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DETROIT – The man who police say shot and killed rapper Proof in a nightclub shootout acted lawfully in defense of another man, the county prosecutor said Tuesday. But Mario Etheridge still will have to face weapons charges in the April 11 incident in which Etheridge’s 35-year-old cousin Keith Bender …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – In a crackdown on suspected illegal file sharing, police raided 10 locations in central Sweden and shut down a popular site called The Pirate Bay. Three people were detained for questioning. Three Swedes, ages 22, 24 and 28, were suspected of violating copyright laws but had not …

WASHINGTON – A congressman under investigation for bribery was caught on videotape accepting $100,000 in $100 bills from an FBI informant whose conversations with the lawmaker also were recorded, according to a court document released Sunday. Agents later found the cash hidden in his freezer. At one audiotaped meeting, Rep. …