2016年2月3日星期三

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Cosby arrives for Day 2 of bid to get sex charges thrown out

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 07:36 AM PST

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby, right, smiles as he arrives for a court appearance Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Norristown, Pa. Cosby was arrested and charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home in January 2004. A judge will decide whether to dismiss a sexual assault case against the comedian over an unwritten promise of immunity that a former prosecutor says he gave Cosby's now-deceased lawyer. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)A judge sweeps aside a former district attorney's claim that he granted the comedian immunity from prosecution.


Return to the Big Easy: New Orleans’ grassroots revival

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The story of New Orleans has always been one of resilience and survival


Santorum reportedly out of GOP race

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Rand Paul ran for president and realized he’s a senator

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"It's been an incredible honor to run a principled campaign for the White House," Paul said in a statement announcing the end of his bid.


Poisoned by lead: Portraits that will haunt Flint parents

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 02:00 AM PST

Belkin lead poison


U.S. exonerations hit record high as more troubled cases probed

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 09:38 PM PST

Undated file booking photo of Steven Avery


WHO calls for further investigation into sexual spread of Zika virus

Posted: 03 Feb 2016 04:57 AM PST

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) voiced concern on Wednesday over a report the Zika virus had been sexually transmitted in the United States and called for further investigation into the mosquito-borne virus. The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Dallas, Texas on Tuesday by local health officials, who said it likely was contracted through sex and not a mosquito bite. This needs to be further investigated to understand the conditions and how often or likely sexual transmission is, and whether or not other body fluids are implicated," WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl told Reuters.

Georgia executes its oldest death row inmate for 1979 murder

Posted: 02 Feb 2016 10:09 PM PST

Handout of Georgia's oldest death row inmate, 72-year-old Brandon Astor JonesATLANTA (Reuters) - The oldest inmate on Georgia's death row, a 72-year-old man convicted of murdering a convenience store manager in a 1979 robbery, was executed early on Wednesday, a state prison official said.


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