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REVEALED: L.A. Sheriff’s Deputies Moved Mitrice Richardson’s Body Against Coroner’s Orders

• October 13, 2010 • 3 Comments

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James Bain Longest-Serving Inmate Freed By DNA Evidence for Kidnapping and Molestation Crimes in 1974

• December 19, 2009 • Comments Off

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Arkansas Hunkered Down to Survive Coronavirus. That Helped in a Tornado, Too. March 30, 2020
Jonesboro, Ark., came through a devastating tornado without any deaths, partly because businesses were closed and people were sheltered at home from the coronavirus.
Judge Urges Release of Migrant Children After 4 Test Positive for Coronavirus in Detention March 29, 2020
“The threat of irreparable injury to their health and safety is palpable,” said lawyers seeking the release of thousands of migrant children being held in federal custody.
Coronavirus Slowdown in Seattle Suggests Restrictions Are Working March 30, 2020
Officials in Washington State worry that their gains are precarious, but they see evidence that containment strategies have lowered the rate of virus transmission.
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'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killer Dies in California Prison March 30, 2020
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Trump Administration, in Biggest Environmental Rollback, to Announce Auto Pollution Rules March 30, 2020
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The Quarantine Diaries March 30, 2020
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The World Pushes Back Against E-Cigarettes and Juul March 30, 2020
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Hungary passes law that will let Orbán rule by decree March 30, 2020
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Extend Brexit transition by years over coronavirus, UK told March 30, 2020
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Former anti-Nazi Greek resistance fighter and MEP Manolis Glezos dies aged 97 March 30, 2020
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Van Gogh painting stolen from Dutch museum March 30, 2020
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Harry and Meghan to start new life with focus on family and charities March 30, 2020
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Film on Angela Merkel's role during refugee crisis set for screening March 30, 2020
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Scientists develop AI that can turn brain activity into text March 30, 2020
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Hungary government gets sweeping powers March 30, 2020
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Singapore gay sex ban: Court rejects appeals to overturn law March 30, 2020
A judge rejects three appeals, saying the law “remains important in reflecting public sentiment”.
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Van Gogh painting Spring Garden stolen from Dutch museum March 30, 2020
Thieves broke into a museum that is shut because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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The ban was introduced in 2015 as schools reopened after the Ebola crisis.
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'Virus-fighting' scientist gets magnets stuck in nose March 30, 2020
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