CAIRO — Investigative judges in Egypt said Wednesday that the Americans and Egyptians who have been charged in the government’s crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy groups could face up to five years in prison for working at unlicensed organizations. Read full article > >

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NGO workers could face 5 years in prison, Egyptian judges say

President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives resigned on Tuesday amid rising protests in the capital over his recent arrest of a criminal court judge.

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Maldives President Quits Amid Protests

Egyptian investigating judges on Sunday referred 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, to trial before a criminal court for allegedly being involved in banned activities and illegally receiving foreign funds, security officials said.

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Judges Abdul and Scherzinger and host get the boot.

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Shakeup at Fox’s ‘X Factor’

“I wont be hosting next seasons X Factor which is a shame but I cant complain as Ive had a great time. Good luck to everyone on the show,” “X Factor” host Steve Jones tweeted Monday evening. Fox later announced that both Jones and judge Nicole Scherzinger are gone from the show. Read full article > >

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BP must cover some but not all of oil rig owner Transocean’s liabilities for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a US judge rules.

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BP must cover some but not all of oil rig owner Transocean’s liabilities for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a US judge rules.

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BP must cover some but not all of oil rig owner Transocean’s liabilities for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a US judge rules.

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BP ordered to share spill damages

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was denied bail Wednesday by a New Zealand judge who determined that the file-sharing site executive poses a flight risk, the New Zealand Herald reported. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking to extradite Dotcom after shutting down his file-sharing site and charging him and six other executives with conspiracy to commit racketeering, conspiracy to commit copyright infringement, conspiracy to commit money laundering and criminal copyright infringement. Read full article > >

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Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was denied bail Wednesday by a New Zealand judge who determined that the file-sharing site executive poses a flight risk, the New Zealand Herald reported. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking to extradite Dotcom after shutting down his file-sharing site and charging him and six other executives with conspiracy to commit racketeering, conspiracy to commit copyright infringement, conspiracy to commit money laundering and criminal copyright infringement. Read full article > >

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Supremes Rule Against GPS Spying

. GOOGLE HAS OPENED the submissions window for its 2012 student contest . Read full article > >

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DOODLE 4 GOOGLE: Katy Perry, ‘Phineas and Ferb’ to judge new national student contest

Appeals judges ruling that he should be excluded.

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Rick Perry Pushes for Virginia Ballot

In the 1973 decision, the judge said the film’s “alleged story lines are the facade, the sheer negligee” that hid the producer’s purpose of showing hard-core pornography.

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Joel J. Tyler, Judge Who Ruled ‘Deep Throat’ Obscene, Dies at 90

A federal judge denied a request Friday to add four presidential candidates to Virginia’s Republican primary ballot. U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr. indicated he thought a provision requiring candidates to only use state residents to gather signatures was unconstitutional, but none of the candidates had collected the required 10,000 regardless. Read full article > >

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Perry, Gingrich lose lawsuit to get on Virginia primary ballot