Three men on 200 rape-related charges

US soldiers accused in marriage scam

By: arboofti

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 WILMINGTON, North Carolina: Sgt. Jason Hawk and his bride met for the first time when he picked her up at a bus stop near his Army base a day before their wedding. Prosecutors say the speedy romance was echoed by a fast honeymoon: Ayna Ivanova returned to New York soon after.Two other paratroopers who served with ...

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Man Who Threw Feses In Court Room Gets 31 Years

By: Redhorse

SAN DIEGO — A man who sneaked a bag of his feces into a San Diego courtroom during his home-invasion robbery trial, smeared it on his lawyer and threw it at jurors has been sentenced to 31 years in prison. Superior Court Judge Frank Brown on Monday sentenced Weusi McGowan for robbery, burglary and two assault charges stemming from the feces-...

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Being a Woman Is Not a Pre-Existing Condition

By: BorderExplorer

    Women face dramatic disparities in health care coverage: They typically make less money than men, but pay more for coverage. Women may be denied coverage because of 'pre-existing conditions,' such as previously giving birth via C-Section or being a survivor of domestic violence. Women are more likely than men to report cost-related ...

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Assaults on journalists in Tunisia must be punished

By: chnarendra

The assault of two independent journalists in Tunisia and the arrest of a third in the wake of last week's elections must be punished, Amnesty International said on Friday. "It appears that these three journalists were targeted because they have criticized the government and opposed the re-election, for a fifth term, of President Zine El-...

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