Bulger convicted in 11 killings and racketeering
Boston mob boss James Whitey Bulger was found guilty on racketeering charges for participating in 11 killings and dozens of related crimes amid a long FBI corruption backdrop. The verdict could yield a life sentence. Bulger showed no reaction as relatives celebrated outside the courtroom.
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James “Whitey
Bulger
FBI
Winter Hill
Whitey
Patricia Donahue
Michael Donahue
Thomas Donahue
U.S
Carmen Ortiz
James
Whitey" Bulger
Alcatraz
Somerville
Howie Winter
John Connolly
Stephen
Flemmi
John Morris
Connolly
Morris
Winter
Winter Hill Gang
Santa Monica
Calif
Egyptian officials hold off dispersing pro Morsi camps
Cairo authorities postponed plans to disperse two pro Morsi protest camps as thousands of supporters reinforced sit-ins after leaks to the press. Officials cited avoiding bloodshed and a temporary easing of tensions amid a standoff between the military backed government and protesters. A judge extended the detention of deposed president Morsi for 15 days as rallies continued in central Cairo.
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Egypt
Mohammed Morsi
Rabaah al-Adawiya
Nasr City
Cairo
Manu Brabo
Morsi
Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood
Budget deficit falls 37.6 percent through July 2013
The United States posted a July deficit of 97.6 billion, pushing the fiscal year 2013 shortfall to 607.4 billion and 37.6 percent below last year's first ten months. The CBO forecasts the annual gap at 670 billion, the smallest since 2008, as growth, taxes, and spending shifts trim the deficit.
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Congressional Budget Office
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
Congress
Barack Obama
Obama
House
Israeli victims protest as 104 Palestinian prisoners to be freed
Families of Israeli victims denounce the planned prisoner release tied to restarting peace talks. The deal would free 104 Palestinian convicts, including Mustafa al Haj, with 26 named in advance, prompting anger in Israel while Palestinians view the gesture as progress amid the stalled negotiations.
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West Bank
Mustafa al-Haj
Mideast
Israel
al-Haj
U.S
Swaps
Gila Molcho
Jan Feinberg
Gaza City
Molcho
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