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Preliminary results: Michel Martelly beats Mirlande Manigat in Haiti
(CNN) — Flamboyant carnival musician Michel Martelly edged out former Haitian first lady Mirlande Manigat in a pivotal presidential runoff vote held last month, according to preliminary results released Monday. Martelly, 50, took 67.6% of the vote, while Manigat, 70, received 31.5%, according to Pierre Thibault, spokesman for Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council. After the announcement, […]
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Radiation in water rushing into sea tests millions of times over limit
Japanese utility and government authorities suffered fresh setbacks Tuesday with the detection of radiation in a fish and news that water gushing from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific had radiation levels more than millions of times above the regulatory limit. Readings from samples taken Saturday in the concrete pit outside the turbine […]
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Marchers press Barbour to pardon Scott sisters
Supporters of two freed prisoners chanted, cheered and mobilized Friday in a growing effort to try to compel intransigent Gov. Haley Barbour to grant the women pardons. Jamie and Gladys Scott spent 15 years behind bars before Barbour allowed their Jan. 7 release on the condition Gladys donate a kidney to her ailing sister. […]
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Two New Orleans cops sentenced in Katrina slaying
CHICAGO — Two New Orleans police officers convicted of shooting and burning a man in the 2005 post-Hurricane Katrina chaos were sentenced to 25 and 17 years in jail for their crimes, officials said Thursday. They were two of three police officers convicted in December in the September 2, 2005 slaying which was not […]
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Jerry Brown ends talks on bipartisan budget deal
The governor, who needs four GOP votes to place a tax extension on the June ballot, says Republicans are unwilling to back tax extensions and are asking for an ‘ever-changing list of collateral demands.’ Reporting from Sacramento — Gov. Jerry Brown has abandoned his effort to negotiate a bipartisan budget, charging that Republicans were unwilling […]
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Supreme Court rejects damages for innocent man who spent 14 years on death row
In a 5-4 ruling, justices overturn a jury verdict awarding $14 million to John Thompson, who had sued then-New Orleans Dist. Atty. Harry Connick Sr. because prosecutors hid a blood test that would have proved his innocence in a murder case. A bitterly divided Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed out a jury verdict won by […]
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California community colleges to slash enrollment, classes
With state budget talks halted, the 112-campus system faces an $800-million cut in funding for the coming school year. The system may have to enroll 400,000 fewer students. Chancellor Jack Scott calls the situation a tragedy for students. Facing a state funding cut of up to 10%, California’s community colleges will enroll 400,000 fewer students […]
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FDA committee weighs whether food dye affects kids’ behavior
(CNN) — A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee that has been weighing evidence on whether dye additives in food affect behavior in children will make its recommendation Thursday. The panel will first listen to testimony from the public and the industry. It spent Wednesday listening to testimony from doctors and scientists who contend that […]
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Sheriff moves to fire six deputies accused in beating
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has begun termination proceedings against six deputies who were part of what officials describe as an aggressive group that used ganglike hand signals to identify themselves and allegedly assaulted two fellow deputies at a Christmas party last year.
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Nate Dogg’s Funeral Open To The Public
His sister has confirmed fans of the late singer can attend the event…
