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Air Force Staffer In Charge of Preventing Sexual Assault Arrested for Same, School Vouchers Knocked Down in Louisiana, Print Your Own Invisibility Cloak: P.M. Links

J.D. Tuccille | 5.7.2013 4:30 PM

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    The head of the Air Force's sexual assault prevention program has been arrested for … sexual assault.

  • Louisiana's school voucher program is unconstitutional, says the state's Supreme Court. School funds must go to government's schools, say the justices.
  • One Chicago police officer accidentally shot another police officer in the leg while attempting to shoot a dog. The officer is reportedly in "good condition," though there's no word on the fate of the dog.
  • Federal, state, and local government agencies are among the worst toll dodgers in the Bay Area. We're sure they'll get right on that.
  • Russia's human rights record is at its worst level since the Soviet era, says Human Rights Watch.
  • Bangladeshi opposition parties have called for yet more street demonstrations after violent weekend protests left scores dead.
  • Three women kidnapped in Cleveland and held for a decade have been returned to their families after one attracted the attention of a neighbor. Coming to an episode of Criminal Minds in 3 … 2 … 1 …
  • 3D printers may soon allow home hobbyists to make their own … invisibility cloaks? Yeah, really.

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