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Children heard screaming in 911 recordings from S.C. Rep. Chris Corley’s dv arrest

December 31, 2016 WJN Reporter 0

AIKEN — Dramatic 911 recordings featuring the pleading and screaming voices of a South Carolina lawmaker’s two small children were released Friday by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, shedding new light on the domestic violence arrest […]

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Court upholds judge’s order blocking Ohio execution details

December 30, 2016 WJN Reporter 0

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a judge’s order blocking death row inmates from information about Ohio’s new lethal injection process. The 2-1 decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court […]

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Using a Courthouse Facility Dog in the Courtroom

December 30, 2016 WJN Reporter 0

What type of dog should be used in the courtroom? Only dogs professionally trained by assistance dog organizations accredited by Assistance Dogs International (ADI) should accompany a witness into the courtroom. Most of these dogs […]

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Turkish journalist Ahmet Sik charged with spreading terror propaganda

December 30, 2016 WJN Reporter 0

Ahmet Sik, journalist for Turkish opposition newspaper “Cumhuriyet,” was charged in court with spreading “terror propaganda” after posting tweets and articles about the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the European Union and the United States.  […]

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Feds: Jury should hear UN bribe suspect being called ‘boss’

December 30, 2016 WJN Reporter 0

NEW YORK –  Federal prosecutors want jurors to hear evidence they say shows a man at the center of a United Nations bribery case was referred to as the “boss” by co-conspirators. Lawyers for Chinese […]

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Connecticut’s top court reinstates Kennedy cousin murder conviction

December 30, 2016 WJN Reporter 0

Connecticut’s highest court has reinstated the murder conviction of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel. State prosecutors had asked the state Supreme Court to reinstate the 2002 murder conviction against Skakel in the bludgeoning death of Martha […]

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Finland jails police chief Aarnio for drug-smuggling

December 30, 2016 WJN Reporter 0

FINLAND – A Finnish court has sentenced the former head of Helsinki’s anti-drugs police to 10 years in prison for drug-smuggling and other offences. Jari Aarnio was found to have helped a gang to import […]

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Police seize 1,100kg in Australia’s ‘largest cocaine bust’

December 30, 2016 WJN Reporter 0

Fifteen men have been charged after police said they made the biggest cocaine bust in Australia’s history. The drugs, with an estimated street value of A$360m (£212m; $258m), were uncovered after a police investigation over […]

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Calls for Mandatory Virginity Tests of Women for University Admittance

December 30, 2016 WJN Reporter 0

EGYPT – Egyptian member of parliament Elhamy Agina has called for women to undergo mandatory ‘virginity tests’ to ensure their virginity prior to being admitted to universities in Egypt.  He had previously been disciplined for stating […]

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GOP Rep Uses False Numbers to Claim Campus Rape ‘Overstated,’ Unfair to ‘Often-Innocent Accused’

December 30, 2016 WJN Reporter 0

  Incoming Freedom Caucus chairman and NC Rep. Mark Meadows asked the Trump administration to rescind 2011 campus sexual assault guidelines, USA Today reports. Meadows said the guidelines, “deny the often-innocent accused basic due process rights.” […]

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