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Jury can't reach verdict in Detroit cop's trial
DETROIT (AP) — A judge Tuesday declared a mistrial after jurors failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Detroit police officer who fatally shot a 7-year-old girl. Wayne County Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway dismissed jurors about an hour after...Tags: Politics, Shootings, Television Industry, Murder, Gun Control
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Gun control activists lobby Indiana lawmakers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana gun control supporters are lobbying the state's federal lawmakers to support background checks for gun buyers. Gun control supporters say six months after the Newtown, Conn., school shootings responses in Washington...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Politics, Gun Control, Justice System, Lobbying
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Rally in South Bend for immigration reform
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, along with other local officials, rallied Friday afternoon to encourage Indiana Senators Joe Donnelly and Dan Coats to vote in favor of immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for over 11...Tags: Dan Coats, Politics, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Personal Data Collection, Joe Donnelly
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Judge upholds NJ school's ban on strapless dresses
SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) — The right to bear arms doesn't extend to eighth-grade girls in a central New Jersey school district. A judge has found the girls will not suffer "irreparable harm" by being made to wear at least one strap on their dresses...
Tags: Politics, Justice System, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control
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Gun control advocates mark 6 months since shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, some of the victims' families are heading to Capitol Hill to remind lawmakers they are painfully waiting for action, while some of the president's allies are asking him to...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Joe Biden, Politics, U.S. Senate, White House
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Court upholds rifle sales reporting requirement
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has unanimously upheld an Obama administration requirement that dealers in southwestern border states report when customers buy multiple high-powered rifles. The firearms industry trade group, the...Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Washington, DC, Personal Weapon Control
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US gun debate overlooks daily violence
LARGO, Maryland (AP) — Florena Carter's shattered life didn't make national news. Her son was killed on his 28th birthday in 2009. Carter's brother pulled the trigger. Her father shot himself soon afterward. The horrifying family tragedy...Tags: Leukemia, Politics, Shootings, United States Census Bureau, Elections
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Mich. law keeps dead people from getting welfare
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed into law requirements that the state check to make sure welfare recipients haven't died or gone to prison. The state Department of Human Services already has policies in place to...Tags: Politics, Rick Snyder, Pension and Welfare, Crime, Law and Justice
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NYC police: Notes to Obama, mayor had gun threats
DARLENE SUPERVILLE,Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A suspicious letter mailed to the White House was similar to two threatening, poison-laced letters on the gun law debate sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the nation's most potent gun-control advocates, officials...Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Politics, Ricin Mail Attacks (2013, Mississippi), September 11, 2001 Attacks, White House
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South Bend woman hurt in early morning shooting admitted role in tax scheme
SOUTH BEND — A woman targeted in a pre-dawn shooting today had recently admitted that she led a scheme that used bogus tax returns to defraud the government of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Gigi M. Riley, 32, was shot twice about 4:14 a.m. at...
Tags: Bank of America Corp., Banking, Prosecution, Politics, 1st Source Corp.
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21 NE Ind. residents charged in welfare fraud scam
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Northeastern Indiana authorities have charged 21 people in a welfare fraud scam alleging that they illegally exploited welfare benefits to stock a Fort Wayne restaurant's pantry shelves. All 21 charged Friday are accused of...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Politics, Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants
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Rally for expanded background checks held at county courthouse
A South Bend man affected by gun violence was one of many who stood on the steps of the St. Joseph County Courthouse to raise awareness about gun control. Stephen Miller's brother was killed by a gun. Years later, his nephew was shot. Friday's rally was...
Tags: Dan Coats, Politics, Shootings, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control
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