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Google said to face new FTC antitrust probe on display ad market
Google Inc. is facing a new antitrust probe by the Federal Trade Commission into whether the company is using its leadership in the online display advertising market to illegally curb competition, people familiar with the matter said. The fresh inquiry,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Advertising, Companies and Corporations, Marketing, Consumer Goods Industries
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Former Guatemala President Alfonso Portillo extradited to U.S.
MEXICO CITY — Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited Friday from his home country to the United States, where he faces long-standing charges that he used U.S. banks to launder millions of dollars in public funds that he...
Tags: Embezzlement, Corporate Crime, Mexico, International Court or Tribunal, U.S. Embassy
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Immigrant healthcare bills stump House group
WASHINGTON -- Differences over whether immigrants should be deported for fail ing to have health insurance or pay their healthcare bills have stalled a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, who blew past a self-imposed Thursday deadline as they pressed...Tags: Deportation, Justice and Rights, Memorial Day, Health Insurance Cost, Republican Party
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Guatemalan court overturns Rios Montt conviction
MEXICO CITY -- Guatemala’s highest court late Monday overturned the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt, a verdict that had been hailed by human rights organizations but now hangs in limbo. The Constitutional Court...
Tags: Massacres, Justice and Rights, Punishment, International Court or Tribunal, Human Rights
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Immigration cases make up 40% of federal prosecutions, study says
Immigration-related offenses are now the leading type of federal prosecution, constituting more than 40% of cases compared with 22% for drug crimes, according to federal crime data. Many immigrants are now prosecuted because they try to cross the border...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Human Rights Watch, Illegal Immigrants, Immigration, Punishment
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Guatemalan court action revives questions about Rios Montt's fate
MEXICO CITY— The Guatemalan high court’s decision to overturn the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt and restart his trial has revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Litigation, International Court or Tribunal, Mexico City, Wars and Interventions
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Afghan women's rights in peril, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50% in the last year and a half, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government's need to step up efforts to protect women'...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Justice and Rights, Rape, Wars and Interventions, Pakistan
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Jailing of Afghan women for 'moral' crimes is increasing, group says
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for “moral crimes” has risen by 50% in the last 18 months, an alarming statistic that reflects the Afghan government’s need to step up efforts to protect...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Human Rights Watch, Rape, Human Rights, Sex Crimes
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Guatemala full of questions after genocide conviction annulled
MEXICO CITY — The Guatemalan high court's decision to annul the genocide conviction of former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt on Tuesday revived questions about his responsibility for the slaughter of some 1,700 ethnic Maya people. The...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Litigation, Punishment, International Court or Tribunal, Mexico City
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Witness fears video of Kern County beating may have been erased
By Paul Pringle and Richard WintonA witness to a beating by Kern County sheriff's deputies of a man who later died says she's worried that recorded segments from cellphone video of the incident may have been erased. More analysis will determine whether footage might be missing from that...Tags: Witnesses, Police Investigations, Extradition, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Arizona's limits on immigrant driver's licenses upheld
TUCSON — Young people granted immigration relief and work permits under a new Obama administration program still won't be able to obtain driver's licenses in Arizona, a federal judge has ruled. Although the decision is a win for Republican Gov....
Tags: DREAM Act, Deportation, Justice and Rights, Laws, Immigration
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International court to explore investigating Israeli flotilla raid
JERUSALEM -- The International Criminal Court will hold a preliminary inquiry to decide whether a full investigation into Israel's deadly 2010 raid on a Turkish ship will be opened, according to a court statement Tuesday. In May 2010, Israeli naval...
Tags: Human Rights Watch, International Court or Tribunal, Human Rights, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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