Monday, December 31, 2012

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Monday, Dec 31, 2012 10:41 AM PST

Suspect in NYC subway death arrested before 
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 10:41 AM PST
In this image provided by the New York City Police Department, a composite sketch showing the woman believed to have pushed a man to his death in front of a subway train on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 is shown. Police arrested Erika Menendez on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, after a passer-by on a street noticed she resembled the woman seen in a surveillance video. The attack was the second time this month that a man was pushed to his death in a city subway station. (AP Photo/New York City Police Department)NEW YORK (AP) â€" Police say they were called by family members of a 31-year-old woman charged with murder in the death of a man shoved in front of a New York City subway train at least five times because she had not been properly taking prescribed medications.
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NYC couple arrested; explosive substance found 
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:06 AM PST
NEW YORK (AP) â€" A Manhattan couple was facing weapons charges Monday after authorities said they found a substance used to make bombs and papers titled "The Terrorist Encyclopedia" in their Greenwich Village apartment.
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About 25 arrested in Moscow New Year's Eve protest 
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 09:05 AM PST
A person dressed up as Ded Moroz (Father Frost) passes police officers during an unsanctioned rally in downtown Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. The Russian opposition protests on the 31st of each month are a nod to the 31st article of the Russian constitution, which guarantees the right of assembly. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)MOSCOW (AP) â€" About 25 people reportedly have been arrested in Moscow on New Year's Eve for trying to hold an unsanctioned protest.
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Israeli Supreme Court shortens whistleblower's prison term 
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 04:17 AM PST
Anat Kamm is seen inside a courtroom in Tel Aviv District CourtJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Supreme Court on Monday shortened by a year the 4-1/2-year prison term of a soldier who gave a journalist classified military documents, some relating to operations against Palestinian militants. Ruling on Anat Kamm's appeal against the length of her sentence, the court said it was disproportionate to the penalty of four months of community service imposed on Uri Blau, a reporter for Haaretz, an Israeli left-wing daily. ...
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Senate approves Baer to head Justice Department's antitrust team 
Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 06:13 PM PST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Sunday approved prominent antitrust attorney William Baer to head the Justice Department's Antitrust Division 10 months after he was tapped by President Barack Obama. The Senate voted 64-26 to approve Baer's nomination, which ran into problems with some Republicans because of secret information in an FBI background report. Baer, an antitrust and white collar criminal defense attorney with the law firm Arnold & Porter LLP, has worked in the past for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). ...
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Comedian Katt Williams arrested in LA 
Sunday, Dec 30, 2012 12:04 PM PST
In this Sunday, July 22, 2007 photo, Katt Williams performs onstage during the "Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav," in Burbank, Calif. Williams found himself on the wrong side of the law after being arrested in Los Angeles, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, on suspicion of child endangerment and possession of a stolen gun. Police Officer Norma Eisenman says Williams was taken into custody Friday after the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services did a welfare check at his home. Authorities found more than one firearm, one of which had been reported stolen. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)LOS ANGELES (AP) â€" Katt Williams, the comedian who has repeatedly found himself on the wrong side of the law, is out on bail after being arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of child endangerment and possession of a stolen gun.
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