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Oakland to pay legal fees in public search by cops
Oakland officers' decision to pull two men's pants down on a public street after they were stopped by police has cost the city about a million dollars.The City Council voted 7-1 in closed session on Tuesday to pay the men's lawyers, civil rights attorneys John Burris and Michael Haddad, $832,000 in legal fees, the San Francisco Chronicle reported (http://bit.ly/GCdj2k ). The money will come from city
Oakland officers' decision to pull two men's pants down on a public street after they were stopped by police has cost the city about a million dollars.The City Council voted 7-1 in closed session on Tuesday to pay the men's lawyers, civil rights attorneys John Burris and Michael Haddad, $832,000 in legal fees, the San Francisco Chronicle reported (http://bit.ly/GCdj2k ). The money will come from city
Oskar Garcia named Hawaii, Pacific Rim news editor
Oskar Garcia, a versatile reporter for The Associated Press in Las Vegas and leader in the company's use of social media as a reporting tool, has been named news editor for Hawaii and the Pacific
Cosmic effect detection may bring universe's evolution into sharper focus
The first observation of a cosmic effect theorized 40 years ago could provide a more accurate tool for understanding the forces behind the universe's formation and growth, including the enigmatic
Today in History
17, the 77th day of 2012. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick's Day.
17, the 77th day of 2012. There are 289 days left in the year. This is St. Patrick's Day.
Berkeley hires law firm for probe of police chief
Berkeley officials have hired a law firm to investigate an order by the city's police chief that sent an officer to a reporter's home after midnight to request changes in a story.
Berkeley officials have hired a law firm to investigate an order by the city's police chief that sent an officer to a reporter's home after midnight to request changes in a story.
Baby brains bring smarter computers closer to reality
Researchers are tapping the cognitive smarts of babies, toddlers and preschoolers in their bid to facilitate computers to think more like humans.
Researchers are tapping the cognitive smarts of babies, toddlers and preschoolers in their bid to facilitate computers to think more like humans.
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