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Philip Kirby says he first used heroin during a stint in a halfway house a few years ago, when he was 21 years old. He quickly formed a habit.

“You can’t really dabble in it,” he says.

Late last year, Kirby was driving with drugs and a syringe in his car when he got pulled over. He went to jail for a few months on a separate charge before entering a drug court program in Hamilton County, Ind., north of Indianapolis. But before Kirby started, he says the court pressured him to get a shot of a drug called Vivitrol.   Continue reading “To Grow Market Share, A Drugmaker Pitches Its Product To Judges”

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Americans have been waiting for a solid pay raise for years. Maybe there’s good news awaiting them as the country employs more people.

The U.S. economic recovery has gone on for eight long years, and the unemployment rate is at a low 4.4 percent. But wage gains have barely budged.

That’s got economists scratching their heads.   Continue reading “Why America’s Wages Are Barely Rising”

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Wells Fargo is back in the spotlight for another scandal. This time, for signing up 490,000 auto-loan customers for insurance they didn’t need.

This comes less than a year after the bank generated a massive public outcry for opening millions of unwanted accounts for customers.

Customers who already had car insurance say they had no idea they were being charged for this insurance from Wells Fargo. And the bank acknowledges that tens of thousands of people wound up in default, which affected people’s credit scores, and thousands had their cars repossessed.   Continue reading “Who Snatched My Car? Wells Fargo Did”

Blade-Tribune – by Kevin Reagan

FLORENCE — A grand jury has indicted a Florence man for sexually abusing children and documenting the acts through digital videos.

Anthony Caldera, 29, was indicted last week on 14 counts of sexual conduct with a minor and sexual exploitation. He allegedly abused at least two victims under the age of 15 between January 2016 and July 2017.   Continue reading “Florence man indicted for videotaping his sex abuse of children”

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Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) – A medical examination showed a 96-year-old German known as the “bookkeeper of Auschwitz” was fit to start serving his prison sentence, German prosecutors said on Wednesday, but his lawyer said a court should decide whether he was well enough.

Oskar Groening was sentenced to four years in prison in 2015 for his role in the murder of 300,000 people at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz in what was seen as one of the last major Holocaust trials.   Continue reading “German prosecutors say ‘bookkeeper of Auschwitz’ fit for prison”

The Jerusalem Post – by Herb Keinon

China steps to the plate and offers a Chinese vision to peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

China’s expressed interest in getting more actively involved in trying to solve the Israeli-Palestinian issue stems from a concern that any explosion in the Middle East could jeopardize its oil and gas supply from the region, Israel’s former ambassador to China Matan Vilna’i said on Tuesday.   Continue reading “China pushing its four-point peace plan”

Tucson.com – by Jamie Verwys

The Pima County Board of Supervisors approved on Tuesday a resolution banning sexual orientation “conversion therapy” of minors in exchange for a fee.

The 3-2 decision of the board echoes decisions in nine other states that have made conversion therapy illegal and takes the public stance that sexual identity is not a disorder or mental illness.

Continue reading “Pima supervisors ban sexual orientation conversion therapy for minors”

Tucson.com – by Caitlin Schmidt

A Tucson police officer who was arrested on charges of domestic violence last week pointed his gun at a family member during a gathering at his parents’ house, documents show.

Michael Sauber, a probationary employee who was hired in April 2016, is facing charges of domestic violence/aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct, all felonies.

Continue reading “Documents: Off-duty Tucson police officer pointed gun at family member”

Fox 10 News

PHOENIX (KSAZ) – Phoenix Police officials said a suspect involved in an armed robbery incident at a drug store is dead.

According to a statement issued Tuesday night, the incident took place at the 3400 block of W. Union Hills, and the suspect was declared dead at the scene.   Continue reading “Police: Armed customer shoots, kills armed robbery suspect”

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ABC News

German authorities have launched a six-month test of automatic facial recognition technology at a Berlin railway station, which the country’s top security official says could be used to improve security in the future.

More than 200 people volunteered to have their names and two photos stored for the project at Suedkreuz station, where three cameras film an entrance and an escalator.  Continue reading “Germany tests facial recognition technology at rail station”

Fox 10 News

PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. (KSAZ) – Officials with the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said Monday 35-year-old man who was arrested had every piece of equipment needed to make an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

According to a statement released Monday afternoon, Joshua Hendrickson was wanted for two outstanding warrants connected to drug and traffic violations, and was found at a relative’s home at the 1700 block of Sunset Point Drive in Oracle. Hendrickson was seen coming out of a shed on the property, and took off running. He was later found hiding on the property.   Continue reading “Pinal County Sheriff’s Office: Wanted man had equipment needed to make IED”

Something similar happened to my neighbor, his window wouldn’t roll down so the cop opened his door gun drawn.

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CAMPBELL, Calif. – A video showing the interaction between a Campbell police officer and two citizens during a traffic stop on Highway 101 is circulating on Facebook.

The video, filmed by the driver, is a little over nine minutes long and shows an officer pointing his gun at the passenger.    Continue reading “Video of traffic stop by Campbell police officer circulating on Facebook”

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PHOENIX (KSAZ) – Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been found guilty of criminal contempt.

Arpaio was charged with misdemeanor contempt of court for allegedly defying a judge’s 2011 order to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants.   Continue reading “Joe Arpaio found guilty of criminal contempt”

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