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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. CNN.com Officer resigns after alleged beating of student October 8, 2009 at 9:07 pm A Dolton, Illinois, police officer assigned to a school was placed on administrative leave and later resigned after a surveillance video surfaced of him allegedly assaulting a special-needs student, officials said. Gun-toting soccer mom, husband shot dead October 8, 2009 at 7:00 pm Soccer mom Melanie Hain, who made national headlines last year by having a loaded, holstered handgun at her 5-year-old daughter's soccer game, has been found shot dead in her home along with her husband, police said Thursday. 'America's Toughest Sheriff' faces investigation October 8, 2009 at 5:27 pm Federal authorities are moving to rein in the man dubbed "America's Toughest Sheriff" after complaints that immigration raids by his deputies amounted to unconstitutional roundups of Latinos. Sheriff Joe Arpaio got his nickname because his prisoners are housed in tents and forced to wear pink underwear, and he once boasted of feeding them on less than a dollar a day. French culture minister admits sex with 'boys' October 8, 2009 at 4:56 pm French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said Thursday he will not resign over his admission in a book that he paid to have sex with "boys" in Thailand. Brooke Astor's son guilty of bilking estate October 8, 2009 at 4:55 pm A jury in Manhattan found the son of Brooke Astor and his lawyer guilty Thursday of scheming to bilk millions of dollars from the late philanthropist's estate. Dog handler appeals verdict in Abu Ghraib case October 8, 2009 at 4:49 pm He's already served the time, but lawyers Thursday argued to clear his name as onetime U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Smith appeals a conviction for the torture of detainees once held at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. You know, some words are just annoying October 8, 2009 at 4:33 pm Nearly half of Americans surveyed said they find "whatever" to be the most annoying word or phrase, according to a poll by the Marist Institute for Public Opinion. Reputed Capone hideout sold to Wisconsin bank October 8, 2009 at 2:04 pm The reputed hideout of infamous mobster Al Capone sold to Chippewa Valley Bank of Wisconsin for $2.6 million, according to CNN affiliate KBJR affiliate in Duluth, Minnesota. Nobel contenders await peace prize decision October 8, 2009 at 1:55 pm A controversial Colombian senator who has obtained the release of 16 hostages held by Marxist guerrillas is the leading candidate to receive this year's Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced Friday, said an independent research institute in Norway. Blackface 'Jackson Jive' skit shocks Connick October 8, 2009 at 12:40 pm Movie star and singer Harry Connick Jr. made waves around the world by condemning, on air, an Australian television skit featuring a group of performers who wore blackface to impersonate the late pop star Michael Jackson and his brothers. Key health care vote set for next Tuesday October 8, 2009 at 11:44 am The Senate Finance Committee will vote on its long-awaited health care bill next Tuesday, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced on the Senate floor Thursday. Obama team plans new Afghanistan strategy October 8, 2009 at 10:23 am As tensions mount over the best way forward in Afghanistan, top aides say President Obama is adamant about coming up with a new plan before deciding on troop levels. Obesity, politics, STDs flow in social networks October 8, 2009 at 10:18 am Your weight, health and happiness may be influenced by people you've never met, but who are friends of friends of friends. In a new book "Connected," Dr. Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler reveal how social networks, both online and in real life, affect your world. NASA set to crash on the moon -- twice October 8, 2009 at 10:08 am Two U.S. spacecraft are set to crash on the moon Friday. On purpose. And we're all invited to watch. Nurse accused of reusing dirty equipment October 8, 2009 at 10:05 am A Fort Lauderdale nurse has resigned and more 1,800 patients have been notified that they may have been exposed to diseases such as HIV and hepatitis, after the nurse allegedly admitted to the hospital that she used disposable IV equipment on multiple patients, a violation of safety standards. Better economy may mean more flight delays October 8, 2009 at 9:26 am Percy von Lipinski figures he flies about 100,000 miles a year. He knows he's going to see a healthy share of flight delays regardless of where he goes. 'Die quickly' congressman becomes liberal hero October 8, 2009 at 8:39 am Could a little-known freshman Democrat from a conservative-leaning Florida district be just what the doctor ordered for liberals wary of what they view as a timid president too ready to compromise on overhauling health care? Wilson GOP rock star after 'You lie' October 8, 2009 at 8:37 am In the days after Joe Wilson shouted "You lie!" at President Obama during his address to Congress last month the South Carolina congressman reached out to several of his longtime confidantes. 'Barefoot Burglar' a suspect in plane crashes October 8, 2009 at 8:28 am Who is stealing -- and crashing -- airplanes in Washington state? Police suspect 18-year-old Colton Harris-Moore, aka the "Barefoot Burglar." He eludes police by living in the woods and has a taste for the finer things in life. One detective likens him to "a feral child." His legend is growing in the Pacific Northwest, and he even has his own fan page on Facebook. Bergen: U.S.-Pakistan goals converging October 8, 2009 at 7:47 am It hasn't been too often in the past couple of years that you could write about good news from Pakistan. But if there is a silver lining to the atrocities that have plagued the country in the past several years, it is the fact that the Pakistani public, government and military are increasingly seeing the jihadist militants on their territory in a hostile light. Commentary: Fist bumps, handshakes and flu October 8, 2009 at 7:29 am The H1N1 swine flu virus is putting our most familiar gesture of greeting -- handshakes -- at risk. Four major quakes strike South Pacific October 8, 2009 at 5:49 am For the fourth time in less than 11 hours, a major earthquake rocked the South Pacific Ocean near the island nation of Vanuatu on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Suicide attack kills 12 in Kabul October 8, 2009 at 5:14 am A suicide car bomb attack near the Indian Embassy in Kabul killed seven people and wounded 60 others on Thursday, officials said. Ex-judge faces 1 less lawsuit in inmate sex case October 8, 2009 at 4:27 am Prosecutors dropped one of the 15 cases against a former Alabama judge accused of checking male inmates out of jail and forcing them to engage in sexual activity including padding, officials said. Report: Iran accuses U.S. in disappearance October 8, 2009 at 4:13 am The United States is involved in the disappearance of an Iranian researcher, Iran's state-funded media reported. Mayor seeks to 'bury the hatchet' with Conan October 8, 2009 at 1:51 am After a tiff that has lasted two weeks, the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, said Wednesday that he is in discussions with "Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien to "bury the hatchet and the feud." Use toilet before boarding, airline asks October 8, 2009 at 12:34 am To offset carbon dioxide, a Japanese airline is asking its passengers to go to the toilet before boarding. Report: Nearly 1 in 4 people is Muslim October 7, 2009 at 11:16 pm Nearly one in four people worldwide is Muslim -- and they are not necessarily where you might think, according to an extensive study that aims to map the global Muslim population. India, a majority-Hindu country, has more Muslims than any country except for Indonesia and Pakistan, and more than twice as many as Egypt. China has more Muslims than Syria. Germany has more Muslims than Lebanon.   This email was sent to laurensantoso@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.