TOLEDO, Ohio – Police helped the Catholic Diocese of Toledo (search) cover up sex abuse allegations for several decades, refusing to investigate or arrest priests suspected of molesting children, a newspaper reported Sunday. The (Toledo) Blade, relying on interviews with former officers and a review of court and diocese records, …
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11 January
NAACP: Businesses Short on Diversity
MILWAUKEE – Corporations operating in America seem to be stagnating when it comes to improving racial diversity, the NAACP said Monday as it released report cards that measured 55 companies on their efforts. Most companies’ rankings were virtually the same as last year, an indication that some businesses are not …
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11 January
UPS to Offer Express Service in China
ATLANTA – United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) has expanded its operations in China, announcing it will offer express package service across much of the country by September, officials said. The Atlanta-based company said it is the first and only foreign company to own its operations in the communist nation and …
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10 January
Two Dozen Free Book Winners!
Dear Friends, Earlier this year (in my Feb. 7 and Feb. 14 columns) I wrote about the need to periodically review and re-balance the investments you own. I walked you through the free tools available at http://www.morningstar.com and invited you to write to explain why you felt you should receive …
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10 January
Video Shows Man, Toddler During Gunfight
LOS ANGELES – Police released security camera footage Thursday that showed a man holding his toddler daughter and a gun before he and the girl were shot to death during a gun battle with officers. The film footage, along with still photos of cocaine and a nearly empty tequila bottle, …
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10 January
Falwell Cleared by FEC in Election Complaint
RICHMOND, Va. – The Federal Election Commission has dismissed a complaint against the Rev. Jerry Falwell (search) that said he broke federal election law by urging followers last summer to re-elect President Bush. Falwell’s lawyer, Mathew D. Staver, said in a news release Monday that the FEC (search) notified him …
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10 January
Roller Coaster Cars Collide at Disneyland
ANAHEIM, Calif. – One train rear-ended another on the “California Screamin”‘ roller coaster at Disney’s California Adventure (search) theme park Friday night, slightly injuring 15 people, authorities said. Most of the victims had minor neck and back injuries, Anaheim city spokesman John Nicoletti said. “At this point we don’t have …
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10 January
Brooke Burke and Husband Split
NEW YORK – TV personality Brooke Burke (search) and her husband, Garth Fisher (search), have called it quits. The co-host of CBS’s “Rock Star: INXS” (search) and Fisher announced their separation in a statement issued to People magazine Wednesday. The couple, who have been married since 2001, have two children. …
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10 January
Brazil Mourns Shooting Victim
GONZAGA, Brazil – Thousands of mourners packed the Roman Catholic (search) church in this small farming community Friday, quietly filing by the casket of the Brazilian shot and killed by London police after being mistaken for a suicide bomber. After a funeral Mass, Jean-Charles de Menezes (search) was to be …
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10 January
Court Orders Sale of Unabomber's Writings
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal appeals court Thursday ordered the government to sell Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski’s (search) writings and other materials seized in 1996 from his Montana cabin, and use the proceeds to compensate his victims. Kaczynski, who pleaded guilty in 1998 to a nearly 20-year bombing spree that killed …
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