Melissa went up to her college professor, ready to contest the grade she received in the class. “I don’t understand why my grade was so low. How did I do on my research paper? After staring at her with a blank look, the professor responded. “Actually, you didn’t turn in a research paper. You turned […]
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Man beaten and held in closet by East Cleveland police gets $22 million
(Reuters) – A jury awarded $22 million to an Ohio man who sued the city of East Cleveland and police officers after he was beaten while handcuffed and placed in a storage closet for four days, a lawyer said on Wednesday. [restrict] Arnold Black, a 48-year-old black man from Maple Heights, Ohio, sued East Cleveland […]
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After 5 days, no clues about missing boy in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — The search for a boy who disappeared after his parents left him behind in a Japanese forest as punishment pushed into a fifth day on Thursday, but with no clues to his fate. Yamato Tanooka, 7, has been missing since Saturday after his parents made him get out of their car as […]
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Chinese President stresses ‘friendly’ ties to N. Korea envoy
Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of “friendly relations” to a visiting North Korean official Wednesday, after the envoy reportedly told Chinese officials Pyongyang would continue its internationally condemned nuclear programme. Xi told top North Korean party official Ri Su-Yong in Beijing that “China places great value on the friendly cooperative relationship” with its […]