July 11, 2009

Voodo ritual suspected in theft of child's body

Detectives in Connecticut said evidence gathered at a cemetery where the body of a two-year-old girl was unearthed point to a possible voodoo ritual. Here is the story.

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July 10, 2009

Robbers victimize Hialeah cops

Some one took an unmarked car full of weapons at a restaurant in Hialeah on Friday morning. Miami Herald Staff Julie Brown has the story.

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Attackers use IP address in 16 nations

Cyber attacks that caused a wave of Web site outages in the U.S. and South Korea used 86 IP addresses in 16 countries, South Korea's spy agency said Friday. Here is the story.

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Police chief shoots officer

Oops! Here is the story.

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July 09, 2009

Wrestling midgets killed by fake hookers

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Famous Mexican wrestlers  Alberto and Alejandro Pérez Jiménez were found dead in a hotel room after prostitutes drugged and robbed them. Here is the story.

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14-year-old flees cop, crashes

Police said a teen's quick ride to get ice cream turned into a high-speed adventure. Watch this crazy video.

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Bodies dug up, graves resold at Ill. cemetery

Cook County sheriff officials said workers at a historic Chicago area cemetery appear to have dug up more than 100 graves, dumped the bodies into unmarked mass graves and resold the plots. Here is the story.

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LAPD's public database omits nearly 40% of this year's crimes

The LA Times is reporting that the map, touted as a way for residents to monitor the safety of their neighborhoods, doesn't include about 19,000 serious crimes reported in other LAPD data. Here is the story.

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July 07, 2009

Teen hacker challenges Apple

Ari Weinstein, 15, claims he only does "hacking that helps people." And he is doing so with iJailbreak, free software that allows iPhone users to install applications unapproved by Apple.

"Apple doesn't have the right to tell me what I can put on my phone," Ari told the Wallstreet Journal.

In February, Apple filed a 27-page statement to the U.S. Copyright office arguing that modifying phones violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The company also claims the modifications violate the warranty. Here is the story.

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July 04, 2009

ESPN: Gunshot to the head kills NFL player

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Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair died of a gunshot wound to the head, a source has confirmed to ESPN.com., and News Channel 5 in Nashville.

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