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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sentenced to 28 years in prison

DETROIT, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A federal judge gave former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick the sentence requested by prosecutors Thursday -- 28 years behind bars. U.S. District Judge Nancy Edmunds said the evidence was overwhelming that Kilpatrick and his longtime friend, Bobby Ferguson, a contractor for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Trial set for ousted Egyptian leader Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood leaders

CAIRO, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A trial for ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders is scheduled for Nov. 4, judicial officials said. Morsi, seven senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist leaders are accused of killing and torturing of protesters who... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Court orders new trial in Benazir Bhutto assassination case

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A Pakistani anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi Tuesday granted a new trial request in the case of the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Akhtar Shah, a member of the Pakistan Social Justice Party, argued that Pervez Musharraf, as a former... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Ex-first mate criticizes Capt. Schettino when Costa Concordia crashed

GROSSETO, Italy, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The ex-first mate of the Costa Concordia testified Monday he and another crewman were playing video games when the cruise ship slammed into rocks off Italy. The testimony was the first in the trial of Capt. Francesco Schettino, who is charged with several counts of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 5, 2013

An hour a day of walking reduces breast cancer risk

ATLANTA, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Women who walked an hour a day reduced their risk of breast cancer, but those who were more active reduced their risk even more, U.S. researchers say. Alpa Patel, senior epidemiologist at the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, said the study of 73,615 postmenopausal women... Sign in to see full entry.

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