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In flap over S. Carolina law, old tensions and a campaign issue

In flap over S. Carolina law, old tensions and a campaign issue
By Andy Sullivan COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) - The state that fired the first shot in the Civil War is once again battling the U.S. government in a racially charged conflict that is drawing ...
Divers suspend search of capsized Italy liner

Divers suspend search of capsized Italy liner
By Steve Scherer and Gabriele Pileri GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Divers searching the capsized Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia suspended work on Wednesday after the vast wreck shifted slightly but officials said they are ...
Italy ship search suspended after hulk moves-officials

Italy ship search suspended after hulk moves-officials
GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Italian divers suspended their search of the capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia after the vessel shifted slightly on its resting place near the Tuscan island of Giglio, officials said on Wednesday. ...

Jerry Sandusky (C) leaves the Centre County Courthouse after his sentencing in his child sex abuse case in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania October 9, 2012. REUTERS/Pat Little
Judge rejects Jerry Sandusky\'s bid for new sex abuse trial
Judge rejects Jerry Sandusky's bid for new sex abuse trial
Posted : Wednesday, 30 January 2013 01:22PM

(Reuters) - Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky's bid for a new trial on child sex abuse charges was rejected by a Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday.

Judge John Cleland rejected the request in an opinion posted on the Centre County Court's website. Sandusky's attorneys had argued they had not had enough time to prepare for the trial.

(Reporting by Ian Simpson; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)

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