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Michigan-Shirvell-Defamation

A federal court jury in Detroit has awarded a $4.5 million judgment to an openly gay University of Michigan student body president in his suit against a former Michigan assistant attorney general who had written disparagingly about him on the Internet, the student's lawyer said.

Georgia-Student-Newspaper (will update)

After the resignation of its top editors was followed by an emphatic blitz of support from alumni and others, the board of directors at the University of Georgia's student newspaper vowed Friday to reverse course and give students -- and not a person they'd hired --have final say on the publication's editorial decisions, its former editor-in-chief said.

White-House-Education-Report (embargoed till 6 a.m. Saturday)

Budget cuts are forcing schools across the county to scale back on staff, resulting in larger class sizes and fewer school days, according to a new report on education.

POL-Ryan-Tax-Returns

Tax documents released Friday by Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan had an income tax bill in 2011 of approximately 20% of his income, and owed approximately 16% in 2010.

Yemeni-Militants-Egypt

Ten Yemeni militants infiltrated Egyptian soil two months before the Rafah attack that left 16 solider killed, a security official said.

Syria-Unrest (will update)

An Algerian diplomat has been appointed to replace Kofi Annan as the special U.N. and Arab League envoy to Syria.

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Syria-Unrest

An Algerian diplomat has been appointed to replace Kofi Annan as the special U.N. and Arab League envoy to Syria.

US-Syrian-opposition-no-fly-zone

Members of the Syrian opposition support international armed intervention in their country, including establishing a no-fly zone, humanitarian corridors and training Free Syrian Army fighters, but they do not support having an international presence on the ground, according to a new survey.

South-Africa-Mine-Violence

The headlines Friday in South Africa spoke of a bloodbath, of war. The morning after carnage at a platinum mine, South Africans grappled with shock, memories of an ugly era resurrected in their minds. The word apartheid surfaced again as people debated the need for such police force. The police, meanwhile, explained themselves at a news conference, giving reporters the grim toll: 34 mine workers killed, 78 others wounded, 259 arrested on various charges, including malicious damage to property, armed robbery, illegal gathering and possession of weapons. That according to Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega. She said police "were forced to utilize maximum force to defend themselves."

UK-Assange-International-Law

When we think about asylum, the picture that most people draw in their heads is of some persecuted person crossing a border to a safe country and pleading his or her case. Mexican journalists who have walked across international bridges into the United States, fearing drug cartel reprisals, come to mind. Or the Cuban athletes who during tournaments abroad decide to defect, and ask for asylum. This is the traditional, and most common way, to request asylum. But as the latest twist in the Julian Assange case shows, there are rare times when asylum is granted to someone who has yet to reach their safe haven.

Russia-Pussy-Riot-Trial