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Shaniya Davis: Judge Orders Delay to Ascertain Mario McNeill’s Psychologcal Capacity; Ruling to Proceed with Trial on Friday

• April 23, 2013 • Comments Off

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Speaking of Psychos: Cops May Have Found Body of Drew Peterson’s Missing Fourth Wife (w/Update)

• June 5, 2010 • 2 Comments

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The Police Photoshopped His Mug Shot for a Lineup. He’s Not the Only One. August 25, 2019
When witness descriptions made no mention of a suspect’s facial tattoos, the police airbrushed them away for an identification lineup. The practice goes beyond one case.
4 Will Be Charged in Florida Nursing Home Deaths After Hurricane Irma, Lawyers Say August 25, 2019
A dozen residents’ deaths were ruled homicides by a medical examiner after the nursing home’s air-conditioners failed in 2017.
Candidate Says City in Michigan Should Be Kept White ‘As Much as Possible’ August 25, 2019
Jean Cramer, who is running for City Council in Marysville, Mich., added, “No foreign people.”
Summer on the Swollen Great Lakes August 25, 2019
The lakes rose this year to levels not seen in decades. A 1,234-mile drive around one of them revealed what all that water has left behind — vanishing beaches, closed roads, new islands.
How a Bitter Divorce Battle on Earth Led to Claims of a Crime in Space August 24, 2019
NASA is examining a claim that an astronaut improperly accessed the bank account of her estranged spouse from the Space Station.
‘Stand Your Ground’ Case in Florida Ends With Manslaughter Verdict August 25, 2019
Michael Drejka said he had feared for his life when he killed Markeis McGlockton in an argument over a parking spot.
Is It Unconstitutional to Sleep in Your Home? For a Governor, Perhaps August 23, 2019
Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia has had many political disputes, but whether he is spending enough nights in the Governor’s Mansion may be the unlikeliest.
2 Former Houston Police Officers Charged in Connection With Fatal Raid August 25, 2019
Prosecutors said the officers fabricated information to obtain a warrant for the raid, in which a man and a woman were killed.

The Guardian, UK

Hong Kong protests: police fire teargas at demonstrators in triad-linked district August 25, 2019
March through Tsuen Wan after 29 protesters arrested in overnight clashesPolice have fired teargas at protesters after tens of thousands of people poured on to the streets on a rainy day in a Hong Kong area noted for its links with triad gangsters, where demonstrators were attacked by stick-wielding men two weeks ago.The protest, which has been sanctioned by […]
Boris Johnson: no deal would mean UK did not owe Brexit divorce bill August 25, 2019
PM says keeping £39bn is not threat but ‘reality’ before meeting with Donald TuskBoris Johnson has said the £39bn Brexit divorce bill would not “strictly speaking” be owed to Brussels in full in the event of no deal, insisting: “It’s not a threat. It’s a reality.”Speaking to broadcasters as he prepared to meet the European council president, Donald Tusk, at […]
White House insists Trump not having second thoughts on China trade war August 25, 2019
Asked he is rethinking tariffs, president says: ‘Sure. Why not?’Press secretary: Trump regrets not raising tariffs higherDonald Trump admitted on Sunday to having second thoughts about raising tariffs against China, spark brief hopes of a possible truce in the trans-Pacific trade war. But his spokeswoman later insisted the only regret the president had was n […]
Barcelona police spare bathers' blushes with clothing 'robbery kits' August 25, 2019
Initiative particularly welcome among those who have clothes stolen on city’s nudist beachesPolice in Barcelona have handed out more than 100 emergency clothing kits to bathers who return from a swim to find everything they left on the beach has been stolen by the thieves who plague the city’s shoreline.The “robbery kits”, made up of a T-shirt bearing the ci […]
Italy's parties scramble to form government by Tuesday deadline August 25, 2019
Choice of PM proves main obstacle as PD and M5S try to head off far-right coalitionThe name of the next Italian prime minister is the main hurdle in talks between the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) and the centre-left Democratic party (PD) as they scramble to form a new government by Tuesday and avoid early elections that could put Matteo Salvin […]
Nearly 900,000 asylum seekers living in limbo in EU, figures show August 25, 2019
Backlog of claims persists despite number of arrivals almost halving in two yearsClose to 900,000 asylum seekers in the EU are waiting to have their claims processed, according to figures from the European statistics office.Women, men and unaccompanied children are living for years in uncertainty, with numbers of pending applications for international protec […]
Prince Andrew denies seeing any suspicious Epstein behaviour August 24, 2019
Duke of York statement distances himself from sex offenderOpinion: Andrew is ‘appalled’ by Epstein. Let that be an end to itPrince Andrew has commented on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, saying he did not “see, witness or suspect any behaviour of the sort that subsequently led to [the] arrest and conviction” of the deceased financier. Related: 'Boorish and […]
Russian officials blame food for traces of radiation in doctor treating blast victims August 25, 2019
Authorities say one man had cesium-137 in his muscle tissue, probably from ‘fish, mushrooms, lichens, algae’A doctor who helped treat victims of the mysterious nuclear blast in Russia more than two weeks ago has traces of radiation in his muscle tissue, said regional officials, who blamed the readings on his diet rather than the explosion.“Cesium-137 ... has […]

The BBC

Israel says it struck Iranian 'killer drone' sites in Syria August 25, 2019
In a rare acknowledgement, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces targeted "killer drones".
Rohingya crisis: Rallies mark two years of exile in Bangladesh August 25, 2019
Two years after what the UN calls ethnic cleansing, refugees from Myanmar mark their "genocide day".
Amazon fires: Fines for environmental crimes drop under Bolsonaro August 24, 2019
The government is accused of ignoring illegal deforestation and burning in the Amazon.
Amazon fires: The devastation seen from above August 25, 2019
Swathes of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil are burning at a record rate.
Brexit: Donald Tusk and Boris Johnson clash over who is 'Mr No Deal' August 24, 2019
The European Council president and the PM will meet at the G7 summit on Sunday to discuss Brexit.
Algeria culture minister quits after concert stampede August 25, 2019
Five young fans of popular French-based rapper Soolking were killed in a stadium in Algiers.
Six hurt after lightning strike at golf tournament August 24, 2019
Six people are injured as lightning strikes hit a tree at the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta.
Nasa said to be investigating first allegation of a crime in space August 24, 2019
The space agency is reportedly looking into an allegation against astronaut Anne McClain.