Police set to release videotape of officers shooting California man

EL CAJON, Calif. (Reuters) - A videotape of police shooting an unarmed black man dead behind a taco stand in El Cajon, California, will be made public, authorities said on Friday.

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California toughens sex assault laws after Stanford case

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Friday signed legislation to broaden the state's legal definition of rape to include other forms of sexual assault and mandate prison for the rape of an unconscious victim, following a furor over a Stanford University sexual assault case.

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Ex-Morgan Stanley broker gets three years prison in insider trading ring

(Reuters) - A former Morgan Stanley stockbroker who participated in a $5.6 million insider trading ring involving stock tips passed on napkins and Post-it notes in New York's Grand Central Terminal was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday, federal prosecutors said.

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College Board says upcoming SATs won't contain questions exposed in breach

NEW YORK/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - For the first time since a massive security breach exposed about 400 unpublished questions meant for upcoming SAT tests, the College Board will administer the important college entrance exam this weekend.

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Turkish gold trader loses bid to recuse U.S. judge

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected a request to recuse himself from overseeing the case of a Turkish gold trader accused of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran, calling it untimely and without merit.

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One dead in Columbus, Ohio, police shooting

(Reuters) - Columbus, Ohio, police fatally shot a person on Friday while tactical officers were serving a search warrant, a police spokeswoman said.

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Connecticut police plead for end to paintball gun battles

(Reuters) - Police in New Haven, Connecticut, on Friday pleaded for an end to a spate of battles with paintball and BB guns on city streets in broad daylight, warning they had received more than a dozen 911 calls from residents who believed the weapons were real.

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Alabama Chief Justice suspended over gay marriage stance: court

(Reuters) - The chief justice of Alabama's Supreme Court was suspended from office on Friday for a second time after being found guilty of violating judicial ethics by defying federal court rulings on same-sex marriage, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary ruled.

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Costco should pay $5.5 million for selling fake Tiffany rings: U.S. jury

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp should hand over $5.5 million to compensate Tiffany & Co for selling counterfeit Tiffany diamond engagement rings, a federal jury said on Thursday.

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Tulsa officer pleads not guilty to manslaughter in shooting death

TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) - A white police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed black man pleaded not guilty on Friday in court in Tulsa, Oklahoma, according to her attorney's office.

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Matthew strengthens to a major hurricane: NHC

(Reuters) - Hurricane Matthew has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale while moving west- southwestward over the Caribbean Sea, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Friday.

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Flooding shuts Mississippi River lock in southern Iowa-Army Corps

(Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers closed a Mississippi River lock on Friday morning due to high water and is likely to shutter another over the weekend, halting grain barge movement on the key shipping waterway as the Midwest harvest is gaining pace.

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Teen suspect in South Carolina schoolyard shooting due in court

(Reuters) - A South Carolina judge will decide on Friday whether a teenage boy suspected of killing his father and wounding two boys and a teacher at an elementary school should remain in jail.

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