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Sahel locust invasion threatens crops in Niger and Mali
Infestations of locusts could destroy farmers' efforts to replenish food stocks in the Sahel, an area suffering drought and hunger Original post: Sahel locust invasion threatens crops in Niger and Mali
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Jun
Poll: 68 Percent of Americans View NRA Favorably
Poll: 68 Percent of Americans View NRA Favorably Go here to read the rest: Poll: 68 Percent of Americans View NRA Favorably
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Jun
California courts’ administrative office lays off 29 employees
The Sacramento Bee – June 7, 2012 – Twenty-nine layoffs were announced today by California’s Administrative Office of the Courts, which sets policy and distributes funding for all levels of the state’s court system. Interim director ... See more here: California courts’ administrative office lays off 29 employees
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Jun
The Conversation: How the innocent end up in prison
The Sacramento Bee – By Foon Rhee, Associate editor – June 10, 2012 David Quindt can’t escape the 15 months he spent in Sacramento County jail for a murder he didn’t commit. He moved all the way ... Read the original: The Conversation: How the innocent end up in prison
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Jun
California – Valley counties shorted in governor’s latest realignment plan budget
By Kurtis Alexander – The Fresno Bee – Jun. 09, 2012 The San Joaquin Valley is on the short end of Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan for public-safety spending next fiscal year — a blow that will ... View post: California – Valley counties shorted in governor’s latest realignment plan budget
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Jun
Tale of 3 Inmates Who Vanished From Alcatraz Maintains Intrigue 50 Years Later
The New York Times – June 9, 2012 – By ROBERT D. McFADDEN Fifty years ago, on the night of June 11, 1962, the three convicts were locked down as usual. Guards walking the tier outside ... Original post: Tale of 3 Inmates Who Vanished From Alcatraz Maintains Intrigue 50 Years Later
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Jun
Justifiable homicides nearly triple after Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ law passed – Florida’s ‘stand your ground’…
By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel – June 10, 2012 ORLAND0, Fla. — The nation’s fixation on the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin has led many to question whether an impartial jury could be found for ... See the original post: Justifiable homicides nearly triple after Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ law passed – Florida’s ‘stand your ground’...
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Jun
Violence Hits Brazil Tribes In Scramble For Land
ARAL MOREIRA, Brazil -- The gunmen emerged from pickup trucks at dawn, their faces hidden in balaclavas, and stormed into an encampment surrounded by a field of soybean plants near this town on Brazil's porous frontier with Paraguay. Witnesses said the men then shot Nísio Gomes, 59, a leader of the indigenous Guarani people; loaded his corpse onto...
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Jun
In Brazil, Violence Hits Tribes in Scramble for Land
The killings and disappearances of indigenous leaders continue to climb, leaving a stain on Brazil’s rise as an economic powerhouse. Read more: In Brazil, Violence Hits Tribes in Scramble for Land
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Jun
App records, reports controversial police ‘stop and frisk’ practice
By Miranda Leitsinger, msnbc.com Believe you are witnessing an unlawful police stop and want to record the moment? There’s an app for that, courtesy of the New York Civil Liberties Union. The group released a free smartphone ... See the original post here: App records, reports controversial police ‘stop and frisk’ practice
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