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OJ's ex-lawyer contradicts his testimony on guns	18.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
LAS VEGAS—O.J. Simpson's former lawyer defended himself point-by-point Friday against allegations he botched the former football star's armed-robbery trial, after giving damaging testimony that Simpson actually knew his buddies had guns when they went to a hotel room together to reclaim some sports memorabilia.
Myanmar leader to meet Obama but stalls on reforms	18.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
WASHINGTON—Myanmar President Thein Sein's historic White House visit next week is the culmination of U.
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Scottsdale woman gets life in prison for husband's death	18.5.2013	azcentral.com \| news
Scottsdale woman gets life in prison for husband's death
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Report: Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons	18.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Barbara Surk The Associated Press Published May 17, 2013 03:49PM MDT Beirut • Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday. Raqqa, in eastern Syria, was overrun in late February by rebels fighting to topple President Bashar Assad. The rebels facilitated the New York-based group’s access to facilities that had belonged to a government security agency and military intelligence in la... ...
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Report: Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons	17.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
BEIRUT—Rights activists have found torture devices and other evidence of abuse in government prisons in the first Syrian city to fall to the rebels, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday.
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Son wants to keep father behind bars as Utah murder case proceeds	17.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Marissa Lang The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 17, 2013 01:01AM MDT To keep John Brickman Wall in jail as he awaits trial for the alleged murder of his ex-wife, the couple’s 19-year-old son will testify in court Monday that his father is a violent, vindictive man who poses a threat to himself and his four children. Following the hearing, a 3rd District Court judge will decide whether the 49-year-old pediatrician will have an opportunity to bond out of jail on charges of first-degree felony counts of murder and aggravated burglary in the alleged 2011 slaying of ... ...
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Man who shot at Utah police officers sentenced to prison	17.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Jessica Miller The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 16, 2013 04:00PM MDT Farmington • Marco Antonio Guizar said he was hoping to die on Jan. 16 when he shot at cars driving on Legacy Parkway — but he wanted police to kill him. During his sentencing hearing Thursday in Farmington’s 2nd District Court, Guizar admitted that he shot at cars and engaged in a shootout with Davis County sheriff’s deputies because he wanted to be shot. “My object was for them [police] to kill me,” a shackled Guizar told Judge Thomas Kay. “I put them in a situation — it would be hard to live ... ...
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Utah man who shot at police officers sentenced to prison	17.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Jessica Miller The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 16, 2013 02:59PM MDT A man who got into a shootout with Davis County sheriff’s deputies in Farmington after allegedly firing a gun at other drivers on the Legacy Parkway in January was sentenced Thursday to prison for up to life. Marco Antonio Guizar, 38, of Taylorsville, was charged in 2nd District Court with first-degree felony aggravated attempted murder; three counts of second-degree felony aggravated assault; third-degree felony failure to stop for police; and misdemeanor counts of possession of a dangerous wea... ...
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Utah man gets prison for shooting neighbor over ‘telepathic’ rape	17.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Jessica Miller The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 16, 2013 03:04PM MDT Farmington • To this day, Michael Selleneit believes his wife is in danger. A year and a half after he shot his neighbor in Centerville — claiming self-defense because the neighbor had “telepathically” raped his wife — Selleneit’s attorney said he still hears voices telling him his wife is going to be killed or raped. “He still to this day is very, very concerned about his wife’s safety,” attorney Julie George told 2nd District Judge Thomas Kay during Selleneit’s sentencing Thursday. In January... ...
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Idaho man gets prison for beating zoo monkey to death	16.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Todd Dvorak The Associated Press Published May 16, 2013 12:04PM MDT BOISE, Idaho • An Idaho man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo and beating to death a Patas monkey will spend up to a year in state prison, where he’ll take part in a treatment program. A state judge sentenced 22-year-old Michael Watkins on Thursday for his role in the Nov. 17 crime that caused shock and outrage in Idaho’s capitol city and beyond. Watkins gave a brief statement before sentencing, apologizing for his actions. Fourth District Judge Lynn G. Norton rejected defense attorney requ... ...
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Mont. man in custody after release in 1979 slaying	16.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
BILLINGS, Mont.—The three-decade fight for freedom by a Montana man convicted of the 1979 slaying of a teenage classmate entered what could be its final stage this week, when the Montana Supreme Court ordered him back to prison and took away his brief taste of normal life.
Syrian troops repel rebel attack on Aleppo prison	16.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
BEIRUT—Syrian rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as it more than doubled its tally of deaths from sectarian killings in a coastal city earlier this month.
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Arias lawyers wanted to withdraw but were denied	16.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
PHOENIX—Attorneys for Jodi Arias asked to step down from the case after their client was convicted of first-degree murder, but a judge denied the request.
O.J. Simpson testifies in bid for new robbery trial	16.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
LAS VEGAS — O.J. Simpson, the former football star famously acquitted of murder in 1995, offered sometimes emotional testimony in a packed Las Vegas courtroom on Wednesday as he sought a
Man gets life sentence for fatal shooting at Thornton Halloween party	15.5.2013	Headlines: All Headlines
A man convicted of a Halloween party shooting death has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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Philadelphia abortion doctor gets third life sentence	15.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Maryclaire Dale The Associated Press Published May 15, 2013 10:21AM MDT PHILADELPHIA • A Philadelphia abortion doctor was sentenced Wednesday to a third life term for killing an aborted baby that he described as so big it could “walk to the bus.” Dr. Kermit Gosnell was convicted this week of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies born alive, then stabbed with scissors. He was given two life sentences Tuesday in a deal with prosecutors that spared him a potential death sentence, and the third sentence was handed down Wednesday. Gosnell was also sentenced t... ...
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Internet restored to Syria after 8-hour outage	15.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
BEIRUT—Syrian rebels attacked the main prison in the northern city of Aleppo Wednesday with a pair of car bombs in an attempt to free hundreds of regime opponents believed to be held in the facility, activists said.
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Arias back in court as jury ponders death option	15.5.2013	azcentral.com \| news
Arias back in court as jury ponders death option
Arias back in court as jury ponders death option	15.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
PHOENIX—Jodi Arias heads back to court Wednesday as jurors consider whether the death penalty should be an option for sentencing the former waitress after convicting her of first-degree murder last week.
Convicted abortion doctor gets life in prison under deal	15.5.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies born alive at his grimy clinic was spared a possible death sentence on Tuesday in a deal with prosecutors.

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