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U.S. Army general who admitted adultery to face sentencing
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) - A judge is expected to announce on Thursday the sentence for a U.S. Army general who admitted he mistreated a captain during an adulterous sexual affair and had inappropriate relationships with other junior female officers.
U.S. Guantanamo board to review case of 'Dirty 30' bin Laden bodyguard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A suspected Osama bin Laden bodyguard held at Guantanamo Bay military prison for 12 years is due to face a U.S. national security board on Thursday that will weigh whether he should remain jailed there.
Two workers injured in collapse at Boston construction site
BOSTON (Reuters) - Two construction workers were injured on Thursday when a crane being used to build a planned 33-story building in downtown Boston collapsed into the construction site, the city's fire department said on Twitter.
Longtime Washington power broker Robert Strauss dies at 95
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Robert Strauss, who once headed the Democratic National Committee, served as U.S. trade representative and ambassador to Moscow, and advised presidents from both parties, died in Washington on Wednesday at age 95.
Ex-Microsoft employee charged with leaking trade secrets to blogger
(Reuters) - A former employee of Microsoft Corp is facing criminal charges after he allegedly passed trade secrets to a blogger in France, U.S. court documents showed.
Toyota's $1.2 billion settlement may be model for U.S. probe into GM
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will pay a record $1.2 billion to resolve a criminal probe into safety issues, in a deal that could serve as a template for how U.S. authorities approach a similar investigation into General Motors Co.
Public, lawmakers call for NY/NJ Port Authority chair to resign
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (Reuters) - Lawmakers and members of the public on Wednesday called for the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to resign in the wake of a traffic scandal and an investigation into his law firm's relationship with the bistate agency that oversees the region's many bridges, tunnels and airports.
Martin Luther King Jr. estate moves to end ownership fight over documents
(Reuters) - The estate of Martin Luther King Jr. has moved to end a five-month dispute with U.S. singer and social activist Harry Belafonte over the ownership of documents that included an undelivered speech of the late civil rights leader.
Life sentence sought for Montana bride who pushed husband off cliff
(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for a Montana bride who killed her new husband by pushing him off a cliff at Glacier National Park during an argument and after expressing misgivings about their marriage.
Ban lifted on Arizona jail visits for Arias defense team member
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona sheriff's officials lifted a ban on Wednesday on jail visits by a key member of Jodi Arias' defense team over accusations she tried to smuggle one of the convicted murderer's drawings out of the facility, an administrator said.
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