VANCOUVER, British Columbia – A former Canadian law enforcement officer who was in charge when police used an electroshock weapon on a Polish immigrant, causing his death has been given a two-year jail term for perjury during a public inquiry into the incident. Former corporal Benjamin Robinson was found guilty …
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YANGON, Myanmar – Nearly 7,000 prisoners in Myanmar, including some former military intelligence officials who had been purged by their army colleagues, have been given presidential pardons. An Information Ministry statement posted on its website said 6,966 prisoners, including 210 foreigners, will be freed from various prisons across the country …
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Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Mike Trout smacked a walk-off solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the LA Angels of Anaheim to a 7-6 win over the Houston Astros in the second installment of a four-game set. “The adrenaline rush is something special,” Trout said. Down …
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Baku, Azerbaijan (SportsNetwork.com) – Former champions Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and Serbian Bojana Jovanovski reached the final of the Baku Cup with three-set victories in the semifinals on Saturday. The second-seeded Svitolina, who won her maiden title here last year, rallied to beat 2010 French Open champ Francesca Schiavone of …
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MANAUS, Brazil – The grounds crew at the Arena da Amazonia is working hard trying to get the playing surface ready for Saturday’s World Cup match between England and Italy. Workers were painting the lines along the area surrounding one of the goals and using a cutout of a circle …
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Notre Dame, IN – South Bend, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – The ninth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish put their undefeated record on the line on Saturday afternoon, as they play host to the 14th-ranked Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Stadium. Brian Kelly’s Irish played a sloppy game last week, but still prevailed, …
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Stanford, CA – Stanford, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Top 25 action takes place in the Pac-12 this weekend, as the 13th-ranked Stanford Cardinal play host to the 14th- ranked USC Trojans. David Shaw’s Cardinal are the two-time defending conference champions and opened their season last week with a dominant 45-0 whipping …
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Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Prized incoming freshman Emmanuel Mudiay has decided to play professionally overseas instead of joining the SMU program for the upcoming 2014-15 season. Mustangs head coach Larry Brown confirmed Mudiay’s intentions on Monday, which he said were made to help support the Dallas native’s family. “Emmanuel has …
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KATHMANDU, Nepal – A court official in Nepal says a Canadian tourist with several previous child sex convictions has been sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing a minor boy. The Lalitpur district court said that Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh, 71, from the province of Nova Scotia, was also …
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BUENOS AIRES – The 10 federal policemen assigned to protect prosecutor Alberto Nisman, found dead hours before he was set to testify on allegations that President Cristina shielded Iranian spies, are being questioned about their actions the day Nisman was found dead. The policemen, along with two supervisors, have been …
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