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Sunday, August 24, 2014

U.S. journalist Peter Curtis freed in Syria

By Danielle Haynes DAMASCUS, Syria, Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Kidnapped U.S. journalist Peter Curtis was handed over to U.N. representatives Sunday in Syria, nearly two years after he was abducted by Islamist rebels. Curtis was captured in October 2012 in Antakya, Turkey, by Islamist rebels as he prepared to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 22, 2014

Jodi Arias granted delay in death penalty retrial

MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A Maricopa County judge granted Jodi Arias a three-week delay to prepare for retrial, more than 15 months after she was convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend. Arias was convicted in May 2013 of the murder of Travis Alexander, and while the jury found her... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Holder: 'Change is coming' to Ferguson after shooting

FERGUSON, Mo., Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Attorney General Eric Holder landed in Ferguson, Mo., Wednesday afternoon as a grand jury was expected to hear evidence in the case against Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown. On his way to meet with law enforcement officers and federal... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Foreign press ridicules U.S. police tactics in Ferguson

MOSCOW, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Derision, aimed at police tactics in Ferguson, Mo., has become a regular part of news reports in countries with strong authoritarian backgrounds and weak histories of human rights protection. Russia's state television stations frequently present the violent, chaotic... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 18, 2014

Malaysian police arrest 2 in connection with MH370 passenger bank thefts

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Malaysian police arrested two people on August 14 and are searching for a third suspect in connection with the alleged theft of money from the bank accounts of four people aboard missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. An HSBC bank officer and her husband are... Sign in to see full entry.

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