Janet and Justin’s controversial Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction may have happened 10 years ago, but its effects are still being felt today By Daniel Kreps Article Reprint This year marks the tenth anniversary of Janet
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Rahm’s school board and the teachers’ union actually agree on charter law
Chicago officials don’t want their hands tied by state charter rules. By Ben Joravsky Article Reprint An amazing thing happened last Wednesday: the mayor’s hand-picked school board momentarily put aside its union-busting agenda to extend
Read moreAmanda Knox vows to fight murder conviction, won’t ‘go willingly’ to Italy
By Laura Smith-Spark and Hada Messia Article Reprint Florence, Italy (CNN) — Amanda Knox vowed Friday to fight her conviction for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher “until the very end” and said
Read moreFederal prosecutors will seek death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect ..
Attorney General Eric Holder announced his decision Thursday against 20-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for his role in the twin blasts that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Article Reprint BOSTON
Read moreLibya interior minister ‘escapes assassination bid’
By AFP Article Reprint Libya’s interior minister escaped unscathed from an assassination attempt in Tripoli on Wednesday, the LANA news agency reported. Seddik Abdelkarim, who is also deputy prime minister, was in his car when
Read moreBlack Chicagoans at higher risk (10 to 1) of being shot by police
By Angela Caputo Article Reprint Chicago police have long been criticized for interpreting the Constitution in different ways depending on which neighborhood they patrol.
Read moreMexico legalizes vigilantes, nabs cartel leader
By: Eduardo Castillo and Mark Stevenson Article Reprint MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico essentially legalized the country’s growing “self-defense” groups Monday, while also announcing that security forces had captured one of the four top leaders
Read moreClashes on third anniversary of uprising in Egypt leave at least 29 dead, 300 arrested
By End the Lie Article Reprint At least 29 people have been killed in clashes between police and anti-government protesters as Egypt marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising that deposed President Hosni Mubarak.
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