Study calls for LAPD special prosecutor
LOS ANGELES The LAPD needs a permanent special prosecutor and more aggressive independent review to address misconduct and corruption, says a 150 page report commissioned by the police union. Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky faults a culture of silence and seeks stronger civilian oversight and easier complaint channels.
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Erwin Chemerinsky
University of Southern California
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Chemerinsky
Los Angeles Police Protective League
Board of Inquiry
Connie Rice
Ian
Richard Riordan
Peter Hidalgo
Riordan
Bernard Parks
ABC Dominates Summer ratings with Emmys and Football
ABC captured the week with the six most watched primetime programs led by the Emmy Awards and Monday Night Football. NBC shows like The West Wing and Will & Grace also posted strong numbers while CBS led in some slots with Big Brother. ABC averaged 12.3 million viewers, a sizable 49 percent margin over CBS. The Emmy ceremony drew over 21 million viewers, its biggest audience since Nielsen meters began.
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ABC
Nielsen Media Research
Will & Grace
Nielsen
CBS
NBC
Fox
UPN
Pax TV
Nbus “Nighy News
Denver
St. Louis
Law and Order
Dharma
Daily News Express debuts for afternoon commuters
The Daily News Express, a free New York afternoon paper, launches with a banner RATS on its first issue. A bylined story questions a GOP ad’s subliminal message while Darryl Strawberry faces a Florida court for DUI and hit and run. The paper runs 4 to 7 p.m. citywide with brisk items, graphics, and ads.
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New York
Daily News Express
Darryl Strawberry
Florida
Brian Moss
Moss
Express
Victoria Gotti seeks divorce from jailed husband Carmine Agnello
New York AP reports Victoria Gotti best selling novelist and daughter of John Gotti is filing for divorce from her jailed husband Carmine Agnello. Columnist Liz Smith, citing intimates, says she wants to liberate herself from an unhappy life while Agnello faces federal racketeering charges and remains jailed on an $18 million bail. The couple has three sons and Nassau County Court is cited in the report.
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NEW York
Victoria Gotti
John Gotti
Liz Smith
Gotti
Carmine Agnello
Nassau County
Smith
Newsday
New York Post
Joseph Tacopino
Agnello
Scott Leemon
Lemon
Long Island
Homeowners brace for higher winter heating costs
In Springfield and nationwide homeowners prepare for expensive fuel as natural gas prices rise. Damaso Vazquez of Holyoke buys attic insulation amid forecasts of over 50 percent higher heating costs this winter. Some lines of state and local budgets face strain as furnaces are serviced or replaced to boost efficiency.
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Mass
Damaso Vazquez
Holyoke
Minnesota
Herb
Benz
Roseau
Rick Peterson
Berkshire Air Heating Contractor
West Springfield
MARTA Allows Abortion Ads On Buses Under Short Pact
Atlanta transit agency MARTA is displaying abortion rights ads on city buses under a three month agreement after a federal judge found its prior rejection of such ads too vague. The federation says ads appear on buses and bus shelters but not on trains and officials note the dispute prompted policy revamp.
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Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority
National Abortion Federation
MARTA
Federation
Stephanie Mueller
Dee Baker
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