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Panelists at IUSB discussion recall the rioting of 1967
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Charlotte Pfeifer was a 20-year-old wife and mother when she watched part of the city burn. Pfeifer, a former member of the South Bend Common Council, on Thursday recalled her memories of civil rights unrest in South Bend in 1967, when...Tags: Civil Rights, Shootings, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Mexico swears in president amid violent protests
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ,Associated PressMEXICO CITY (AP) — Enrique Pena Nieto took the oath of office as Mexico's new president Saturday vowing to restore peace and security and take on the vested interests that have hindered economic prosperity. As several hundred protesters threw fire...Tags: Elections, Ceremonies, Culture, Activism, U.S. Congress
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Former South Bend officer recalls the night he was shot 20 years ago
GRANGER -- It's been 20 years since the Los Angeles Riots. And 20 years on Tuesday since a former South Bend police officer, Mitch Kajzer, was shot four times during sporadic riots in South Bend. Kajzer still thinks about that night more often than not,...
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Fans burn couches, flip cars after Kentucky's win
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Riot police used pepper spray in small amounts for crowd control as thousands of rowdy fans swarmed into the streets near the University of Kentucky campus, overturning cars and lighting couches ablaze after a victory over...Tags: University of Kentucky, Kentucky Wildcats, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Students
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Police detain 13 in deadly Mexico prison riot
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities are investigating 13 people for involvement in a prison riot that killed 31 in a northeastern Mexican state bordering Texas. Tamaulipas state police say the suspects were detained after a brawl Wednesday afternoon...Tags: Mexico, Prisons, Prisons, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Warsaw standoff brought to an end with tear gas
WARSAW – Some tense moments happened in Warsaw over the holiday weekend when police tried to arrest a man on a warrant. Warsaw police received a tip that a man, Michael Kneller, wanted in Allen County was at a home in the 600 block of North Park...Tags: Warsaw (Poland), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Riot-hit London district slams Britney's gun video
LONDON (AP) — Britney Spears has raised some hackles in Hackney. Officials in the east London borough, which was scarred by last month's riots, are miffed that the singer filmed a video in the area that shows her robbing a store and brandishing a...Tags: Britney Spears, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Tea party says cities favor Occupy protesters
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tea party activists on Thursday accused officials in at least four cities of giving preferential treatment to anti-Wall Street protesters, and one group in Richmond is asking the city to repay $8,000 spent for permits and...Tags: Lawyers, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), The Associated Press, Tea Party Movement, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Police: Suspects found in Penn State riot
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Police in State College, Pa., say they have identified numerous suspects in a riot that followed the firing of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. The department said in a statement Thursday that the people are under...Tags: College Sports, Television, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment, Colleges and Universities
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Notre Dame student recounts experience in Egypt
SOUTH BEND - When Joseph Sass arrived in Egypt in January, he was looking forward to immersing himself in Egyptian culture and Arabic language studies during a semester at the American University in Cairo.
Instead, the University of Notre Dame student...Tags: Elections, U.S. Embassy, Istanbul (Turkey), Cairo (Egypt), Crime, Law and Justice
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UPDATE: Ex-Indiana deputy AG says Twitter comments satirical
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A former Indiana deputy attorney general who tweeted that police should "use live ammunition" against Wisconsin labor protesters says his comments were intended to be satirical. Jeffrey Cox tells Indianapolis television station...Tags: Labor Legislation, Lawyers, Career and Workplace, Indianapolis, Crime, Law and Justice
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Stockholm riots challenge image of happy, generous state
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hundreds of young people have torched cars and attacked police in three nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that has dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to defuse youth...Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Elections, Career and Workplace, Stockholm (Sweden), Unemployment
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