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The head of Britain's Olympic talent factory believes the team could win more medals in 2016 than at this summer's Games.

In what is a footnote to the GPS case, Jones’s claim previously barred by Heck can conceivably be resurrected by F.R.C.P. 60(b)(5), not by mandamus, but qualified immunity may be a problem [it will]. In re Jones, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 4575 (D.C. Cir. March 6, 2012)*:

Two years after the district court dismissed Jones’ civil case¸ this Court reversed Jones’ conviction. See United States v. Maynard, 615 F.3d 544 (D.C. Cir. 2010). The Supreme Court recently affirmed that ruling. See United States v. Jones, 132 S. Ct. 945 (2012). Because Jones can now show that the dismissal of his civil suit was “based on an earlier judgment that has been reversed or vacated,” he might consider filing a motion in district court under Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(b)(5). See Robinson v. Connell, No. 9:05-CV-1428 (GLS/ATB), 2010 WL 6268444, at *2 (N.D.N.Y. Sept. 8, 2010) (magistrate report and recommendation) (Second Circuit remanded civil claim, which had been dismissed under Heck, to district court to consider motion under Rue 60(b)(5) after criminal sentence was allegedly vacated), on remand from No. 08-1992-pr (2d Cir. Aug. 25, 2009). In the alternative, Jones might consider re-filing his complaint. Although Jones expresses concern that re-filing might raise “statute of limitations issues,” Pet. Br. 13–14 n.3, the Supreme Court has implied that, even if Jones’ claims had accrued before the district court dismissed them under Heck, the statutes of limitations should be tolled as long as the bar of Heck prevented Jones’ suit from going forward. See Wallace v. Kato, 549 U.S. 384, 395 n.4 (2007) (“Had petitioner filed suit upon his arrest and had his suit then been dismissed under Heck, the statute of limitations, absent tolling, would have run by the time he obtained reversal of his conviction. If under those circumstances he were not allowed to refile his suit, Heck would produce immunity from § 1983 liability, a result surely not intended.”).

Plaintiff’s claims for the wrongful towing of his car after his arrest were shown to be Heck barred. Dismissals for Heck bars are without prejudice. Rowell v. Ewing Bros. Towing Co., 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 4625 (9th Cir. March 6, 2012) (unpublished).*

A high-ranking Nigerian customs officer has been shot dead by gunmen thought to be from the militant Islamist sect Boko Haram, police say.

The body of a dead whale washed up on a beach in Skegness on Saturday has been removed.

Facebook was inaccessible for many users across Europe for about two hours on Wednesday morning due to "technical difficulties".

Leaders of the Palestinian Islamist movement, Hamas, say they will not help Iran militarily in any conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- More scientists are getting closer in the search for the "God particle" of physics that would help explain the fundamentals of the universe, but they haven't found it yet....

Tuesday night was super to some degree for every Republican presidential candidate except Rep. Ron Paul of Texas.

Former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Sir George Mathewson says plans to break up the bank are "totally inappropriate".

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The former commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Lord Blair, has told the Leveson Inquiry he does not recollect discussing the donation of a police horse to Rebekah Brooks.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The No. 2 House Republican says Mitt Romney, despite some setbacks, will emerge from the GOP presidential nominating fight as the party's standard-bearer against President Barack Obama....

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The No. 2 House Republican says Mitt Romney, despite some setbacks, will emerge from the GOP presidential nominating fight as the party's standard-bearer against President Barack Obama....

At least 10 people have been killed in co-ordinated car bomb and suicide bomb attacks in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar, police say.

Anders Behring Breivik, accused of killing of 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage in Norway last summer, was formally charged Wednesday with committing acts of terror and voluntary homicide, prosecutors said.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- "Shoulder to shoulder" is the mantra of the NATO-Afghan military partnership. Now, after Afghan soldiers and police turned their guns on their foreign partners during outrage over the Quran burnings, even Western advisers - not just combat troops - are looking over their shoulders....

What's the story behind one of Disney composer Robert Sherman's most famous co-creations, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?

Defendant’s stop was justified for reasonable suspicion, and that is all the standard is; not proof beyond a reasonable doubt. United States v. Turrentine, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28511 (W.D. Okla. March 5, 2012)*:

While the defendant's evidence might well be sufficient to raise a reasonable doubt as to whether defendant committed the traffic violation, that is not the standard here. For present purposes, the question is whether the government has established by a preponderance of the evidence that the violation occurred, hence justifying the trooper's action. The court concludes it has. Trooper Painter testified that he observed the violation and the court found his testimony to be generally credible. Defendant's suggestion that the trooper's smile shown on the video is inconsistent with observing a traffic violation is speculative and ultimately unpersuasive.

Changing information from the CI served to enhance his credibility. The CI was believable and supported the stop, as did only the information that the police knew. United States v. Pete, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 4501 (3d Cir. March 5, 2012) (unpublished).*

MOSCOW (AP) -- Authorities in Moscow on Wednesday gave permission for another major protest rally this weekend, but one of the organizers warned that the turnout may be smaller than the huge throngs that came to previous demonstrations....

A painting by 17th Century Baroque artist Giovanni Barbieri, best known as Guercino, is to remain the UK.