Texas executes 500th inmate since 1982
Huntsville Texas marked a solemn moment in criminal justice as Kimberly McCarthy received the states 500th execution since resuming capital punishment in 1982 The 52 year old was put to death for the 1997 murder of Dorothy Booth in Lancaster She severed Booths finger to take her wedding ring.
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Lancaster
Dallas
Largest crackdown on synthetic designer drug networks across U.S.
DEA and federal agencies executed 150 arrest warrants and 375 search warrants in 35 states as part of a seven month probe. Officers also seized over 2000 pounds of drugs used in synthetic marijuana and bath salts, often sold as herbal incense.
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Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S
DEA
James Capra
Capra
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
New York High School Student Pleads Guilty in Terror Plot
Justin Kaliebe, an 18 year old New York student, secretly pleaded guilty to federal charges of attempting to join an al Qaida offshoot in Yemen. Investigators cited Anwar al Awlaki lectures influencing his case as agents intercepted him Jan 21 at JFK en route to Yemen and he pleaded guilty Feb 8 to providing material support to a terrorist organization.
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Justin Kaliebe
al-Qaida
Yemen
Anwar al-Awlaki
U.S
Oman
John E Kennedy International
IRS targets progressive groups face tax status delays too
Progressive groups report long waits for IRS tax-exempt status, echoing tea party scrutiny. Delays hinder fundraising and renewal processes while officials warn the audit examined how all groups were evaluated for political activity.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Maryann Martindale
Alliance For A Better
Utah
IRS audit notes BOLO lists used for targeting groups
The audit by George, requested by Rep Darrell Issa and Rep Jim Jordan, found Cincinnati agents used BOLO be on the look-out lists with terms like Tea Party Patriots and 9/12 Project. The report says groups were asked to disclose donors affiliations and issue positions, delaying applications up to nearly two years.
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Michigan
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Karen Kraushaar
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IRS
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R-Calif
House Oversight Committee
Jim Jordan
R-Urbana
Cincinnati
George's
Snowden vanishes again as airport buzzes at Moscow transit hub
Journalists patrol Sheremetyevo Airport while Edward Snowden, the NSA leaker, remains unseen in the transit area. President Putin notes Snowden can travel freely inside the terminal, while Ecuador weighs asylum with potential two month decision timelines.
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Venezuela
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Washington Post
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Guardian
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Associated Press
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Ukraine
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Shokoladnitsa
Friend on phone says Martin cried Get off before fatal shot
Sanford Florida teen Trayvon Martin told friend he was being followed by a man at Retreat at Twin Lakes and shouted Get off before the line went dead. Prosecutors say Zimmerman followed Martin and opened fire in a self defense claim.
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Miami
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Zimmerman
Martin
Twin Lakes
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