portraits of orphans all over the world. This year, Cave Spring was...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, High Schools, Schools, Landforms, Caves and Caverns

    9. May 30, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  9. Underground lab turns gold town into scientific hub in search for 'dark matter'

    <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>New underground lab turns S. Dakota gold town into scientific hub in search for 'dark matter'</strong></span>
    New underground lab turns S. Dakota gold town into scientific hub in search for 'dark matter' LEAD, S.D. (AP) — Nestled nearly 5,000 feet beneath the earth in the gold boom town of Lead, S.D., is a laboratory that could help scientists answer...

    Tags: Republican Party, Juvenile Delinquency, Burma, Colleges and Universities, Charles Taylor

    10. May 30, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes

    World Now
    Former Liberian President Charles Taylor gets 50 years for war crimes: Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, 64, will likely spend the rest of his life in jail after a U.N.-backed court sentenced him to 50 years in jail for aiding and abetting war...
    11. May 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Charles Taylor's defense lawyers call 80-year sentence 'excessive'

    World Now
    Charles Taylor's defense lawyers says 80 years jail "excessive": Defense lawyers for former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, convicted of last month of war crimes, said Friday the 80-year jail sentence sought by the prosecution was too harsh. Taylor,...
    12. Apr 26, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Liberia's Charles Taylor guilty of aiding, abetting war crimes

    World Now
    Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity. Taylor faces a possible life sentence for his role in arming ruthless rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone in exchange for "blood...
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