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Misconduct by prosecutors, cops marred manslaughter case: judge

Edit Chicago Sun-Times 20 Jun 2016
Last week, a judge agreed with Larkin, dismissing manslaughter charges and blasting LaPorte County prosecutors and detectives who investigated the 2011 shooting of Stacey Larkin for misconduct that included evidence tampering, recording a conversation between Larkin and his lawyer, and pressuring a police officer to change his testimony about an encounter with the Larkins months before Stacey Larkin’s death....

Baton Rouge woman faked 2 break-ins, then blamed ex-roommate for one, police say

Edit The Times Picayune 20 Jun 2016
— A Baton Rouge woman has been charged with two counts of filing false public records after she faked two burglaries and blamed her former roommate for the most recent one, authorities said ... ....

India outshines emerging markets in Raghuram Rajan era

Edit The Times of India 20 Jun 2016
Since Raghuram Rajan took over as RBI governor on September 4, 2013, Indian equities have been the best performer among all emerging markets ... Rajan took charge when the Indian stock market was languishing and rupee hit record lows of about 69 against the dollar ... Stay on top of business news with The Economic Times App....

Former Vanderbilt footballer convicted on rape charges

Edit The Times of India 20 Jun 2016
NASHVILLE. A jury has convicted a former Vanderbilt football player on all counts after finding that he encouraged his teammates to rape an unconscious woman he had been dating ... Four former players were all charged in the case, but only two were accused of raping and sexually assaulting the woman ... Prosecutors told jurors that he passed out condoms to the other players, recorded the rape and sent footage to friends as it was happening....

Postmen can update on the go

Edit The Hindu 20 Jun 2016
Until a few days ago, K ... Now, he just carries a smart phone to get digital signatures as acknowledgement from postal customers ... Handsets for postmen ... Venkateswarulu said. “Once the customer digitally signs on the mobile phone, the delivery details will be immediately uploaded to the central server and update all records ... T ... Bill receipts for electricity charges are also issued in the same way for the past one month,” he said ... ....

10/11: Another dam bites the dust

Edit The Times of India 20 Jun 2016
Aurangabad ... Barring Sina Kolegaon major irrigation project, remaining all 10 projects have recorded less rainfall in catchment areas so far as compared to last year ... A H Chavan, senior irrigation department official, who is in-charge of Jayakwadi dam, said, "At least couple of days of heavy showers with incessant rain are required to revive the storage of different major irrigation projects in Marathwada." ... RELATED. From around the web....

Rajan Leaving in September Drives Rupee Forwards Lower at Open

Edit Bloomberg 20 Jun 2016
Indian rupee forwards fell Monday after central bank Governor Raghuram Rajan said he will be leaving the top position when his term expires in September. One-month offshore non-deliverable rupee forwards weakened 0.3 percent to 67.65 per dollar as of 3.50 a.m ... Rajan, a former International Monetary Fund chief economist, propelled the rupee from near a record low after taking charge at the central bank in September 2013 ... LEARN MORE. ....

Millennials re-ignite long dead RV market

Edit New York Post 20 Jun 2016
Here are some of them. Special accommodations for pets and extra room for kids or friends; High-tech amenities like Wi-Fi, smartphone integration, charging stations and premium video and audio systems; Recreation storage, with room for bicycles, surf boards or kayaks ... A record 396,400 RVs will be shipped this year, up from 165,700 units in recession-hit 2009, according to estimates from the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association ... ....

Sowing awaits first monsoon showers

Edit The Times of India 20 Jun 2016
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has recorded that southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of Marathwada along with central Arabian Sea, entire Goa, some parts of south Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra, East Madhya Pradesh, southeast Uttar Pradesh, some more parts of Vidarbha, Bihar and remaining parts of North Interior Karnataka, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand....

City sky to stay cloudy, light rain likely

Edit The Times of India 20 Jun 2016
Chennai ... On Sunday, Thanjavur recorded 48mm rainfall, Parangipettai 33mm, Adirampatnam 34.8mm, Karaikal 22mm and Valparai 23.2mm. Chennai recorded a maximum temperature of 35.1 degrees Celsius, 1.6 degrees below normal but did not record any rain ... Puducherry has only recorded 1.6mm rainfall ... RELATED....

Finding Dory swims to box office record with biggest US animation opening

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 20 Jun 2016
Pixar's long-awaited Finding Nemo sequel Finding Dory has blasted its predecessor out of the water, creating a new box office record for the highest-opening of an animated feature film in US history. Finding Dory took in $US136.2 million ($183 million) across North American cinemas during its opening weekend, smashing the previous record held by 2007's Shrek the Third ($US121.6 million)....

Taiwan sets world record for highest temperature generated in wood-fired kiln

Edit Topix 20 Jun 2016
Taipei--A Taiwanese wood-fired kiln designer and owner received a Guinness World Record certificate on Sunday after setting a new world record for the "highest temperature in a wood-fired kiln." Lin Jui-hua , who owns the 44-year-old Zhu-Nan snake kiln in Miaoli County, set the record of 1,563 degrees Celsius on June 18 in a wood-fired kiln he designed and named the "Fang Hua Kiln" in 2012 ... ....

They think they've got away: How to catch a historical sex offender

Edit BBC News 20 Jun 2016
The accused has no criminal record and appears to be a clean-living and valued member of society ... In the wake of the scandal the number of historical sex offences recorded by police rose by 9% ... While the local force has said it has no record of the 39-year-old's complaint, two ongoing, separate operations by Nottinghamshire Police have provided an insight into the intricate nature of a historical sex abuse investigation....
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