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NEWS ABOUT: Greyhound

Greyhound stories: 3 news summaries

US Prisons Leave Driving
to Greyhound

Convicts unescorted
in transfers; feds say there's little risk

Apr 28, 09 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal convicts regularly transfer themselves between prisons unescorted, riding public transportation without a guard in sight, WFAA-TV reports. Some 5,300 have switched prisons on their own since April 2006; 54,000 have headed to halfway houses. And in 2003-05, 77 escaped while en route. “It’s an inherent... More »

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travel • prison • convict • prison system • transportation • Bureau of Prisons • buses • Greyhound

Greyhound Bus Killer Found Mentally Ill

Man who decapitated traveler committed to mental hospital

Mar 6, 09 9:07 AM CST
(Newser) - The man who beheaded and partly cannibalized a passenger aboard a Greyhound bus last July was found not criminally responsible and will be committed to a mental institution, reports the Globe and Mail. Prosecution and defense both argued that Vince Li was tormented by voices he believed came from God... More »

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Canada • murder • decapitation • buses • Vincent Weiguang Li • Greyhound • cannibalism

OPINION




 Vote 
 Greyhound 
 for First 
 Pooch 

Loyal, cuddly and in need of a political push

Nov 8, 08 3:51 PM CST
(Newser) - So the Obamas are looking for a hypoallergenic rescue dog? Well, Jezebel has just the breed for them: Greyhound. Today known mostly as racing dogs, Greyhounds have a proud history. They were protected by law in the Middle Ages, they appear in Chaucer, Shakespeare and the Simpsons, and are the... More »

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pets • Barack Obama • animal cruelty • dog • President Obama • Greyhound • Greyhound racing

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