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BREAKING: Russia Offers To Intervene Directly In Syrian Conflict For The First Time

For the first time, Russia is intervening directly to try to end the two-year war in Syria.

Al Jazeera’s Charlie Angela reports from Moscow.

http://blogs.aljazeera.com/liveblog/topic/syria-153

Denver Drug Agent: Problems ‘Have Exploded’ With Pot Legalization

THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) – No matter how regulated marijuana is, now that pot is legal in Colorado it will be hard to keep away from curious and unknowing kids, according to a member of a Denver-area drug task force.

“There’s plenty of evidence that this a harmful thing for kids. I can’t even believe I have to say that,” Sgt. Jim Gerhardt with the North Metro Drug Task Force told CBS4. “We’ve [...]

Woman forced to eat MAGGOTS while locked up in Thai prison for NINE YEARS after trying to smuggle heroin into the U.S.

Angela Carnegie, from Chicago, agreed to carry suitcase lined with drugs
Sentenced to life in prison in 1993 at the infamous ‘Bangkok Hilton’ jail

When Angela Carnegie made the disastrous decision to smuggle heroin from Thailand, she had no idea how much worse her life could get.

After being caught at Bangkok airport, she was sentenced to life in a Thai prison in 1993 – where she was forced to eat rotting food [...]

FLASH: George Zimmerman’s wife arrested on perjury charge

Shellie Zimmerman, wife of George Zimmerman, who killed Trayvon Martin, was arrested Tuesday on one count of perjury, the Seminole County, Fla., Sheriff’s Department said.

Deputies arrested Shellie Zimmerman, 25,  about 3:30 p.m. ET, after they were advised by the office of State Attorney Angela Corey that a warrant had been issued.

She was booked into John E. Polk Correctional Facility and released on $1,000 bond, officials said.

George Zimmerman, 28, was charged [...]

BACK TO JAIL!!! BREAKING: Judge revokes bond for Zimmerman. Must surrender in 48 hours

The intense public attention on the case is a chief reason certain information should remain out of the public eye, Bernardo de la Rionda of State Attorney Angela Corey’s office said in a motion filed earlier this month.

 

He argued that releasing too much “will result in this matter being tried in the press rather than in court, and an inability to seat a fair and impartial jury in Seminole County.” [...]

IMF: Oil prices to double by 2022

Angela Monaghan
telegraph.co.uk
May 14, 2012

As oil prices remain at historically high levels of around $110 (£68) a barrel, the working paper warned a combination of rising demand and constrained supply could have major consequences.

“Our prediction of small further increases in world oil production comes at the expense of a near doubling, permanently, of real oil prices over the coming decade,” the report’s authors concluded.

“This is uncharted territory for the world economy, [...]

Marissa Alexander gets 20-year sentence for firing single bullet into ceiling to stop husband from physically attacking her. | msnbc

Last weekend, Melissa examined the case against Marissa Alexander, the Jacksonville mother of three who fired a single bullet into her kitchen ceiling two years ago to warn her husband, Rico Gray, against continuing his physical attack on her. Gray, who reacted in violent anger after discovering that Alexander texted pictures of their newborn child to her ex-husband,spoke out earlier this week in an interview with TheLoop21:

“Personally, I wish she would have taken the [...]

Sanford police chief hands in his resignation over Trayvon Martin shooting case – but it’s REJECTED by the city

Under pressure to step down over his handling of the Trayvon Martin shooting, Sanford top cop Bill Lee offered to quit his job – but just when he thought he was out, a committee pulled him back in.

The Sanford City Commission rejected by a 3-2 vote the resignation of Police Chief Bill Lee, who was widely criticized for not initially charging George Zimmerman after the shooting.

The police chief had been [...]

No grand jury in Trayvon Martin case: Special prosecutor will alone determine whether Zimmerman will be charged

The special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin case will not call a grand jury and will accept lone responsibility for deciding whether the teen’s killer, George Zimmerman, is charged in the shooting.

State Attorney Angela Corey, who was appointed by Florida Gov Rick Scott, said in a statement Monday that she did not need the grand jury to determine whether Zimmerman committed a crime during the February 26 incident.

Corey said she [...]

Special prosecutor: Won’t take Trayvon Martin death to grand jury, still investigating

MIAMI (CBS4) – Florida State Attorney Angela Corey decided Monday to not use a Grand Jury in the Trayvon Martin shooting death.

The grand jury was expected to release their report on Tuesday as to whether Zimmerman should be charged in the Feb. 26th shooting. The case is now in the hands of special prosecutor Angela Corey.

Ms. Corey said from the beginning that she may not need a grand jury.

According to the [...]

Shock: Woman Poses As A Sexy Teen On Facebook, Tricks Her Husband And Learns He’s Trying To Kill Her

Angela Voelkert learned a little too much when she decided to trick her husband on Facebook.

The two are going through a messy divorce. To get some extra dirt, Voelkert set up a fake profile of a sexy teen named Jessica Studebaker and friended her husband, David.

Allegedly, David revealed to his new friend that he placed a GPS device in Angela’s car so he could find her [...]

Outrage? No Breakfast For Kids Wearing ‘Wrong Shoes’ To School

CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Public Schools is apologizing to a Chicago mother and her two young sons, ages 5 and 6, after they were denied breakfast because they came to schools wearing the wrong kind of shoes.

CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker reports.

The Nicholson brothers only grab a quick snack before heading to class because they qualify for a full free breakfast at Adam Powell Grade School. It’s something they look forward [...]

Outrage Over High School ‘Smut List’

By ANDREA DAY

Outrage Over High School ‘Smut List’: MyFoxNY.com

MYFOXNY.COM – Angela Viccaro, of Westchester County, says her 15-year-old daughter was targeted on a high school “smut list.” The girl was left shaken and ashamed.

Viccaro says that whoever posted the list is disgusting.

“Something has to be done,” Viccaro says.

Harrison High School is one of at least seven districts now dealing with an intense case of cyberbullying. [...]

Merkel Says Greece To Sell Assets, Ireland To Hike Corporate Tax Rate To Get Rate Cut Concessions

by ZH

Auntie Angela has finally snapped at the panhandlers begging for handouts, making it clear what the quid pro quo considerations are for interest rate concessions:

* MERKEL SAYS GREECE MUST SELL ASSETS IN RETURN FOR RATE CUTS
* MERKEL SAYS IRELAND MUST BACK JOINT CORPORATE TAX BASE FOR CUTS
* GERMAN LAWMAKERS CITING MERKEL AS COMMENTING IN CLOSED SESSION
[...]

Sorry if this is a re-post. Funny and sad at the same time.

“PITTSBURGH—Bank of America Corp. apologized after its local contractor entered the home of a mortgage borrower when she was away, cut off utilities, padlocked the door and confiscated her pet parrot, Luke.

Angela Iannelli, 46 years old, alleged in a lawsuit Monday that the October incident—which separated her from her 11-year-old parrot for more than a week—caused so much “emotional distress” that she needed a prescription medication for anxiety.

A Bank of [...]