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LAPD to exempt officers from discipline
All-civilian discipline panels are more lenient with LAPD officers, report finds; LAPD, city disagree on discipline for officers The City Council is set to weigh a proposed ordinance that would exempt LAPD police officers...
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Haiti’s cholera outbreak has killed 136 people since its onset a year ago, health minister says .
Haiti's cholera death toll rises to 136 as outbreak gets 'worse and worse every day' in the nation of 11 million BANJO, HAVANA, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Haiti's death toll from cholera surged to...
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Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer described her as a “fish”
Harvey Weinstein trial: Judge drops 4 counts, Jennifer Newsom describes 'fish-like' genitals in testimony Published duration 1 December 2016 image copyright Reuters image caption Jennifer Newsom testified about Weinstein's genitals A prosecutor in the...
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The New Dixieism
Op-Ed: D.A. Gascón: Yes, I'm 'with the Blacks' It's interesting to see that people are starting to think about this subject less than we used to, and not in the way we did. So...
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FIFA has banned lager beer from the World Cup
FIFA head says fans 'will survive' without beer at World Cup This just in from our good friend, Jason Dopke. Here's an update: First, FIFA has decided that no-lager beer is now a “non-essential...
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Anan Tufekc warns that Africa is facing a malnutrition crisis
Africa must cut reliance on food imports, says Nigerian billionaire Nigeria’s richest man is calling on Africa’s nations to ditch reliance on food imports, warning that they will collapse if a new food crisis...
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The City of Calgary’s homeless services are underfunded
Council was told security hired to prevent encampments wouldn’t make arrests. One councillor is questioning why city documents say otherwise. One of the main concerns people have about the camps is that they are...
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The government is aiming to save the deer by distributing 1.3 million plastic bags
This 'edible' plastic bag alternative could save Nara's sacred deer from starving A "coral-pink" plastic bag could be used as a substitute for a precious deer's staple food, if the government's plan to raise...
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Toronto City Council votes in favour of a new bylaw to punish suspected terrorists
Toronto council backs fight against Quebec’s Bill 21, calling it ‘contrary to the values of Torontonians and Canadians’ A majority of Toronto City Council has voted in favour of a Toronto bylaw aimed at...
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Jody Sparks and Robert Proulx sentenced to 25 years in prison
Gaetz friend says lighter sentence deserved for cooperation LOUISIANA — A friend of a Louisiana woman who pleaded guilty in March to murdering an off-duty Baton Rouge police officer said Wednesday he expects a...
