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Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 12:29 AM PDT

Before arrest, Hernandez no stranger to violence 
Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 12:29 AM PDT
FILE - In this June 26, 2013, file photo, Aaron Hernandez, left, stands with his attorney, Michael Fee, right, during arraignment in Attleboro District Court in Attleboro, Mass. Since Hernandez was arrested last week in the shooting death of a friend whose body was found a mile away from his home, a portrait has emerged of a man whose life away from the field included frequent connections with police-related incidents that started as long ago as his freshman year at the University of Florida. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mike George, Pool)BOSTON (AP) — When Aaron Hernandez first went before a judge to face a murder charge, a defense attorney said the former New England Patriots tight end had never been accused of a violent crime. But Hernandez is apparently no stranger to violence.
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Russian mayor arrested for suspected corruption 
Wednesday, Jul 03, 2013 12:23 AM PDT
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities are investigating the only opposition mayor of a major city for allegedly soliciting bribes.
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Japan's Olympus execs found guilty in loss coverup 
Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 11:14 PM PDT
A Tokyo court has convicted Olympus Corp.'s former president and two executives for covering up massive investment losses at the Japanese camera and medical equipment company. The Tokyo District Court ...
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Before arrest, Hernandez had brushes with violence 
Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 08:49 PM PDT
FILE - In this June 26, 2013, file photo, Aaron Hernandez, left, stands with his attorney, Michael Fee, right, during arraignment in Attleboro District Court in Attleboro, Mass. Since Hernandez was arrested last week in the shooting death of a friend whose body was found a mile away from his home, a portrait has emerged of a man whose life away from the field included frequent connections with police-related incidents that started as long ago as his freshman year at the University of Florida. (AP Photo/The Sun Chronicle, Mike George, Pool)BOSTON (AP) — When Aaron Hernandez first went before a judge to face a murder charge, a defense attorney said the former New England Patriots tight end had never been accused of a violent crime. But Hernandez is apparently no stranger to violence.
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Milton Bradley sentenced in abuse case 
Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 03:56 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Milton Bradley was sentenced Tuesday to more than 2 ½ years in jail for abusing and threatening his estranged wife.
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Fugitive Snowden's options narrow as asylum requests spurned 
Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 01:34 PM PDT
A general view shows the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry of Russia in MoscowBy Alissa de Carbonnel and Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW (Reuters) - Countries in Latin America, Asia and Europe spurned asylum requests by Edward Snowden on Tuesday, despite a call by Venezuela for the world to protect the former U.S. spy agency contractor wanted by Washington for espionage. Snowden, who revealed secret U.S. electronic surveillance programs, has applied for political asylum in more than a dozen countries in his search for safety from prosecution in the United States. ...
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Hitchhiker sentenced in Montana shooting hoax 
Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 11:43 AM PDT
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A hitchhiker who falsely claimed to be the victim of a drive-by shooting received a four-year deferred sentence and was ordered to pay more than $7,500 in fines and restitution by a Montana judge, authorities said Tuesday.
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Nanny cam home invasion suspect pleads not guilty 
Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 11:30 AM PDT
Shawn Custis appears in front of Judge Peter Vazquez for his arraignment at Essex County Superior Court, Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in Newark, N.J. Custis, 42, was arrested in connection with a violent home invasion on June 21, that left a mother beaten in an attack that was captured by nanny cam. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, Pool)NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A man charged with brutally attacking a New Jersey woman as she watched cartoons with her 3-year-old — a beating captured on a hidden camera — pleaded not guilty to multiple charges Tuesday.
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Defense: Ice cream photo taken before testimony 
Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 11:20 AM PDT
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a judge in the George Zimmerman trial to conduct an inquiry into an Instagram photo of a defense attorney eating ice cream with his daughters, but the lawyer said Tuesday that it was unrelated to testimony in the case.
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Prosecutors want inquiry into ice cream photo 
Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 10:13 AM PDT
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors have asked a judge in the George Zimmerman trial to conduct an inquiry into an Instagram photo that was posted by the daughter of a defense attorney.
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Judge enters not guilty plea for Fort Hood suspect 
Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 10:08 AM PDT
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage that left 13 dead. Hasan will enter a plea Tuesday, July 2, 2013, just a week before jury selection begins in his court-martial. He is expected to plead not guilty. (AP Photo/Bell County Sheriff's Department, File)FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A military judge has entered a not-guilty plea for the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage.
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CEO of Calif. firm sentenced in Ponzi scheme 
Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 09:16 AM PDT
The CEO of an California-based mortgage services firm has been sentenced to over three years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than $6.7 million from more than two dozen investors. ...
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Financial adviser sentenced for investment fraud 
Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 07:36 AM PDT
A New Jersey-based financial adviser who operated a scheme that defrauded investors out of $9.8 million has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Acting State Attorney General John Hoffman says Maxwell ...
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Russian tycoon sentenced to community service 
Tuesday, Jul 02, 2013 06:43 AM PDT
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian tycoon who financed a newspaper critical of the Kremlin was found guilty Tuesday of assault for punching a talk show guest and sentenced to 150 hours of community service.
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