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Calif. court weighs in on retiree health benefits

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The California Supreme Court declined to give local governments carte blanche to hike health premiums for retired workers, saying on Monday that retirees could have a right to such benefits in some circumstances.
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Philippine ex-president Arroyo arrested in hospital

Philippine Ex-President Arroyo Arrested in Hospital

Former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was arrested on Friday for electoral fraud, which carries a life sentence, at a Manila hospital, preventing her departure from the country to seek medical treatment.
Hugues-Denver Akassy

Homeless Womanizer Sentenced to 20 Years

The man known as the Riverside Rapist has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. A self-proclaimed womanizer, the homeless Hugues-Denver Akassy had told his victims he was an international journalist before he raped them.
Supporters of California's Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage protest outside the California Supreme Court in San Francisco, California before a hearing on the initiative September 6, 2011.

Gay marriage case back into high gear

California's Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for supporters of the state's same-sex marriage ban to defend it in federal court, a crucial ruling that allows the pitched battle to decide if gay marriage is a U.S. right to go forward.
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Zuccotti Park Empty, Occupy Wall Street Regroups

On Tuesday night, after a N.Y. State Supreme Court judge ruled that the tents that had sheltered the Occupy Wall Street movement could no longer remain in Zuccotti Park, defiant protesters streamed back into a park - the site of a predawn police raid. By Wednesday morning, the park's occupants had dwindled to a couple dozen people drinking coffee.
Oba Chandler

Oba Chandler Execution: An End to a 22-Year-old Case [VIDEO]

Oba Chandler, a Florida man convicted of killing a mother and her two daughters in 1989, was executed on Wednesday by lethal injection. Chandler, 65, was pronounced dead at 4:25 p.m. at the state prison in Starke, the final chapter of the 22-year-old case.
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Occupy Wall Street Showdown with NYPD at Zuccotti Cools as Night Falls

A high-tension standoff between the protesters and police dragged on for hours, leading to arrests and violence against protesters. Cops tried to keep sidewalks around Zuccotti clear and the park itself was filled with dozens of police officers as well. At its peak, the showdown was between thousands of protesters and hundreds of police officers, many of whom were in riot gear.

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