A man jailed for making racist comments on twitter after the footballer Fabrice Muamba’s collapse says he is sorry for his actions. Liam Stacey, from Pontypridd, served half his 56-day prison term.
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VIDEO: Tweeter ‘sorry’ for Muamba slur
A 27-year-old man who had a sudden cardiac arrest while jogging in London’s Hyde Park says he was saved by the actions of actor Dustin Hoffman.
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VIDEO: Hoffman comes to jogger’s rescue
A biography of Joe Paterno, the Penn State football coach whose winning career abruptly ended in the scandal surrounding Jerry Sandusky, must account for his actions. But how?
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Joe Paterno, His Biographer, and the Last Chapter
A federal judge ruled that the actions of Julian P. Heicklen, charged with jury tampering for protesting outside a Manhattan courthouse, did not violate a statute.
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Case Against Jury-Nullification Advocate Heicklen Dismissed
One of two footballers accused of raping a woman “too drunk to consent” told police she was “in control of her actions,” a jury hears.
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Rape jury told woman ‘in control’
One of two footballers accused of raping a woman “too drunk to consent” told police she was “in control of her actions,” a jury hears.
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Rape jury told woman ‘in control’
A man who defended his shop and his fiancee from a would-be robber who was holding a gun says he was worried he would get into trouble for his actions.
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VIDEO: Shopkeeper on brutal gunman attack
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While captain defends his actions in TV interview.
Harry Thomas Jr. resigned Thursday night, hours after he became the first sitting D.C. Council member to be charged with a felony, when federal prosecutors accused him of embezzling more than $350,000 in government funds and filing false tax returns. In a statement issued shortly after 8 p.m., Thomas said: “I am resigning my position as a member of the Council effective immediately. I made some very serious mistakes and exhibited inadequate and flawed judgment. I take full responsibility for my actions. I am truly sorry.” Read full article > >
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D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. resigns after being charged with embezzlement
Stanmore Cooper and the federal government each did something wrong. Cooper pleaded guilty for his actions and paid a $1,000 fine. Now he wants the government to pay. An attorney for Cooper, a pilot who is HIV-positive, conceded to the Supreme Court on Wednesday that Cooper lied on official forms from 1994 until 2005 about his medical condition and the medication he was taking. Read full article > >
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Justices weigh whether Privacy Act violations allow for distress damages
Mr. Bloomberg, who is known to bristle when his actions come under scrutiny, may be forced to answer, under oath, tough questions about his campaign spending.
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City Room: Bloomberg to Testify at Trial of John Haggerty
The parents of a man stabbed to death in Portadown at the weekend say those who use knives should be shown the effects of their actions.
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Appeal by murder victim’s parents
Under heavy guard, Anders Behring Breivik retraced his actions on the island where he killed 69 people last month.
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Suspect in Norway Reconstructs Killings for Police
The Obama administration is planning to call for the resignation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as soon as this week, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday, turning up diplomatic pressure as Assad continues his bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. “It is his actions that have done it,” the administration official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal policy deliberations. A White House call for Assad’s departure would be unlikely, by itself, to force him out. But proponents said it could encourage other countries to also press Assad to leave and help persuade influential businessmen in Syria to abandon him. Read full article > >
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As Syrian crackdown continues, Obama administration to call for Assad’s resignation
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