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30 Jul 2009 11:28

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Offbeat: Police report: Pimpin’ ain’t easy, but some journos gotta do it

They guy in this complaint? Kevin Provencher, a well-known sportswriter in New Hampshire. Charged with pimping. Seriously. source
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11 May 2009 08:56

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World: Jailed journalist Roxana Saberi to be set free by Iran today

  • As I understood it, she is free to leave Iran. They explained me that the two years were conditional and would not be carried out if she would not commit any crimes in the coming five years.
  • Attorney Abdolfattah Khorramshai • Regarding news that Roxana Saberi’s sentence was reduced from eight years to a two-year suspended sentence. Saberi’s plight – a young journalist who was arrested for espionage – had garnered significant international attention. She remains banned from working as a reporter in Iran for five years, but there is no word if she’ll return to the U.S. with her parents, who have remained in Iran to bring attention to her case. • source
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22 Apr 2009 10:18

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U.S., World: The U.S. doesn’t deal with pirate prosecutions very often

  • 1885 the time the last major case was tried source
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05 Mar 2009 21:51

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Music: Chris Brown and Rihanna in court, in a nutshell

  • 2 felonies were charged against Brown; he can still see Rihanna, though source
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02 Mar 2009 22:17

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Tech, U.S.: The latest type of Supreme Court evidence: YouTube videos

This video of a police officer repeatedly tasering a motorist was shown in a recent case. source
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18 Feb 2009 21:38

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Culture: Roman Polanski’s statuatory rape case: Still in the courts

  • 15 years since the original judge, who was trying to send Polanski to prison for having sex with a 13-year-old girl, died
  • 32 years since Polanski fled the country; a new judge said that for the director to get a ruling, he has to come to the U.S. source
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