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Toronto council strips Mayor Rob Ford of some powers

Toronto’s City Council voted overwhelmingly Friday to strip Mayor Rob Ford of some of his powers, trying to box in the brash leader who has rebuffed huge pressure to resign over his drinking and drug habits and erratic behavior.

 
Charges filed against homeowner in deadly porch shooting

Prosecutors on Friday charged a suburban Detroit homeowner with second-degree murder in the death of a 19-year-old woman who was shot in the face on his porch.

‘Instinct’ led to deadly push off cliff, newlywed testifies

A Montana woman charged with shoving her new husband off a cliff to his death in Glacier National Park testified Friday that she instinctively pushed him away when he grabbed her arm during an argument.

Chinese leaders look to changing 1-child policy, getting rid of labor camps

China’s leaders announced on Friday the first significant easing of the country’s one-child policy in nearly 30 years and moved to abolish an often-abused labor camp system, while vowing some of the most ambitious economic reforms in recent Chinese history.

State Department admits offering $10 million in rewards for Benghazi attackers

The State Department said Friday that it has been quietly offering rewards since January of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of any person involved in last year’s attack on a US diplomatic compound in Libya.

 
Blind man, guide dog kicked off plane, passengers protest

A dispute involving a blind man, his guide dog and an airline crew led to the cancellation of a flight from Philadelphia to New York, leaving upset passengers to be sent by bus to their destination.