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EASTHAM, Mass. AP 鈥?One of the jurors who convicted notorious crime boss James Whitey Bulger says she regrets her decision after learning that he was an unwitting participant in a covert CIA experiment with LSD.Bulger terrorized Boston from the 1970s into the 1990s with a campaign of murder, ex
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stanley cup n a massive racketeering case, including involvement in 11 murders, even after hearing evidence that the mobster was helped by corrupt agents in the Boston office of the FBI.But now Uhlar says she regrets voting to convict Bulger on any of the murder charges.Her regret stems from a cache of more than 70 letters Bulger wrote to her from prison. In some, he describes his unwitting participation in a secret CIA experiment with LSD. In a desperate search for a mind control drug in the late 1950s, the agency dosed Bulger with the powerful hallucinogen more than 50 times when he was serving his first stretch in p
stanley cup rison 鈥?something his lawyers never brought up in his federal trial.Had I known, I would have absolutely held off on the murder charges, Uhlar told The Associated Press in a recent interview. He didn ;t murder prior to the LSD. His brain may have been altered, so how could you say he was really guilty At the same time, Uhlar says she would have voted to convict Bulger Jkuf Keeping up with the Joneses, Neolithic Scotland edition
Turkish APC drives at their military base in Doha, Qatar. Picture taken June
af1 18, 2017. Qatar News Agency/Handout via REUTERS.DUBAI, United Arab Emirates 鈥?Turkey on Friday rejected a key demand by several Arab s
stanley cup tates involved in a major dispute with Qatar, saying Ankara has no plans to shut down its military base in the small Gulf country.The demand that Turkey pull out its forces was one of a steep list of ultimatums from Saudi Arabia and others Qatari neighbors that includes shuttering broadcaster Al-Jazeera, curbing back diplomatic relations with Iran and severing all ties with the Muslim Brotherhood.
adidas og The Associated Press obtained a copy of the 13-point list in Arabic from one of the countries involved in the dispute.Qatar has confirmed receiving the list Thursday from Kuwait, which is mediating the dispute, but has not yet commented on them.Rather than focus narrowly on alleged Qatari financing for extremism, the 13-point catalog of demands illustrates the sweeping change in direction that Qatar neighbors are insisting the tiny, gas-rich nation must undertake to align itself with Saudi Arabia broader vision for the region. Though Qatar is likely to reject it, the list answers the growing call from the United States and from Qatar for the countries to put their grievances in writing.WATCH: What behind the dramatic diplomatic rift with Qatar Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain broke ties with Qatar and restricted access to land
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Ayauna King-Baker loved Ben Carson Gifted Hands memoir so much that she made
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stanley cup 220;de-emphasize race.How they reconcile the two may help determine whether Republicans can dent the solid support Democrats have enjoyed in the black community for decades.President Barack Obama won 95 percent of the black vote in 2008 and 93 percent in 2012. Carson wasn ;t immune to the excitement of seeing the U.S. elect its first black president.I don ;t think there were any black people in the country that
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KOZACHA LOPAN, Ukraine AP 鈥?In a dank basement behind the local supermarket, metal bars cordon off a corner of the room to form a large cell. Dirty sleeping bags and duvets show three sleeping spots on top of sheets of Styrofoam for insulation from the
adidas campus damp earth floor. In the corner, two black buckets served as toilets.A few meters yards outside the barred cell, three dilapidated chairs stand around a table, cigarette butts and empty husks of pumpkin seeds littering the floor around them.Ukrainian authorities say this was a makeshift prison where Russian forces abused detainees before Ukrainian troops swept through the village of Kozacha Lopan in a major counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region this month. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said more than 10 such torture chambers have been discovered in the region since the hasty withdrawal of Russian troops last week. The claims of what occurred in the room could not be independently confirme
yeezy d.Kozacha Lopan, whose edge lies less than two kilometers just over a mile from the Russian border, was retaken by Ukrainian forces Sept. 11.In a statement posted Saturday on its Telegram channel, the prosecutors office of the Kharkiv region, in whose jurisdiction Kozacha Lopan lies, said the room seen by AP journalists was used as a torture cell during the occupation of the area. It said Russian forces had set up a local police force that ran the prison, adding that documents confirming the functioning
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As local municipalities and states decide whether to mandate facial coverings, Starbucks
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stanley becher sponsibility to refuse service to customers who are not wearing facial coverings. Employees were already required to wear a mask, in addition to other safety and cleaning procedures like taking temperatures, enhanced cleaning procedures, etc. Many locations have closed their indoor seating when social distancing between tables was not possible, asking customers to use their drive-thru, mobile ordering, or curbside pick-up options. Mesn La Crosse boy becomes internationally renowned crochet prodigy at age 11
CNN -- Who wants to work in a brewery [Crowd goes wild]Who wants to work in a brewery that also gives you time off when you get a new dog [Crowd is screeching, uncon
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stanley flask t two things above all else. People and beer, brewery co-founder James Watt told USA Today. We also just really like dogs. Fair enough. Also, dogs are a lot of work! If you get a new puppy, you re basically covered in poop for days. If you rescue an older dog, you re busy trying to convince it you are worthy of its love. We wanted to take the stress out of the situation and let our teams take the time they need to welcome their new puppy or dog into their family, Watt said.For families with less hair, the company has enhanced paternity and maternity pay, and all of these perks apply to the more than 1,000 BrewDog employees around the world.The-CNN-Wire鈩? 漏 2017 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.
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PHOENIX AP 鈥?Extreme heat is expensive.That the conclusion of a聽study presented Monday by The Nature Conservancy, which commissioned a look at the costs of rising temperatures in Phoenix.Working with infrastructure consulting firm AECOM, the nonprofit
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stanley cup t 鈥?The Colorado River BasinPhoenix was always scorching, but climate change has made it even hotter, with temperatures in early September still climbing to 111 degrees 43.8 Celsius . Temperatures reached as high as 118 degrees 48 Celsius over the summer. The city is the nations fifth largest, with 1.6 million people.The people most vulnerable to the heat are often in poor and racially diverse communities Pdct Obama pardons Honest and Abe before Thanksgiving
WASHINGTON 鈥?President Donald Trump praised Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak for his country financial investments in U.S. companies during a meeting Tuesday at the White House and thanked him for helping to fight Islamic
stanley cup State militants.Left unsaid by either leader: anything about the massive corruption scandal swirling around Najib multibillion-dollar state fund.Malaysia government has said it found no criminal wrongdoing at the fund, called 1MDB and founded by Najib. But it has been at the center of investigations in the U.S. and several countries amid allegations of a global embezzlement and money-laundering scheme.The U.S. Justice Department says people close to Najib stole billions of dollars, and the federal government is working to seize $1.7 billion it says was taken from the fund to buy assets in the U.S.White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said later Tuesday that she was no
stanley cup t aware of the corruption accusation coming up during Trump conversations with Najib.At their meeting, Trump and Najib instead focused on areas of agreement, such as economic development and counterterrorism measures when they spoke during a public appearance in the Cabinet room of the White House.Mr. Prime Minister, it a great honor to have you in the United States and in the Wh
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Patchwork Nation Hardship Index a short-term barometer of how communities are faring e
stanley cup ach month rose in July, indicating that the country not out of the downturn quite yet.The economic index combines foreclosures, unemployment and gas prices to measure the relative economic pain of Patchwork Nation different community types. This month index, unlike last month positive outlook, revealed that unemployment and foreclosures are both on the rise and gas prices, while relatively low compared to last summer, spiked in June.I do think we ;ll be bumping along the bottom for a while in the economy.
stanley cup I just don ;t see any hopeful signs that we ;re going to break out of this anytime soon, Project Director Dante Chinni said.Listen to Chinni full interview:http://pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2009/07/22/0722_chinni.MP3Foreclosures were up in almost every one of the 12 community types, except in the Emptying Nests where it was flat. Unemployment was up in every one except for Service Worker Centers where it was essentially flat.The small-town Service Worker Centers still have highest hardship scores while Tractor Country communities, places whose economies are driven by agriculture, have the lowest.Read Chinni full post Bumping along the economic bottom on the Christian Science Monitor Patchwork Nation site.
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Hour of Code strives to spark students ; interest in computer technology.With demand growing for students with skills in computer science and programming, Code.org a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science education is launching the Hour of Code as part of the annual Computer Science Education Week from December 9-15. Code.org hopes that the challenge will sp
adidas samba ark students ; interest in learning more about computer technology.Today, we ;re surrounded by technology. Commerce, communication, entertainment, and more, all rely on computers. Yet, very few of us know how they actually work, said CS Education Week in a press release. Computer science education is an increasingly important foundation for success, and everybody can benefit from learning the basics.Following last week release of the latest PISA test scores that show American students lagging behind their peers around the world, especially in math preparedness, the initiative is getting extra attention. President Barack Obama is lending his nam
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By Larry Kotlikoff You can ;t collect just your spousal benefit before full retirement, explains Larry Kotlikoff. Photo courtesy of Jim McGuire via Getty Images.Larry Kotlikoff Social Security original 34 8220 ecrets, his additional secrets, his Social Security
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Death count may rise in Glasgow helicopter crashLate Friday, a police helicopter crashed into a Glasgow pub. According to the AP, 8 people are confirmed dead, including two officers and a civilian pilot. Officials say the count is likely to rise. The BBC reports the pilot may have tried to land on the pub roof.U.S. offers to destroy Syrian chemical weapons; UN report shows suffering of children in SyriaThe United States has offered to destroy parts of Syria chemical weapons arsenal, according to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. The weapons are supposed to be removed by Dec. 31.The UN High Commiss
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jordan splaced by the ongoing conflict. 85-year-old American tourist held in North KoreaNorth Korea state media released a video on Saturday showing American tourist and Korean war veteran, Merrill Newman, 85, apologizing for alleged crimes during that war. Newman was removed from a plane on Oct. 26 as he was preparing to leave the country following a 10-day visit. You can watch the video here. Go Deeper news wat
