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Walmart's Mexican Bribery Scandal Shouldn't Be All That Surprising

As if Walmart wasn't already having a rough day in the media, The New York Times just published a devastating piece on the company's alleged habit of paying off Mexican officials to get what it...

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What It's Like To Play One Of Adam Lanza's Favorite Video Games

In the wake of the horrific, tragic shootings at Sandy Hook school last week, some people have suggested that our culture of super-violent video games are at least partially to blame.The Sandy Hook...

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'Female Barack Obama' Could Be The Next Supreme Court Justice

Which Supreme Court justice will step down next?Most experts believe it will be 79-year-old Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a Clinton appointee and the court's oldest member, according to Bloomberg Law.The most...

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Street.com Execs Settle With The SEC Over Fraud Allegations

Executives at TheStreet.com allegedly committed accounting fraud and misstated operating income to investors, according to a complaint from the SEC.Gregg Alwine, David Barnett and Eric Ashman have...

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Everything You Need To Know About The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban

In 1994, Congress passed a law that banned many semiautomatic rifles. That ban expired in 2004, however, amid partisan gridlock and lobbying from the NRA.As Congress considers new proposals in the wake...

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How The NRA Became The Most Powerful Special Interest In Washington

The National Rifle Association is considered one of the most powerful lobbies in Washington. The way it operates — including how it recruits and maintains an active membership — have given it outsize...

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A Murder-Suicide In Colorado Left Four Dead Today

LONGMONT, Colo. — A man shot three people before turning the gun on himself in this rural area northwest of Denver early Tuesday morning, investigators say.A 911 operator received a call at about 4...

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Two Inmates Broke Out Of Chicago's Highrise Prison Using A Rope Made Of...

Two convicted bank robbers broke out of their cell on the 17th floor of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in downtown Chicago using a rope made of bedsheets, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.Joseph...

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Here Are All The Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories About The Newtown Shooting

As with every tragedy that takes place in America these days, it didn't take long for "truthers," racists, and other fringe people to concoct conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook massacre — myths...

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6th-Grader Brought Handgun To School, Said His Parents Told Him To Carry It...

A 6th grade student brought a handgun to his elementary school, but thankfully, the gun was unloaded and nobody was hurt, FOX 13 reported.The 11-year-old boy pulled the .22 caliber pistol out of his...

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A Man Was Just Struck By A NYC Subway At 23rd Street

Update: Gothamist is reporting that the man, a white male in his 40s, jumped in front of the train, and that he is likely to die from his injuries.As of 4:45, service on the uptown 6 train is running...

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Steven Tyler Blasts Former Manager In $8M Suit For Being Rude And 'Verbally...

In October, Steven Tyler was the subject of an $8 million lawsuit — that never revealed him by name — in which his former management company was suing his current lawyer over a botched "American Idol"...

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The NRA Has Finally Broken Its Silence On Sandy Hook, And Is Holding A Big...

The National Rifle Association, the country's biggest pro-gun lobbying group, broke its silence Tuesday, issuing a statement on the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. The organization has been...

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Subscribe To 'Law & Order Select' For News On The Biggest Trials, Cases And...

Get caught up on the latest mobile news with Law & Order Select, a twice a week email newsletter that covers everything you need to know about the big cases and crimes, both home and abroad.Signing...

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These Are The Worst Errors Reported After The Sandy Hook Massacre

After news of a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School broke early Dec. 14, media outlets rushed to be the first with new details. In the process, a number of inaccurate news reports emerged,...

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The NRA Doesn't Know When To Keep Its Mouth Shut

While the National Rifle Association went silent over social media following the Sandy Hook school massacre last week,  the organization continued to broadcast over its Internet station NRA News, Dylan...

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Huge UK Scandal That Cost Top Politician His Job Linked To Police Conspiracy

In a year full of strange British scandals, one stood out as being the strangest — and there's now evidence that the scandal could be a police conspiracy.Here's how we wrote about #Plebgate,...

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Why Harry Reid Might Be The Most Important Voice In The Gun Control Debate

One of the most important voices in any upcoming gun control debate might have tipped his hand on the Senate floor Monday with two words.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) promised "a thoughtful...

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UBS Pays A Whopping $1.5 Billion Fine For Trying To Rig Rates

Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- UBS AG’s $1.5 billion penalty for trying to rig interbank rates brings total fines for Europe’s largest banks to at least $6.1 billion, or about a quarter of their estimated...

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A Law Firm Hired Two Country Superstars For The Most Lavish Holiday Party Ever

This law firm's holiday party really beats all others.Texas-based Lanier Law hosted country superstars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill at its 20th annual invitation-only Christmas party this month, Chron.com...

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