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      1. Online impersonation on path to become state's newest crime

        Explore Pennsylvania Independent (May 17 2013)

        Online impersonation on path to become state's newest crime

        HARRISBURG – On the Internet, no one really knows who could be on the other side of the screen. But pretending to be someone you're not online could soon be a crime in Pennsylvania. This week the House of Representatives passed House Bill 764,

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      2. Should It Be a Crime to Have Sex While Living With HIV?

        Explore Gay News (May 17 2013)

        Should It Be a Crime to Have Sex While Living With HIV?

        "Should It Be a Crime to Have Sex While Living With HIV?" That would have been a much more genuine title to Keli Goff's recent article, “Should It Be a Crime to Expose One to HIV?” on the proposed Repeal HIV Discrimination Act of 2013 published on The

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      3. Feds fine Yale $165K for unreported sex crimes

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        Feds fine Yale $165K for unreported sex crimes

        The federal Clery Act requires colleges to report campus crime statistics in a timely manner, and accompany those statistics with pertinent safety advisements — but apparently Yale didn't get the memo. The Ivy League school's been fined $165,000 for failing

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      4. Bond Set At $1.5 Million For Once Convicted Child Killer

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        Bond Set At $1.5 Million For Once Convicted Child Killer

        Bond was set at $1.5 million Friday for a Central Texas man whose capital murder conviction for the fiery deaths of his adopted sons was vacated 25 years after he was sent to state prison.

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      5. Former Tuesday Morning CEO sues, saying she was fired for having breast cancer

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        Former Tuesday Morning CEO sues, saying she was fired for having breast cancer

        NEW YORK, N.Y. - The former CEO of Tuesday Morning has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the discount retailer, saying she was fired just months after revealing she had breast cancer.

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        Comment Mentions:   New York   Google Inc.   Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

      6. Ex-Simpson Attorney to Testify About Hotel Raid

        Explore nbclosangeles.com (May 17 2013)

        Ex-Simpson Attorney to Testify About Hotel Raid

        The attorney accused by OJ Simpson of mishandling his robbery-kidnapping case takes the stand Friday.

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      7. Dow Chemical ordered to pay $1.2 billion in price-fixing case

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        Dow Chemical ordered to pay $1.2 billion in price-fixing case

        Associated Press - KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal judge has ordered Midland, Mich.-based Dow Chemical Co. to pay $1.21 billion in damages after it lost a class-action lawsuit that accused it of conspiring to fix prices.

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      8. Harry Reid says his niece is gay, raising hopes for ENDA

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        Harry Reid says his niece is gay, raising hopes for ENDA

        Harry Reid on Wednesday about the prospects of a bill designed to protect gay and transgender employees from workplace discrimination. Reid didn't exactly guarantee that he would put the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) to a Senate vote this

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      9. Professor says fatal shootings not random, linked to violent social networks

        Explore Home - ContraCostaTimes.com (May 16 2013)

        OAKLAND -- To understand the dynamics of violent crime, you must first comprehend the violent social networks criminals belong to, a college professor told an audience here last week.

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      10. Calif. crime lab analyst pleads in drug theft case

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        A former state crime lab forensic analyst accused of stealing drugs being held as evidence is facing 16 months behind bars after pleading guilty to an embezzlement charge.

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      11. City officials accused of stealing $465,000

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        City officials accused of stealing $465,000

        Two St. Louis officials are facing federal charges that they stole nearly a half million dollars in city funds over the past eight years.

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      12. Idaho man gets prison for killing zoo monkey

        Explore timesunion.com (May 16 2013)

        17 crime that caused shock and outrage in Idaho's capitol city and beyond. Watkins gave a brief statement before sentencing, apologizing for his actions. Fourth District Judge Lynn G. Norton rejected defense attorney requests for probation. Instead, Norton

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      13. State May Re-Try Marine Recruiter for Rape

        Explore KTVA CBS 11 (May 15 2013)

        An Anchorage man was found guilty in a court martial, but not sentenced to jail time; the state wants to revisit the case.

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      14. Supreme Court to decide if foster parents or biological parents entitled to child custody

        Explore The Indian Express (May 15 2013)

        Supreme Court to decide if foster parents or biological parents entitled to child custody

        Busy parents could not look after child and handed him over to aunt when he was 2.

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      15. Ariel Castro Plea [VIDEO]: Lawyers to Plead Not-Guilty - facts "will be disclosed as the case progresses"

        Explore Christian News on Christian Today (May 15 2013)

        Ariel Castro Plea [VIDEO]: Lawyers to Plead Not-Guilty - facts "will be disclosed as the case progresses"

        Kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro will plead not guilty in the kidnapping and rape of three women who he held captive for about ten years, according to his attorneys.

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