California perjury unit targets mother in 1998 molestation case
A Lake County judge released Luther Jones after a 12 year old girl testified falsely that he molested her in 1998. Now 30, she says her mother urged the fabrication. The case spurred creation of a perjury investigations unit and signals broader scrutiny of false testimony in civil disputes.
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San Francisco
Luther Jones
California
Lake County
Jones
Angela Carter
Luther
U.S
University of Michigan Law School
Samuel Gross
University of Michigan
Don Anderson
Anderson
Flesch
Geoffrey Hazard
University of California Hastings College of the Law
Hazard
Kurdish forces redraw northern Iraq map near Mosul
Kurdish peshmerga push seize territory around Qarqashah and Ninevah, shaping a de facto border as they broaden control ahead of the Mosul offensive. Tensions rise with Baghdad and Shiite militias while Barzani calls for a new Ninevah formula and Abadi endorses unified participation.
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Qarqashah
Iraq
Mosul
Baghdad
Islamic State Group
Syria
Fatah Mustafa
Kirkuk
Massoud Barzani
Ninevah
YPG
Turkey
Haider al- Abadi
Safeen Dizayee
Kurdistan
Al-Abadi
Barzani
Mustafa
Peshmerga
United States
Iran
Maine town debates park bid amid mill closures and job losses
In Millinocket Maine residents confront President Obama's national monument plan for Katahdin Woods and Waters as local unemployment lingers near 20 percent and shuttered paper mills loom large. Supporters foresee up to 450 jobs while opponents warn of federal overreach and regulatory harm to industry.
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Millinocket
Maine
Penobscot Avenue
Jean McLean
McLean
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Utah
Nevada
New Basin and Range National Monument
Obama
National Park Service
Sally Jewell
New England
Timberchic
Paul Renaud
Paul LePage
Renaud
Mount Katahdin
Baxter State Park
National Monument
Baxter
Acadia National Park
Burt’s Bees
Roxanne Quimby
Penobscot River
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry David Thoreau
Quimby
National Park Foundation
Wal-Mart fights Texas liquor licenses in court battle
Wal-Mart seeks to enter Texas liquor sales arguing racist and discriminatory rules by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission violate the constitution. The 5th Circuit allowed the Texas Package Stores Association to intervene, requiring a new trial date. Wal-Mart cites Texas market size and its Texas operations to push for broader access while noting past state rules impede large retailers.
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Wal-Mart
Texas
Houston
Wal- Mart
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
U.S
Robert Pitman
Texas Package Stores Association
Pitman
The
Beverage Commission
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Association
Anne Hatfield
State Comptroller’s Office
Bentonville
TABC
Chris Porter
Hatfield
Spec's
Loop 336
Conroe
Spec’s
Michael Graczyk
Associated Press
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Sinjar
Bram Janssen
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