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A Somali teenager captured by the US during the rescue of an American sea captain from pirates has appeared in a federal court in New York. The judge briefly closed the trial to the public until he had clarified whether Abde Wale Abdul Kadhir Muse was a juvenile as his mother claimed.
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The civil servant arrested for leaking Home Office documents to the Tories has said he does not regret doing so as he believed it was in the public interest. Christopher Galley also told the BBC he was only responsible for four of the 20 documents leaked over …
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A woman who was filmed being struck by a police sergeant at the G20 protests has described his actions as “very violent and unnecessary”. Film footage showed an officer hitting Nicola Fisher, 35, from Brighton, across the face with his hand and on her leg …
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Saunders to be unveiled Thursday as Wizards coach WASHINGTON (AP) -Flip Saunders officially has the job on the Washington Wizards’ bench, complete with an $18 million, four-year contract and the task of picking up the pieces from one of the worst seasons in …
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Angels struggling on and off the field following Adenhart tragedy ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Angels returned home Tuesday and found the shrine still sitting at the front of the stadium, the T-shirts still hanging untouched in the locker, all the painful reminders …
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RCR swaps crews for slumping Harvick, Mears CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Richard Childress Racing will swap the crews for slumping drivers Kevin Harvick and Casey Mears following this weekend’s race at Talladega Superspeedway. Both teams have underperformed this season …
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