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North Carolina Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Inmate Release

RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Monday temporarily blocked the release of two convicted murderers sentenced to life in prison under a 1970s law, issuing an order an hour before they were to be set free. John H. Connell, the clerk of the Court of Appeals, …

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Israeli Police Arrest Mayor of West Bank Settlement

JERUSALEM – Israeli police arrested the mayor of a West Bank Jewish settlement on Wednesday after protesters blocked security forces from entering the community to enforce a construction freeze. The showdown was the most serious incident of settler unrest since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week announced the 10-month building …

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Iran Police in Fierce Clashes With Cleric Mourners

TEHRAN – Security forces clashed with opposition protesters gathered Wednesday for a memorial for Iran’s most senior dissident cleric, beating men and women and firing tear gas, reformist Web sites reported. The gathering at the main mosque in the central city of Isfahan, 200 miles southeast of Tehran, was meant …

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