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10-year-old boy in Sweden strangled 4-year-old
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Police in Sweden say a 10-year-old boy has confessed to killing a 4-year-old boy in a village earlier this year. Police said Wednesday the boy strangled the younger one with a skipping rope Oct. 16, but declined to comment on...Tags: Murder
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Auto crisis worsens as Japan shutdowns drag on
AP Business WritersTOKYO (AP) — The auto industry disruptions triggered by Japan's earthquake and tsunami are about to get worse. In the weeks ahead, car buyers will have difficulty finding the model they want in certain colors, thousands of auto plant workers...Tags: Prius, Car Parts, Natural Disasters, Toyota Recalls, Chrysler
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Dozens of birds found dead on street in Sweden
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Officials say about 50 birds have been found dead on a street in Sweden. Veterinarian Robert ter Horst says the cause of jackdaws' deaths was unclear but that fireworks were set off near the scene Tuesday night. The birds were...Tags: Louisiana, New Year's Day, Arkansas
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UPDATE 1-Swedish capital returning to normal after week of violence
Reuters(Adds Saturday night incidents, fresh police comment) By Mia Shanley and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM, May 25 (Reuters) - Sweden's capital was relatively calm on Saturday night with only isolated incidents of violence by youths after nearly a week of car-...Tags: Riots, Migration, Unemployment Benefits, Immigration, Stockholm (Sweden)
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Sixth night of violence in Sweden, but police say capital calmer
ReutersBy Mia Shanley STOCKHOLM, May 25 (Reuters) - Community patrols and a beefed-up police presence helped to calm violence around Stockholm overnight on Saturday but 20 to 30 cars were still torched in poor immigrant suburbs and serious incidents were...Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Riots, Migration, Unemployment Benefits, Immigration
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Stockholm in relative calm after five nights of rioting
LONDON — The streets of Stockholm were quieter late Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that rocked the Swedish capital and shook the Scandinavian country's self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of northwest...
Tags: Aftonbladet (newspaper), Riots, Culture, Arts and Culture, Stockholm (Sweden)
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Nights of rioting test Sweden's reputation for tolerance
LONDON -- Residents of Stockholm braced for more violence Friday after five consecutive nights of rioting that have rocked the Swedish capital and shaken the Scandinavian country’s self-image as a tolerant, liberal place. Since Sunday, sections of...
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Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Colonial Invitational scores
ReutersMay 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Colonial Invitational at the par-70 course on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas holes played rounds -10 Matt Kuchar (U.S.) 15 65 -9 Graham DeLaet (Canada) 18 64 67 -8 Josh Teater (U.S.) 18 65 67...Tags: Aaron Baddeley, South Korea, Jason Dufner, Henrik Stenson, Charl Schwartzel
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Wikileaks documentary spotlights complexity of Julian Assange
ReutersBy Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES, May 24 (Reuters) - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange may claim to be a champion of transparency, but when an Oscar-winning filmmaker wanted to shine a light on his rise to fame after publishing secret U.S. diplomatic cables on...Tags: Afghanistan, Security, U.S. Army, Sex Crimes, Adrian Lamo
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REFILE-WikiLeaks documentary spotlights complexity of Julian Assange
Reuters(Changes case in WikiLeaks references to upper case "L") By Zorianna Kit LOS ANGELES, May 24 (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may claim to be a champion of transparency, but when an Oscar-winning filmmaker wanted to shine a light on his rise...Tags: Afghanistan, Security, U.S. Army, Sex Crimes, Adrian Lamo
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Tennis-French Open women's singles first round draw
ReutersPARIS, May 24 (Reuters) - Draw for the French Open women's singles first round (prefix number denotes seeding): 1-Serena Williams (U.S.) v Anna Tatishvili (Georgia) Qualifier v Caroline Garcia (France) Monica Niculescu (Romania) v Johanna Larsson...Tags: Dominika Cibulkova, Petra Kvitova, Flavia Pennetta, Sloane Stephens, Mirjana Lucic
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WikiLeaks documentary spotlights complexity of Julian Assange
ReutersLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange may claim to be a champion of transparency, but when an Oscar-winning filmmaker wanted to shine a light on his rise to fame after publishing secret U.S. diplomatic cables on his website, Assange was...Tags: Afghanistan, Security, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Army, Sex Crimes
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