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Ice cream tycoon Maitland Mackie reveals he named the wind turbines at his company premises after his ex-girlfriends.

BANGKOK (AP) -- A court sentenced a Thai webmaster Wednesday to an eight-month suspended sentence for not moving quickly enough to delete online comments deemed insulting to the country's royalty in a case widely seen as a test of freedom of expression in Thailand....

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- International judges sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison Wednesday, saying he was responsible for "some of the most heinous and brutal crimes recorded in human history" by arming and supporting Sierra Leone rebels in return for "blood diamonds."...

LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- International judges sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison Wednesday, saying he was responsible for "some of the most heinous and brutal crimes recorded in human history" by arming and supporting Sierra Leone rebels in return for "blood diamonds."...

Defendant consented to a search of his vehicle and cell phones were seized, and it took a long time for the government to get search warrants for the cell phones, which were evidence of a crime. The delay did not require suppression. United States v. Franklin, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73692 (N.D. Ga. April 27, 2012), adopted in part 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73714 (N.D. Ga. May 25, 2012):

For all of the reasons stated above, Mitchell [United States v. Mitchell, 565 F.3d 1347 (11th Cir. 2009)] is distinguishable from the instant case and does not provide a basis for the suppression of Boykins's cell phones.4 See United States v. Emanuel, 440 F. App'x 881, 885-86 (11th Cir. 2011) ("Because Emanuel gave his voluntary consent to the seizure and search of his computer, Mitchell is inapposite"); United States v. Stabile, 633 F.3d 219, 235 (3d Cir. 2011) (distinguishing Mitchell because the warrantless seizures in Mitchell were based on probable cause and not consent).

4 Boykins also relies heavily on United States v. Shaw, No. 1:11-cr-239-29-CAP-ECS, 2012 WL 844075 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 10, 2012), adopted by 2012 WL 843919 (N.D. Ga. Mar. 12, 2012) [here](granting defendant's motion to suppress evidence where search warrant was not obtained until three months after cell phones were seized). However, Shaw is distinguishable because the seizure in that case was based on a search incident to arrest rather than consent. To the extent that Shaw is not distinguishable, I disagree with it and choose not to follow it. [The USDJ disagrees with this footnote.]

During an interview, CNN's Wolf Blitzer calls Donald Trump 'ridiculous' for his 'doubling down' on the 'birther' issue.

Manchester United agree a deal reported to be worth an initial £12m to sign Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa from Borussia Dortmund.

John Avlon says Mitt Romney may have achieved a lot in the private sector but in his role in government as a public official he chose to bail out

James Hall | The only way to resolve the bogus national debt is to renounce the debt as illegitimate.

Gayle Lemmon: After poison attacks on schoolgirls, it must be a top priority that girls have the right to attend school, and safely.

The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track down Osama Bin Laden was jailed last week for alleged links to militants, the court judgement shows.

LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Supreme Court has endorsed the extradition of WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to Sweden, bringing the secret-spilling Internet activist a big step closer to prosecution in a Scandinavian court....

The UK must continue with spending cuts to reduce the fiscal deficit, but balance this with more infrastructure investment, says the European Commission.

Installation software for Simurgh, an anonymising proxy tool, has been compromised with a Trojan warn researchers.

British hostage Patrick Noonan, who was kidnapped in Sudan three months ago, is freed, the Foreign Office says.

Paul Joseph Watson | Global warming alarmist Redford to attend elite conference.

Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez are both making headlines, but who is the hottest mom in Hollywood?

Thousands of people turn out to see the Olympic torch leave Wales on day 12 of the relay, with runners including a pregnant woman whose baby is overdue.

The first lady of the United States is on a whirlwind publicity tour for her hefty new food and gardening book, which the White House hopes will bolster Team Obama's favorability ratings.