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National Post
Judge threatens to charge witness at Quebec corruption inquiry with perjury
Toronto Star
Judge threatens to charge witness at Quebec corruption inquiry with perjury. The alleged middleman who delivered cash payments from Montreal construction firms to the Mafia has been threatened with charges of perjury and contempt of court after ...
Corruption inquiry witness known as 'Mr. Sidewalk' questions existence of MafiaVictoria Times Colonist
Graeme Hamilton: Quebec corruption inquiry has trouble cracking Mr. SidewalkNational Post
Quebec corruption probe testimony fails to shed light on Mafia dealingsGlobe and Mail
Hamilton Spectator -Oye! Times
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A side of safety will now cost you a little extra at an Atlanta-area Waffle House. One of the 24-hour breakfast chain's establishments is charging... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harry-bradford/

The Sith are apparently getting their revenge in San Diego. Police there are currently looking for an armed robber who struck three 7-Eleven convenience stores... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

New Orleans crime reports: Man stabbed and robbed in the Treme
NOLA.com
New Orleans crime reports: Man stabbed and robbed in the Treme. nopd-cars-horizontal.jpg. The New Orleans Police Department said a man was stabbed and robbed in the Treme on Tuesday morning. (Photo by NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) ...
New Orleans weekend crime report: Woman stabs boyfriend inside eastern New ...Bayoubuzz

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LA Music Blog (blog)
Ra Ra Riot
D Magazine
Ra Ra Riot is not for the lethargic, so if your idea of a party is smooth jazz and a nice glass of chilled Chard, you'd better sit this one out. Since the band formed in 2006, it's earned praise from the likes of Spin and Rolling Stone and developed a ...
Ra Ra Riot Heat Up The El Rey Theatre With Their Warm Synth SoundNeon Tommy
Show Review: Ra Ra Riot @ El Rey TheatreLA Music Blog (blog)

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In light of the progress that's been made by the LGBT movement, it's hard to imagine that not too long ago an innocent woman could be convicted of murder because she was a lesbian. And, it's harder still to believe that it could happen in a city like Madison, Wis. David Protess http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-protess/

The Russian politician who was found dead in a cement barrel Sunday was in debt—to the tune of $80 million. Police say Mikhail Pakhomov, 36, was tortured and killed over the outstanding loan, the New York Times reports. In addition to being a city legislator, Pakhomov was also the...

EU Tightens Sanctions on North Korea
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Corruption Currents, The Wall Street Journal's corruption blog, digs into the ever-present and ever-changing world of corporate corruption. It is a source of news, analysis and commentary for those who earn a living by finding corruption or by avoiding it.

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More than 90 crime bosses held as Moscow police raid criminal gatherings ...
RT
Another 40 crime bosses from different parts of Russia, including the North Caucasus, were detained inside a sauna in the north-west of Moscow. One of them was captured in possession of a battle gun. Several other detainees carried traumatic weapons ...
Russian police arrest 90 at organized crime gatheringsRAPSI

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PRETORIA, South Africa -- Here are excerpts from the affidavit made by Oscar Pistorius and read out in court by senior defense lawyer Barry Roux... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-greenberg/

WRTV Indianapolis
Mom: Teen charged in crime spree, Sirquain Burr, a 'sweetheart'
WRTV Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS - One of two teens who police said were involved in a crime spree that involved robberies, a fatal shooting, a chase and another shooting has been charged as an adult, but his mother said he's a "sweetheart." Sirquain Burr, 17, was charged ...
Teen officially charged in crime spree that involved murder, shootings and ...Fox 59
Teen charged with murder after crime spreeWISH
Murder charges filed in adult court against suspect in Southport crime spreeIndianapolis Star

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Crime alerts for Central-Alameda, Larchmont and 10 other LA neighborhoods
Los Angeles Times
Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 12 L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times' Crime L.A. database. Six neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Central-Alameda (A ...

Feb 19 (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear former Illinois Governor George Ryan's appeal of his conviction and 6 1/2-year... Kim Bellware http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-bellware/

SOHH
C-Murder's Appeal Rejected By High Court
Huffington Post
The court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of the rapper known as C-Murder, who is serving a life sentence for killing a 16-year-old fan in Louisiana. A jury voted 10-2 to convict the rapper, whose real name is Corey Miller. Louisiana and Oregon are the ...
News: C-Murder Receives Bad News From The Supreme CourtSOHH

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A Russian governor has halted the foreign adoption of orphans in his region after the death in Texas of a 3-year-old boy adopted from Russia that is under investigation.

TUSTIN, Calif. -- A chaotic 25-minute shooting spree through Orange County early Tuesday left a trail of dead and injured victims before the shooter stopped... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-hoffer/

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to a campaign finance law that limits how much an individual can give to political campaigns. The justices today decided to hear an appeal from Shaun McCutcheon of Alabama and the Republican National Committee. They're arguing that the "aggregate limit" is unconstitutional. Said...

By JESSE J. HOLLAND, The ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Police don't have to extensively document and log the work of drug-sniffing dogs in the field... AP/The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-wing/

The Media's On-and-Off Corruption/Stupidity Narratives
National Review Online
..and you can see that if the Post or any other mainstream media institution could easily write up a story or a series of stories about the Democratic Party's sudden ethical morass and the “culture of corruption.” But the scandals of Jackson Jr ...

The U.S. Border Patrol pepper-spayed and arrested immigrant rights activist Raul Alcaraz for attempting to stop the detention of an immigrant in Tucson, sparking protests... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roque-planas/