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The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the California budget deal announced last night calls for cutting the prison population by 27,000 inmates. The go, which is projected to save $1.2 billion during the current fiscal year, would let some inmates end their sentences at home, reduce parole supervision for the least serious offenders and make incentives for inmates to complete rehabilitation programs. The paper clarifies: The plot would grant authority to state corrections officials…

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AFP – The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century cast a shadow over much of Asia on Wednesday, plunging hundreds of millions into darkness across the giant land masses of India and China.

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Reuters – The United States will consult regional players on Wednesday about giving North Korea a choice between tighter sanctions if it pursues its nuclear program and wider incentives if it abandons them, U.S. officials said.

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