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WBEZ
Chicago's 2nd district has history of corruption
WBEZ
Call it Chicago corruption at its worst or simply uncanny coincidence, but residents of Illinois' 2nd Congressional District haven't been represented in Congress in more than three decades by someone who didn't end up in serious ethical or legal trouble.
Corruption Robs Chicagoans of Their Voice in DemocracyBloomberg
Analysis: When it comes to corruption, Jackson Jr.'s path is well-wornNorthwest Herald
Jackson Jr.'s district has history of corruptionLas Vegas Sun
Bloomington Pantagraph
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Bicyclist critically injured in accident near Mall
Washington Post (blog)
An adult male bicyclist was critically injured Monday morning when he was hit by a car on Maryland Avenue a block south of the National Mall in Southwest Washington, according to D.C. police. Authorities had few details of the accident, which occurred ...

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Bankers run riot in Nairobi
The Star
Bankers run riot in Nairobi. Monday, February 25, 2013 - 00:00 -- BY FRANCIS WADEGU. KCB off to flying start as they demolish City Stars at City Stadium. KCB got their Kenya Premier League season off to a blistering start with a 4-0 walloping of ...

Tiffany Ennis claims she was just joking around when she allegedly wrapped duct tape around two small children's faces and heads, leaving only their nostrils... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

(DETROIT) -- Two men appeared in a Detroit court on Thursday after being charged with allegedly trying to extort a Detroit-area restaurant owner. Giuseppe D’Anna,... ABC News Radio http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-sands/

Mirror.co.uk
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius reports to authorities under bail terms in ...
Fox News
Pistorius is accused of murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, in the early hours of Feb. 14. Prosecutors say the pair had an argument before Steenkamp was killed; Pistorius says he mistook her for an intruder and shot her ...
Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner reports to authorities as part of murder charge ...Mirror.co.uk
Oscar Pistorius Murder Case: Reeva Steenkamp's Parents Speak OutABC News
Pistorius' Brother Also Facing Murder ChargesFOX8.com – Cleveland news & weather from WJW Television FOX 8
News24 -TIME
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Warning to all Florida residents: Be sure to express your love in an Earth-friendly way. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that a 40-year-old man faces up to five years in prison because of 12 heart-shaped balloons. Anthony Brasfield was with his girlfriend in the parking lot of a Motel 6...

The Gaslight Anthem, Ra Ra Riot and Major Lazer Play Chicago
DNAinfo
New York indie pop band Ra Ra Riot recently released their third studio record, "Beta Love" featuring high energy anthems such as "Dance With Me," "Beta Love," and "Angel, Please." Opener Pacific Air, the Los Angeles-based brother duo formerly known as ...

The Guardian
April Jones murder trial adjourned for two months
The Guardian
The family of five-year-old April Jones will have to wait another two months before the man accused of her murder goes on trial, a court has heard. Mark Bridger is charged with the murder of five-year-old April Jones Mark Bridger. Photograph: Dyfed ...
April Jones Murder: Bridger Trial AdjournedSky News
Former lifeguard Mark Bridger to go on trial accused of schoolgirl's murderMirror.co.uk
April murder trial adjournedITV News
BBC News -IBTimes.co.uk
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Newport News murder trial scheduled in case of man killed after defending friend
Daily Press
NEWPORT NEWS — A murder trial is slated to begin Monday for a Newport News man charged with gunning down someone who was defending a friend. Kwame Drayton, 20, is charged with killing Terrance Williamson at Pine Court Apartments on March 13, ...

Crime-Terror Nexus Requires Integrated Security Approaches
World Politics Review
The most recent evidence of the interconnectedness of the world's threats, particularly the links between terrorism and organized crime, was AQIM's Jan. 16 attack on Algeria's In Amenas gas plant. Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who is thought to have masterminded ...

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A man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking his wife with a meat cleaver on Sunday. The brutal attack happened in... Inae Oh http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

LOCAL2 Sault Ste. Marie
Riot at St. Mary's College
LOCAL2 Sault Ste. Marie
For the people that attended the Red Skelton Tribute Tour at St. Mary's College Theatre on Sunday night, they would swear that they were at a tailor's shop. They were in stitches all night. It was a complete riot. Tom Mullica lived up to all the ...

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NEW YORK — The wife of a police officer accused of plotting to kidnap and eat women will be called to testify against him at... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/inae-oh/

al.com
Man charged with murder after wife, son found dead
San Francisco Chronicle
Police said Stephen Stone has been charged with two counts of capital murder. He was being held without bond. It wasn't known Monday morning whether he has an attorney in case. Few other details of the case were immediately available. ___. Information ...
Police search for motive in Huntsville double murderWSFA
Husband and father charged in double murderWAAY

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TOLEDO, Ohio -- About 50 more people have come forward to say they were sexually abused at Catholic schools in Pennsylvania and Ohio by a... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-campbell/

Fears party cornered by corruption stench
The Australian
The scale of the political damage being caused to Labor by revelations at the Independent Commission against Corruption was brought into focus by a Newspoll, published exclusively in The Australian yesterday, which revealed Labor has made little if any ...

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JOHANNESBURG -- Oscar Pistorius reported to South African authorities on Monday under bail terms in the murder case against him, said a spokeswoman for the... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-greenberg/

The Canberra Times
Qantas director resigns over Italian corruption investigation
The Canberra Times
A director since June 2011, Ms Namblard decided it was ''in the best interests of both Qantas and herself'' to step aside in light of a legal case in Italy over alleged corruption involving the world's oldest surviving bank, Monte dei Pasche di Siena ...
Corrine Namblard quits Qantas board amid corruption investigationThe Australian

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NEW ORLEANS -- Nearly three years after a deadly rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico triggered the nation's worst offshore oil spill, a federal... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-gerken/