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Ex-Police Officer Seeking Public Funds for Defense in Murder Trial

A judge has ordered court officials to investigate whether a former South Carolina police officer (left) charged with murder in the killing of an unarmed driver is poor enough to get taxpayer money for his defense. Lawyers for the former officer, Michael Slager, told a judge Wednesday that they have not been paid because Mr. …

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Off-Duty Baltimore Cop Kills Robbery Suspect Brandishing Toy Gun

An off-duty Baltimore cop shot and killed an armed robbery suspect who police say tried to rob the officer with what turned out to be a toy gun. The shooting Saturday at 1:30 a.m. on a block of homes decorated with Christmas lights in the Baltimore suburb of Linthicum Heights was being investigated by Anne …

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Landslide Buries Buildings in Southern China; 91 Missing

At least 91 people were missing Monday, a day after a massive landslide buried dozens of buildings when it swept through an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. The official Xinhua news Agency said the landslide buried 33 buildings in the industrial park in Shenzhen, a major manufacturing center in Guangdong province …

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Judge Declares Mistrial in Case Of Officer Charged in Freddie Gray Death

Jurors deliberated more than 16 hours over three days but still could not reach a verdict in the trial of the first officer to face prosecution in Freddie Gray’s death, forcing an already-weary Baltimore to continue waiting for any resolution in a case that has strained the city for months. Hours after Baltimore Circuit Court …

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Fed Raises Key Interest Rate for First Time in Almost a Decade

The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade on Wednesday, signalling faith that the U.S. economy had largely overcome the wounds of the 2007-2009 financial crisis. The U.S. central bank’s policy-setting committee raised the range of its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to between …

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