By PAUL ELIAS Article Reprint SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nearly 1,400 lifers in California’s prisons have been released over the past three years in a sharp turnaround in a state where murderers and others sentenced
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Harvard Lawyer Steps Up for Buju Banton
By Kyle Swenson Article Reprint Back in 2009, a series of boneheaded decisions landed Mark Anthony Myrie — known in patchouli-soaked dorm rooms and Caribbean dance halls as reggae star Buju Banton — in federal
Read moreThey really are concrete jungles! Why you’ll never think about cities the same way again
While urban development might seem like a blight on the environment, the truth is actually much more complicated Henry Grabar Article Reprint Last summer, bird-watchers confirmed the discovery of a new species of bird in Cambodia: Orthotomus chaktomuk,
Read moreMcDomination: How corporations conquered America and ruined our health
The corporate class has accumulated a staggering level of power in Washington — and we’ve all paid the price. By: Nicholas Freudenberg Article Reprint On August 23, 1971, Lewis Powell sent a confidential memo to
Read moreMalcolm X Was Killed Today. Watch Orlando Bagwell’s 2 1/2-Hour Doc ‘Malcolm X: Make It Plain’ Now
by Tambay A. Obenson Article Reprint A birth and a death… yesterday in history, Sidney Poitier was born; Today in history… February 21st, 1965, Malcolm Little/Malcolm X/El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz was killed in New York City. He
Read moreMassachusetts Joins New Jersey in Demanding Police Warrants for Cell Phone Tracking
By: Noel Brinkerhoff Article Reprint Police in two northeast states will now have to obtain a warrant before tracking a suspect’s cellphone location to monitor their movements.
Read moreNeedle exchange bill finds early support in Florida
South Florida lawmakers will try again to pass legislation creating a Miami-Dade County needle exchange program. Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/02/17/3942405/needle-exchange-bill-finds-early.html#storylink=cpy By Kathleen McGrory Article Reprint TALLAHASSEE — Last year, South Florida lawmakers couldn’t muster enough
Read moreUkraine Violence Leaves at Least 9 Dead
By KIRIT RADIA Article Reprint Violence between police and anti-government protesters in Kiev took a deadly turn today – with at least seven civilians and two police officers reportedly killed. As an evening deadline for
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