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Mistrial in case of US military contractor accused of Abu Ghraib abuse
Eight-member civil jury unable to reach verdict on whether Caci conspired with US soldiers to abuse detainees in Iraqi prison
The trial of a US military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees in Iraq two decades ago, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, collapsed on Thursday when an eight-person civil jury in Virginia failed to return a verdict.
Caci Premier Technology, a private company contracted by the US government to provide civilian interrogators at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 and 2004, had been accused of conspiring with US soldiers to physically and mentally assault those held with the intention of “softening them up” for questioning.
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FIFA urges leagues to punish racist abuse offences
FIFA will urge all 211 national federations to mandate racist abuse in footall as a disciplinary offense.ESPN - Sports -
IDF posting abuse footage despite pledge to act
Images shared online include Palestinian detainees draped in the Israeli flag and held in stress positions.BBC News - Top stories -
US soldier pleads guilty in theft case: Russian media
An American solider imprisoned in Russia on charges of stealing from his girlfriend in the country pleaded guilty to theft, Russian media reported. The soldier, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, was arrested in Vladivostok, Russia, May 2 and placed in ...The Hill - Politics - Russia -
US military says the first truckloads of aid have been driven across a newly built US pier into the war-torn Gaza Strip
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FIFA urges soccer bodies to mandate racism as an offense. Players to flag abuse with crossed hands
FIFA will urge all 211 national federations to make racist abuse a disciplinary offenseABC News - Sports -
FIFA proposal on racism urges all 211 federations to mandate abuse as a disciplinary offense
FIFA proposal on racism urges all 211 federations to mandate abuse as a disciplinary offenseABC News - Sports -
Israel's Eurovision team accuse rivals of 'hatred'
Its national broadcaster says it faced hostility simply because "we are Israelis and we were there".BBC News - Top stories - Israel -
Stuart Harrow Wins the Unlikeliest of Supreme Court Cases
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Consumer bureau case divides SCOTUS conservatives
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Man accused of shooting Slovak leader had "political motivation," official says
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt Wednesday.CBS News - World
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