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  • Home Minister Shinde in Washington India seeks access to Rana Headley

    India has sought access from the US to the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict David Headley and his accomplice Tahawwur Rana, both of undergoing sentence awarded by a Chicago court after being found guilty of terrorism charges. While there was no official word from either side on the issues discussed in particular those with reference to Headley and Rana, officials said it was prominently ...

  • Chicago officials release final list of 49 school closures

    In the face of mass opposition, the Chicago Board of Education released its final list of school closings Tuesday, announcing the closure of 49 elementary schools and one high school program this year. The city has shuttered public schools every year since 2001, but the latest round is the largest yet, and one of the biggest mass shutdown of schools in US history. Democratic Mayor Rahm ...

  • White Sox Suffer 6-2 Defeat To Red Sox

    CHICAGO (AP) -- Clay Buchholz pitched five-hit ball over seven innings to improve to 7-0, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Wednesday night to avoid a three-game ...

  • BGA 2 Investigators Ambulance Breakdowns Could Prove Deadly

    CHICAGO (CBS) – It could have been a matter of life or death last month when a city ambulance broke down while rushing a gunshot victim to a hospital for emergency care. How could that happen? Pam Zekman and the Better Government Association investigate. Last month 22-year-old De'Angelo Simmons was shot in the abdomen and collapsed in front of his home at 80th and Manistee. ...

  • Samardzija stellar but bats silent vs. Pirates

    CHC@PIT: Jones slaps an RBI single to right field PITTSBURGH -- On Opening Day, Jeff Samardzija held the Pirates to two hits over eight scoreless innings and picked up the win. Pittsburgh got that many hits in the first inning alone Wednesday, which was just enough. Garrett Jones smacked an RBI single in the first to back Francisco Liriano, who struck out nine over seven innings, and lift ...


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Salvatore Giuliano [DVD]

Salvatore Giuliano [DVD]

Franceso Rosis Salvatore Giuliano is an Italian JFK, but without Oliver Stones criticism-inducing visual and theoretical hyperbole. Unlike Stone, Rosi is a more nuanced and rigorous political filmmaker. What they have in common, though, is that they are both inter ... ...

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  • Cubs Get Shutout By Pirates 1-0

    PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Francisco Liriano continued his torrid start, scattering two hits over seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Wednesday night. Liriano (3-0) struck out nine and walked just one to remain unbeaten since making his season debut against the New York Mets two weeks ago. Mark Melancon survived a bumpy ninth inning for his first save of the season. ...

  • Parents React To Closing Of Bronzeville School

    CHICAGO (CBS) – At one of the schools ordered closed by CPS - there was quiet opposition from some parents today, and some seemed resigned to what is about to happen. CBS2's Mike Parker reports. The kids leaving classes at Overton Elementary School in the Bronzeville neighborhood hadn't heard the news. But their parents had. Overton will be closed, the 400 students enrolled ...

  • Clippers stop short of admitting Del Negro firing was made for Chris Paul MAY 22

    Clippers fired head coach Vinny Del Negro on Tuesday after yet another promising season ended in playoff defeat. The reason for Del Negro's firing is perhaps the most obvious reason of all time as well ...

  • Phegley making noise at Triple-A Charlotte

    Email CHICAGO -- The .333 average, 11 doubles, 10 homers and 28 RBIs produced by catcher Josh Phegley at Triple-A Charlotte certainly are numbers that have caught the eye of White Sox fans. Phegley, 25, also has impressed many throughout the White Sox organization. But this great start for Phegley doesn't mean he'll be with the White Sox playing every day any time in the near future. ...

  • Dunn able to swing through back pain

    Email CHICAGO -- The bad news for Adam Dunn is that the back pain knocking him from Saturday's game in Los Angeles continues to be an issue. The good news is that it's not affecting the big man's swing. "It only bothered me twice swinging and they were both on pitches that I shouldn't have even swung at," Dunn said. "So that's kind of a good punishment ...

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