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Rikers guards jailed for inmate’s death

A pair of rogue Rikers Island correction officers stood silently Tuesday as they were sentenced to short jail terms for running a jailhouse operation that left a teen inmate dead.

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Sandusky jailed on new child sex abuse charges (AP)

This Nov. 5, 2011 booking photo released Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General shows former Penn State football defensive coordinator Gerald 'Jerry' Sandusky, who was arrested and arraigned Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, on new sex abuse charges brought by two new accusers. (AP Photo/Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General)AP – Ex-Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested and jailed Wednesday on new child sex abuse charges brought by two new accusers, including one who claims Sandusky molested him numerous times in a basement bedroom, according to authorities.


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Jailed China Nobel winner’s wife still silenced (AP)

In this photo taken Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, a woman walks across from a police vehicle stationed outside the apartment, center top floor, where Liu Xia, wife of jailed democracy campaigner and Novel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, is believed to be held incommunicado in Beijing, China. In the quiet, leafy neighborhood of Beijing, Liu Xia has been living in enforced isolation watched by police, without phone or Internet access and prohibited from seeing all but a few family members. Her apparent misdeed: being married to the Nobel Peace Prize winner the Chinese government calls a criminal. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP – In a quiet, leafy neighborhood of Beijing, a woman has been living in enforced isolation in her book-lined, fifth-floor apartment. Her apparent misdeed: being married to a Nobel Peace Prize winner the Chinese government calls a criminal.


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Lawyer says Iran about to free 2 jailed Americans (AP)

FILE - In this May 21, 2010 file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal are shown in Tehran, Iran. The lawyer for two Americans jailed as spies in Iran says a $1 million bail-for-freedom deal has been approved by the courts, clearing the way for the release of the men after more than two years in custody. Masoud Shafiei says he plans to go to Tehran's Evin prison later on Wednesday Sept. 21, 2011 to begin the procedures for the release of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal.  (AP Photo/Press TV, File)AP – The lawyer for two Americans jailed as spies in Iran said they will be released Wednesday after more than two years in custody following a court approval of a $1 million bail deal.


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Lawyer: Iran to release 2 jailed Americans today (AP)

FILE - In this May 21, 2010 file photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal are shown in Tehran, Iran. The lawyer for two Americans jailed as spies in Iran says a $1 million bail-for-freedom deal has been approved by the courts, clearing the way for the release of the men after more than two years in custody. Masoud Shafiei says he plans to go to Tehran's Evin prison later on Wednesday Sept. 21, 2011 to begin the procedures for the release of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal.  (AP Photo/Press TV, File)AP – Two Americans jailed as spies in Iran will be released on Wednesday, their lawyer said, after a $1 million bail-for-freedom deal was approved by the courts clearing the way for the release of the men after more than two years in custody.


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Deal to free 2 Americans jailed in Iran hits snag (AP)

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 file photo, US hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal, attend their trail in Iran. An Iranian court on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, set bail of $500,000 each for two American men arrested more than two years ago and convicted on spy-related charges, clearing the way for their release a year after a similar bail-for-freedom arrangement for the third member of the group, their defense attorney said. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)AP – A bail-for-freedom deal for two Americans jailed as spies in Iran hit a snag Sunday because a judge whose signature is needed on the bail papers was on vacation, the prisoners’ lawyer said, dashing hopes for their immediate release.


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Glimmer of hope: Iran may release jailed American hikers, says foreign minister

Iran’s foreign minister said on Saturday that two Americans jailed for spying may be released. His comments came as international pressure mounted to secure a bail-for-freedom deal for the pair who were detained along the Iran-Iraq border in 2009.

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