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Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Trial
In Phoenix tomorrow, Sheriff Joe Arpaio will go on trial for what he calls "crime suppression" and the plaintiffs call "racial profiling."
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenIn Phoenix tomorrow, Sheriff Joe Arpaio will go on trial for what he calls "crime suppression" and the plaintiffs call "racial profiling." Will it hurt or help him in this year's campaign for a sixth term? Will it move Washington any closer to immigration reform? Also, a massive bomb hits the defense team of Syrian President Bashar al Assad, and the Greenland ice sheet -- "changing before our eyes."
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3 storiesMassive Bomb Hits Syrian President's Defense Team
A massive suicide bombing in the heart of Damascus today killed the brother-in-law of President Bashar al-Assad, his defense minister and a former defense minister.
Read the story7 minAmerica's 'Toughest Sheriff' and Federal Immigration Law
Sheriff Joe Arpaio became famous for holding detainees in tents under the blazing Arizona sun and for making inmates wear pink underwear. But it's his focus on enforcing immigration law by racially profiling Latinos that's led to a class action lawsuit scheduled to open tomorrow in a federal courtroom in Phoenix.
Read the story35 minGiant Chunk of Ice Breaks off Greenland Glacier
Yesterday, an iceberg twice the size of Manhattan broke off from Petermann Glacier, one of Greenland's largest and just the latest in a process scientists attribute to global warming. The iceberg that broke off was 46 miles square. Two years ago, the same glacier lost an area of 97 square miles.
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