In Britain, ‘Stupidity’ Defense Has a Drawback
Date: 16 October 2014
By KATRIN BENNHOLD
Katrin BENNHOLD
Charles Brooks, husband of Rebekah Brooks, seeks to be reimbursed for legal costs of his defense after being acquitted from Britain's phone hacking scandal by claiming he was too 'stupid' to commit crime; is denied payment by Justice John Saunders, who rules that Brooks is not entitled to anything because of his clumsily suspicious behavior.
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Some Victims in Kunming Clash Were Burned to Death, Government Says
Date: 17 October 2014
By AUSTIN RAMZY
Austin RAMZY
The grim government report adds to the widespread shock over the death toll in the confrontation between developers and local residents in a rural area of Kunming in southern China.
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Tune In to The Times
Date: 17 October 2014
By JORDAN COHEN
Jordan COHEN
Over the past week, New York Times reporters and contributors participated in interviews regarding their coverage and other top news stories.
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Congressman Urges C.D.C. Director to Read the News
Date: 16 October 2014
By ALAN RAPPEPORT
Alan RAPPEPORT
Members of Congress suggested that the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not grasp the gravity of the Ebola crisis. Or read the news.
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