Soldier to serve life for Afghan massacre verdict
A U S Army sergeant, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, 40, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing 16 Afghan civilians in Kandahar in March 2012. He pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty after weeks of testimony, defense calls him stressed and loyal, prosecutors say he acted with cold rage.
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Wash
U.S. Army
Robert Bales
Seattle
United States
Afghanistan
Bates
Iraq
Jay Morse
Bales
Sgt. Bales
Morse
Kandahar
Teen held in death of Spokane veteran outside Eagle's Lodge
A 16 year old is named as the suspect in the fatal beating of 88 year old World War II veteran Delbert Belton outside a Spokane lounge. A second teen remains at large, and prosecutors filed first degree murder and first degree robbery charges.
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Spokane
Wash
Eagle’s Lodge
Delbert Belton
Mark Griffiths
KXLY
Belton
Frank Straub
Straub
Washington
Kenan D. Adams-Kinard
Barbara Belton
NBC News
Okinawa
Pam Hansen
Lill Duncan
Spokane Police Department
Associated Press
Obama eyes Syria crisis but backs coalition and legality
President Obama urged caution on military action in Syria, stressing the need for a United Nations mandate and an international coalition. He noted the grave concern over chemical weapons after the Damascus suburb attack, while the Navy moved an extra destroyer to the eastern Mediterranean as Washington seeks evidence and a path to peace talks.
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Barack Obama
U.S
Syria
Assad
United Nations
Damascus
Obama
Hezbollah
al-Qaida
Saddam Hussein
Halabja
CNN
United States
Mediterranean Sea
U.N
America
San Diego Mayor agrees to resign amid harassment scandal
Mayor Bob Filner agreed Friday to resign on August 30 after weeks of pressure from 17 accusers alleging unwanted advances and harassment. The 7-0 City Council vote ended a stalemate as Filner, 70, faced calls to quit from allies and opponents while legal terms of the deal were discussed.
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Bob Fisner
Filner
Fisner
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Jan Goldsmith
Laura Fink
Rachel Laing
Liberal Democrat
Enrique Morones
Border Angels
Bob Filner
Mike Blake
Reuters
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