Crime
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Australia officials probe if dead shark in net killed surfer
Sep 09, 2020 7:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Authorities will investigate whether a dead tiger shark caught in a net off an Australian beach killed a surfer, an official said Wednesday. N...
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Boy's shooting raises questions about police crisis training
Sep 09, 2020 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A police shooting that wounded a 13-year-old autistic boy in Salt Lake City is revealing shortfalls in the way officers respond to a mental health ...
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Former VW boss Winterkorn must stand trial in diesel scandal
Sep 09, 2020 7:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - A German court has ruled former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn must stand trial on fraud charges in connection with the company's diesel emis...
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Researchers find racial disparities across court system
Sep 09, 2020 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Black and Latino defendants in Massachusetts are more likely than white defendants to be locked up for drug and weapons offenses and get longer sentences t...
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Mozambique accused of abuses in its fight against extremists
Sep 09, 2020 7:00 am - MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) - Amnesty International Wednesday accused Mozambique's government forces of torturing suspected members of an Islamist insurgency in the country'...
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Correction: Venezuela-Gold Ingots story
Sep 09, 2020 7:00 am - MIAMI (AP) - In a story August 3, 2020, about a Venezuelan official allegedly hiding unexplained wealth by buying gold, The Associated Press erroneously reported some fi...
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NY doctor charged in serial sexual assaults on patients
Sep 09, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A former New York gynecologist accused of sexually abusing dozens of patients, including the wife of former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang...
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Schneider calls for tighter gun control laws, while Ramirez Mukherjee voices concernsSep 09, 2020 5:20 am - Both candidates for Illinois' 10th Congressional District seat shared stories about gun violence in their families while discussing gun control legislation Tuesday. Demo...
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Republicans hope Madigan will answer questions directlySep 09, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans who will serve on a special investigative committee looking into House Speaker Michael Madigan's role in a bribery scandal involving utility gi...
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Naperville police hoping to generate new leads in theft of puppySep 09, 2020 1:00 am - Authorities are hoping to generate new leads in a case involving the theft of a Boston terrier puppy from a Naperville Petland in late July. Naperville Crime Stoppers re...