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Suspect in Los Angeles Drain Resists Arrest for 12 Hours

LOS ANGELES – A burglary suspect who tried to evade police by hiding in a narrow storm drain for 12 hours Tuesday finally agreed to give himself up after talking to a local TV reporter on his cell phone. The man resisted negotiators, a police dog, an improvised plunger, several …

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Wisconsin Woman Gets 20 Years in Prison for Helping Boyfriend Kill College Student for Car

MILWAUKEE – A judge in Milwaukee has sentenced a 21-year-old woman to 20 years in prison for helping a new boyfriend kidnap and kill a college student for his car. Tammi LaFave pleaded guilty in March to a charge of felony murder. The case involved 31-year-old Haroon Khan, who thought …

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Leaders Move Closer to Selecting Top 2 EU Posts

BRUSSELS – Seven socialist prime ministers backed the European Union’s trade commissioner to be its new foreign policy chief, moving a Thursday summit closer to breaking a stalemate over two freshly created top EU jobs. Diplomats said Sweden, the summit’s host, was nominating Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy for …

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