All Stories from June 12, 2012 (Change date)
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Fla. task force begins review of self-defense lawJun 12, 2012 9:20 am - LONGWOOD, Fla. — A Florida task force will hold its first public meeting just miles from where 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed to examine a state self-defense law ...
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Ohio jail fights women guards’ discrimination suitJun 12, 2012 9:20 am - AKRON, Ohio — The federal government has put its weight behind a discrimination lawsuit filed by female jail guards in Ohio who say a new personnel policy amounts to dem...
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Swear in public? Pay $20 fine in Mass. townJun 12, 2012 9:20 am - MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. — Residents in Middleborough have voted to make the foul-mouthed among them pay fines for swearing in public. At a town meeting Monday night, reside...
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Judge: Champaign should turn over messagesJun 12, 2012 9:08 am - SPRINGFIELD — A judge in central Illinois says the city of Champaign should turn over electronic messages City Council members sent and received during meetings. The (Ch...
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Women accused of flashing at Illinois golf courseJun 12, 2012 9:08 am - EDWARDSVILLE — Two Missouri women are accused of showing off more than their putting skills at a southwestern Illinois golf course. Madison County Sheriff’s Capt. T. Mik...
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NW Ind. district laying off nearly 100 teachersJun 12, 2012 9:08 am - HAMMOND, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana school district has told nearly 100 teachers that they might be laid off as yet another of the state’s large districts faces big s...
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Annan wants powers to ‘twist arms’ over SyriaJun 12, 2012 9:05 am - GENEVA — U.N. envoy Kofi Annan has asked governments with influence to “twist arms” to stop escalating violence in Syria, amid few signs that international pressure is h...
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Special election in Ariz. to replace GiffordsJun 12, 2012 9:04 am - WASHINGTON — Democrats are hoping that late campaign appearances by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will help push her hand-picked successor to victory in a special congr...
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Activists: Mortar hits protest in Syria, 10 killedJun 12, 2012 9:04 am - BEIRUT — Syrian forces barraged an eastern city with mortar shells as anti-government protesters were dispersing before dawn Tuesday, killing at least 10 people, while g...
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New film shows how Houston's death changed GrammysJun 12, 2012 9:00 am - LOS ANGELES — When Grammy Awards producers learned of Whitney Houston's death less than 24 hours before the live telecast, they scrapped parts of the script, added perfo...