FORT WAYNE, Ind. — A babysitter and trusted neighbor has confessed that he bludgeoned a 9-year-old Indiana girl to death with a brick then dismembered her, hiding her head, hands and feet at his home and dumping the rest of her remains nearby, police said Tuesday. Allen County sheriff’s investigators said in an affidavit that 39-year-old Michael Plumadore admits he killed Aliahna Lemmon on Thursday. Read full article > >

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The Duke of Edinburgh is expected to remain in hospital, as the rest of the royal family spend Christmas at Sandringham.

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Manchester United confirm that captain Nemanja Vidic will miss the rest of the season after suffering knee ligament damage.

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Manchester United confirm that captain Nemanja Vidic will miss the rest of the season after suffering knee ligament damage.

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PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors on Wednesday abandoned their 30-year push to execute convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal, the former Black Panther whose claim that he was the victim of a racist legal system made him an international cause celebre. Abu-Jamal, 58, will instead spend the rest of his life in prison. Read full article > >

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Philadelphia DA dropping death penalty against Mumia Abu-Jamal in racially charged murder case

Around 8 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, Army Private Francis Stueve sat down to breakfast with the rest of the 89th Field Artillery battalion, stationed at Pearl Harbor. “As quiet a day as you’ve ever seen,” Stueve remembers now. “Beautiful sunshine, nothing going on.” Suddenly, not far from his seat in the dining hall: bang, bang, bang. Read full article > >

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Pearl Harbor attacked: A witness remembers, 70 years later

Congress is trying to use a little-known certification requirement for ships and drilling rigs as a lever to squeeze Iran’s trade with the rest of the world. Facing U.S. pressure, a Norwegian company that certifies vessels is ending its relationship with Iran, where it had provided seals of approval for everything from cargo ships to oil tankers to patrol boats . Read full article > >

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A landslide closes the A83 in both directions at the Rest and Be Thankful in Argyll and Bute.

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Editor’s note: Were you in suspense after reading Saturday night’s article about Lance Cpl. Matthew Rodgers on PostLocal.com? Here’s the rest of the story. The proclamation was in the mayor’s hands. The marching band, all warmed up. The firetruck and police cars stood on call. And Pinky and Pepe Rodgers were in their beer and wine store in the Kentlands shopping complex, wondering why their store was suddenly so crowded. Read full article > >

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Wales’ national Remembrance Service takes place in Cardiff while the rest of the nation pays its respect at dozens of cenotaphs and memorials around the country.

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A vote on Sunday alcohol sales showed a sharp divide between rural communities and the rest of the state.

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Georgia, or Most of It, Ends Sunday Ban on Alcohol Sales

As we watch the rest of Mike Shanahan’s second season as Redskins head coach unfold, there’s only one question that matters: What is owner Daniel Snyder thinking? Snyder listened to Washington’s frustrated fans and got out of the way after he hired Shanahan to run the team’s football operation. After 23 games, however, the Redskins are not progressing under the two-time Super Bowl winner. Shanahan says the roster is more talented than it was last season, but it still has a growing list of problems — and Shanahan has yet to offer any solutions to them. Read full article > >

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This is the second in a two-part series on residential segregation in the Washington region and other parts of the country. Colonial and Georgian manses are rising at the Hamptons at Woodmore in Bowie, featuring four-car garages, opulent kitchens and model names such as Tara. The fact that all the residents so far are African American, many of them new to Prince George’s County, underscores just how differently the county is evolving compared with the rest of the Washington region. Read full article > >

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Prince George’s County: Growing, and growing more segregated, census shows

GAZA CITY — A week ago, Yahya Dabassa Ibrahim was on a hunger strike, rotting away in an Israeli prison where he expected to spend the rest of his life. But the Oct. 18 prisoner swap between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas landed the Bethlehem native in a surreal place: the Gaza Strip’s brand-new luxury hotel . Read full article > >

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University of Strathclyde sets its tuition fees for students from the rest of the UK at £27,000.

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