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Some Ferguson Grand-Jury Records Were Kept Secret

Some Ferguson Grand-Jury Records Were Kept Secret

(Newser) - "As I have promised, the evidence presented to the grand jury, with some exceptions, and the testimony of the witnesses called to the grand jury will be released at the conclusion of this statement." That was St. Louis Prosecutor Robert McCulloch's statement at the Nov. 24 press... More  »

 
After Alleged Rape, Uber Banned in Indian Capital

After Alleged Rape, Uber Banned in Indian Capital

(Newser) - In 2011, driver Shiv Kumar Yadav allegedly did the following: picked up a fare who was heading home from her job at a bar, altered the route, and raped her; he spent seven months in jail before he reached a settlement with his accuser and was acquitted. Today, Yadav appeared... More  »

 
Garner Protests Marred by Violence, Stolen Champagne

Garner Protests Marred by Violence, Stolen Champagne

(Newser) - Protests over the killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown continued last night in the Bay Area , beginning peacefully but eventually leading to looting, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Some of the hundreds of demonstrators climbed on police cars, kicking their sirens; others smashed the windows of a Radio Shack;... More  »

 
No Charges for Seattle Cop Who Broke Woman's Bone

No Charges for Seattle Cop Who Broke Woman's Bone

(Newser) - County prosecutors won't charge a Seattle police officer after he punched and seriously hurt a handcuffed woman he says was kicking him. Now, federal prosecutors plan to review the incident in a possible civil rights case, the Seattle Times reports. Miyekko Durden-Bosley, 23, was arrested on June 22 after... More  »

 
Was Man Eaten Alive by Anaconda? Not Exactly

Was Man Eaten Alive by Anaconda? Not Exactly

(Newser) - Eaten Alive, the Discovery Channel special that was supposed to feature Paul Rosolie being swallowed whole , then regurgitated, by an anaconda, aired last night ... but Rosolie's encounter with the giant snake didn't exactly go down as planned. According to the Hollywood Reporter , Rosolie spent most of the two-hour... More  »

 
Energy Firms Secretly in Bed With Republican AGs

Energy Firms Secretly in Bed With Republican AGs

(Newser) - Republican attorneys general have teamed up with energy companies to fight federal environmental regulation in what a New York Times investigation says is an "unprecedented, secretive alliance." Attorneys general in at least a dozen states are so cozy with energy firms and other big corporations that they do... More  »

 
Highest-Paid Private College Prez Made $7.1M

Highest-Paid Private College Prez Made $7.1M

(Newser) - Being president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute paid more than 15 times as much as being president of the United States in 2012, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education 's latest pay survey. Shirley Ann Jackson's total compensation added up to $7,143,312 for the year, millions... More  »

 
Mexico: Charred Eye Socket Belongs to Missing Student

Mexico: Charred Eye Socket Belongs to Missing Student

(Newser) - More than two months after 43 student protesters disappeared in Mexico, a bone fragment found in a dump has provided what authorities say is the first solid evidence of their fate. Mexico's attorney general says forensic experts have determined that the charred piece of eye socket belongs to missing... More  »

 
Most Frequent NJ Lottery Winners: Lottery Retailers

Most Frequent NJ Lottery Winners: Lottery Retailers

(Newser) - Unless New Jersey lottery retailers are either incredibly lucky or are spending a mind-boggling amount of money on lottery tickets, something pretty fishy is going on, the Asbury Park Press reports. A Press investigation found that half of the 20 most frequent prizewinners in the New Jersey Lottery since 2009—... More  »

 

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