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300 protesters throw rocks, eggs at LAPD station (AP)

AP – Protesters on Tuesday night pelted a police station with eggs, rocks and bottles despite Police Chief Charlie Beck’s plea for calm earlier in the day and his promise to thoroughly investigate an officer’s fatal shooting of a Guatemalan immigrant wielding a knife. Continue reading

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Official defends Hilton’s quick release from jail (AP)

AP – Las Vegas police are defending the quick release of Paris Hilton from jail after her Aug. 27 arrest on suspicion of cocaine possession, saying they wanted to avoid disruptions in the jail’s operations. Continue reading

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Ex-ELO cellist killed in collision with hay bale (AP)

AP – Police in southwestern England say a former member of the Electric Light Orchestra was killed in a freak collision with a huge hay bale that rolled down a steep hill. Continue reading

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