Oskar Garcia

News Editor, Hawaii and the Pacific Rim, Associated Press

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@AP news editor for Hawaii, Pacific Rim. Interests include all/any news, past lives (Vegas, Omaha, CA), sports including fantasy. 808.536.5510, ogarcia@ap.org

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Federal judge rules sheriff in Phoenix systematically used racial profiling during immigration patrols. AP: ow.ly/lnMvh

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hosted.ap.org — PHOENIX (AP) -- A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. The 142-page decision by U.S.
Crazy to imagine, but @dave_reardon makes a solid point: Jerome Williams is a relevant MLB pitcher. ow.ly/lnMf3

Williams has been Angels' most reliable pitcher

staradvertiser.com — Jerome Williams has no reason to be in awe of all the big-name, high-priced players around him in the Los Angeles Angels clubhouse.After all, 10 years ago when he broke into the majors his locker
Someone posted this on @reddit with the perfect headline: "I've spotted Miggy's weakness." ow.ly/lnKPr
RT @geneapseattle: I-5 bridge collapse survivor says it was "like a roller coaster where you're not attached to the tracks." @AP:...
@alexripps Yeah it just seems like the kind of thing where you can never be 100 percent.
On Arias jury. RT @alexripps: @oskargarcia I was in a similar spot a couple years ago. It's no easier if you're a lawyer.
Arias jury foreman says jury thinks it's unfair 12 avg people who aren't lawyers had to decide on death vs. life. AP: ow.ly/lnBd8

Arias foreman: Sentencing decision unfair to jury

bigstory.ap.org — PHOENIX (AP) - The jury foreman in Jodi Arias' trial says the panel just couldn't decide whether the killing of her boyfriend was enough to merit a death a sentence.William Zervakos tells The Associated Press jurors struggled with what they called a flawed system, explaining Arias wasn't "Jeffrey Dahmer or Charles Manson."
@blasky Damn, is that place new? I've only had beer at the movies a couple times. And it's the best. @howardstutz
@howardstutz I saw Star Trek last weekend. Really enjoyed it. By Monday we'll be all caught up.
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