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Rick Stevens’ Parole Hearing Scheduled for October 21

• August 22, 2009 • 11 Comments

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Crime, Drug Culture/Industry, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Music, Tower of Power
Tags: Board of Parole Hearings, California, California Department of Corrections, CDC Number, Donald Charles Stevenson, Ione CA, Lead Singer, Letters, Mule Creek State Prison, Ric Gillette, Rick Stevens, Santa Clara County, Stage Name, State of California, Tower of Power

Nadya “Octomom” Suleman is Back

• July 28, 2009 • Comments Off

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Tags: "Circus Boy", "Jon & Kate Plus 8", "Make Room for Daddy", "The Donna Reed Show", "The Monkees", A Minor Consideration, Children, Danny Bonaduce, Infants, Mickey Dolenz, Nadya Suleman, Octomom, Octuplets, Paul Petersen, Radar Online, Rusty Hamer, Schadenfreude, State of California

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The New York Times

More Slayings at Parchman as Mississippi Confronts Prison Crisis January 22, 2020
Several inmates have been killed in Mississippi prisons in the past month, a crisis that underscores the dangers of a system the state’s new governor has called a “catastrophe.”
Census 2020: Counting Heads Along the Frozen Bering Sea January 22, 2020
The census began its 2020 count in a remote Alaskan village amid questions about whether officials can avoid yet another undercount of minority communities.
Why This Texas City Is Saying Yes to Refugees While the Governor Says No January 21, 2020
In earlier years, Amarillo had more refugees per capita than any other Texas city. The newcomers are considered neighbors now.
Iranian Student Turned Back at Airport, Sparking Protest January 22, 2020
A growing number of Iranian students are being sent away by U.S. authorities amid escalated diplomatic tensions with Iran.
Senate rejects effort to subpoena documents from the Pentagon January 22, 2020
It is the fifth Democratic-led amendment the Senate has rejected.
Late night of debate takes its toll on the Senate January 22, 2020
An aide to Senator Cory Booker shared on Twitter a picture of staff aides carrying 10 large pizzas into the Senate.
Negotiations to truncate debate on witnesses and evidence yields no deal. January 22, 2020
Such a move would have allowed the Senate to debate and vote on the requests once, instead of individually.
Negotiations to limit debate over evidence yield no deal January 22, 2020
Such a move would have allowed the Senate to debate and vote on requests for witness testimony and documents all at once, instead of individually.

The Guardian, UK

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's phone 'hacked by Saudi crown prince' January 21, 2020
Exclusive: investigation suggests Washington Post owner was targeted five months before murder of Jamal KhashoggiRevealed: the Saudi heir and the alleged plot to undermine Jeff BezosThe Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos had his mobile phone “hacked” in 2018 after receiving a WhatsApp message that had apparently been sent from the personal account of the crown pr […]
Coronavirus: health officials announce first known US case January 21, 2020
Man in his 30s in good condition in hospital in Washington stateCDC says risk to American public is lowThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced the first known case of a new strain of the coronavirus in the US. In a Tuesday press conference, a CDC spokesman said a US citizen returning from a trip to central China had been diagnos […]
Harry and Meghan in new privacy row – just hours after Canada reunion January 21, 2020
Couple threaten legal action over press pictures of Duchess of Sussex and baby ArchieThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex began their new lives in Canada by firing a warning shot across the bows of the media over paparazzi photographs they said were taken without consent.Within hours of Prince Harry touching down in Vancouver to join Meghan and their baby son, Arc […]
Guantánamo: psychologist tells of 'abusive drift' in treatment of terror suspects January 22, 2020
James Mitchell gives pre-trial hearing a detailed account of the 2002 decision to use waterboarding and other techniques on al-Qaida leadersA CIA contract psychologist who helped draft the US programme of “enhanced interrogation” of suspected terrorists has told a military tribunal he was unable to stop cases of “abusive drift” by an unnamed senior agency of […]
Frozen iguanas forecast to shower south Florida as temperatures drop January 21, 2020
National Weather Service warned of reptiles falling from trees as iguanas are susceptible to freezing once temperatures fall to 40FThe National Weather Service (NWS) took the unusual step on Tuesday of warning that frozen iguanas are expected to shower south Florida as temperatures drop to unusually low levels for the region overnight.Iguanas, as it turns ou […]
Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says Trump is the world's 'leading climate denier' January 22, 2020
Turnbull says US president is ‘actively working against global action to reduce emissions’Donald Trump is the world’s “leading climate denier”, the former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has said.Turnbull, who lost the prime ministership in August 2018 in part because of his own party’s opposition to his plans to do more to reduce greenhouse gas e […]
Dominic Cummings thinktank called for 'end of BBC in current form' January 21, 2020
New Frontiers Foundation said in 2004 the BBC was ‘mortal enemy’ of Tory partyWhat Cummings thinktank said about ‘propagandist’ BBCDominic Cummings’s thinktank called for the “end of the BBC in its current form” and suggested rightwingers should work to undermine the credibility of the broadcaster, branding it the “mortal enemy” of the Conservative party.Cum […]
Kylie Moore-Gilbert case: advocates urge tougher line on Iran over jailing of academic January 21, 2020
The Australian government says the case is a ‘very high priority’, but human rights campaigners say quiet diplomacy has failed Human rights groups and advocates for political prisoners in Iran have urged the Australian government to take a more forceful position in negotiating with Iran for the release of detained academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, but the Austra […]

The BBC

New China virus 'could mutate and spread further' January 22, 2020
Health authorities have confirmed that human-to-human transmission has taken place.
China coronavirus: What we know so far January 22, 2020
The BBC's online health editor explains what we know about the coronavirus.
Trump impeachment trial opens as senators clash over rules January 22, 2020
The Senate rejects Democratic attempts to obtain documents and evidence in the proceedings.
Lebanon protests: New government ends months of deadlock January 21, 2020
There has been a caretaker administration since October, when mass anti-government protests erupted.
Architect of CIA's 'enhanced interrogation' testifies at Guantánamo tribunal January 22, 2020
A psychologist who designed the "enhanced interrogation" techniques gives evidence at Guantánamo Bay.
Swiss police 'exposed Russian spies in Davos' January 21, 2020
Two suspected agents, one posing as a plumber, were discovered in August, a Swiss newspaper says.
US census kicks off by counting first person in rural Alaska January 21, 2020
The census, which takes place every 10 years, begins in the remote fishing village of Tooksok Bay.
Venezuela crisis: Secret service raids offices of opposition leader Guaidó January 22, 2020
The opposition leader, widely recognised as Venezuela's interim president, is on a visit to the UK.