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March 27, 2015
Italy’s top court acquits Amanda Knox of murder
Italy\’s top court on Friday annulled the conviction of American Amanda Knox for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher and, in a surprise verdict, acquitted her of the charge.
Woman arrested for sexual abuse of teenagers at a bar mitzvah
A 32-year-old woman was arrested for alleged sex crimes at a bar mitzvah in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Jury rules gender not reason Silicon Valley executive not promoted
A California jury decided that gender was not the reason venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers did not promote former partner Ellen Pao, and that Pao was not substantially harmed because of Kleiner\’s decisions.
New restrictions on L.A. residential development
Los Angeles City Council has approved temporary restrictions on the alteration or development of homes in areas where residents have expressed frustration with home builders demolishing existing houses and replacing them with much larger structures that neighbors believe are at odds with the character of the neighborhood.
Following grave desecration, Tunisian president vows to defend Jews
In the wake of the desecration of a Jewish sage’s grave, Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi promised a European rabbinical body he would protect his country’s Jews.\n
Holocaust survivors to restore Polish Torah scroll
Holocaust commemoration activists invited survivors in Britain to help restore a Holocaust Torah scroll.\n
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