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Nobel literature winner says censorship necessary
STOCKHOLM (AP) — This year's Nobel literature winner Mo Yan, who has been criticized for his cozy relationship with China's Communist Party, defended censorship Thursday as something as necessary as airport security checks. He also suggested he...Tags: Politics, Literature, Nobel Prize Awards, China, Human Rights
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Civil lawsuit filed against South Bend police officer
SOUTH BEND – A man arrested for resisting arrest and hitting an officer has now filed a civil lawsuit against a South Bend police officer for punching him.
Each South Bend police officer took an oath to serve and protect, but in 25 pages of...Tags: Safety of Citizens, File Sharing, Politics, Police Arrests, Trials
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Council firm on Family Dollar decision
SOUTH BEND — The city is not backing down. In a Wednesday letter to Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, the South Bend Common Council's attorney said the city is standing by its decision to transfer the Family Dollar land to the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Barry Lynn, Church and State Relations, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance
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Documents: Voice test--extramarital affair lawsuit settled for $80,000
MASON, Mich. (AP) — Documents show Ingham County agreed to pay $80,000 to settle a lawsuit by a former employee who sued the county clerk saying she was wrongly accused of making a phone call implying an extramarital affair. The Lansing State...Tags: Litigation, File Sharing, Politics, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Google faces more government demands for user info
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is dealing with more government demands to turn over information about its users as more people immerse themselves online. The mounting pressure on the Internet search leader emerged in a statistical snapshot that Google...Tags: United Kingdom, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, National Government
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Malaysia's first gay film makes profit in 5 days
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's first gay-themed romance movie has become a swift financial success despite earlier worries that it might repel Muslim-majority audiences. The Malay-language film's producer says "Dalam Botol" made slightly...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Entertainment, Romance (genre), Politics, Minority Groups
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Emails: Washington insiders worried over political 'meddling'
WASHINGTON (AP) — There's a hearing this week on the Obama administration's practice of heavily censoring the release of politically sensitive government files requested under the Freedom of Information Act. The congressional investigation into...Tags: White House, Republican Party, Elections, Politics, Janet Napolitano
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Michigan liquor commission facing suit over beer name
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Maryland brewery is accusing Michigan's liquor commission of censorship after the panel rejected labels for a beer that features an expletive in the name. Flying Dog Brewery has filed a federal lawsuit in Grand...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, Politics, Michigan, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Video of Michigan officer shooting man prompts review
PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors say they're reviewing their decision to clear a Michigan police officer of criminal wrongdoing in the January shooting of an unarmed man after a new video of the shooting became available. The patrol...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Politics, Michigan, Vehicles
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Mich. school district mistakenly releases ID info.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The Bloomfield Hills School District has accidentally revealed the names and Social Security numbers of 321 employees to two district parents following a Freedom of Information Act request. The Detroit Free Press...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Data Collection, Microsoft Corporation, Interior Policy
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Thai webmaster gets 13 years in prison
BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai court has sentenced the administrator of an anti-government website to 13 years imprisonment on charges of defaming the monarchy and violating the computer crime act. The Criminal Court on Tuesday gave Thanthawut...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons, Punishment, Computer Crime
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911 call released in Detroit-area monoxide death
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A copy of a 911 call includes a 13-year-old girl calmly describing finding her mother apparently lifeless in the garage of their Detroit-area home after authorities say the woman tried to kill her family. Waterford...Tags: Waterford, Politics
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