McDonnell and Wife Convicted in Virginia Corruption Trial
Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen were found guilty on 11 corruption counts for helping businessman Jonnie Williams receive cash loans gifts and favors totaling 177000 including vacations a boat a Ferrari and 25000 in wedding gifts for their daughters. The verdict marks a historic first for a former Virginia governor and spurs calls for tougher gifts to public officials laws.
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Virginia
Bob McDonnell
Maureen
Commonwealth
McDonnells
Jonnie R. Williams
Florida
Justice Dept probes Ferguson police over race and use of force
The Justice Department announced a broad probe of Ferguson Missouri police focusing on racial discrimination patterns, use of force, searches, arrests, and jail treatment. Attorney General Holder cited community mistrust and reviewed traffic stop data as part of the inquiry.
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Justice Department
Ferguson
Eric Holder
St. Louis
Holder
Congress
Darren Wilson
Brown
Wilson
FBI
Missouri Attorney General’s Office
Ferguson Police Department
Claire McCaskill
D-Mo
Tef Poe
Dreadnoughtus Schrani Named Giant Argentine Titanosaur
Scientists describe Dreadnoughtus schrani a 65 ton titanosaur from Patagonia about 85 feet long with a 29 foot tail. Fossils dated to 75 77 million years ago allow direct weight estimates and reveal growth at death. Researchers 3D reconstructed the skeleton and plan permanent Argentina housing after return from Philadelphia.
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Kenneth Lacovara
Drexel University
Philadelphia
Argentina
Patagonia
Lacovara
Scientific Reports
Lacorvara
Dreadnoughtus Schrani
Ukraine leader hopeful for truce in Minsk talks
President Petro Poroshenko voiced careful optimism that a peace deal with Russia backed separatists could be reached at Minsk talks. He offered a possible cease-fire in eastern Ukraine if a political settlement is agreed, while NATO and he urged punishment for Moscow’s role in the insurgency.
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Belarus
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Vladimir Putin
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U.N
NATO leaders push to form coalition against Islamic State
At the Newport Wales summit Barack Obama and David Cameron urged partners including Jordan and Turkey to join a broader coalition to confront the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. NATO faces no firm pledges while considering requests for aid as airstrikes and humanitarian actions continue.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen
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Afghanistan
Douglas Lute
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