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Rehtaeh Parsons Wiki page, "Serial" appeal, dental crowding study, and more...

Someone is editing Rehtaeh Parsons' Wikipedia page, removing references to her alleged sexual assault -- and her father says he knows who it is...Serial brought Adnan Syed's 2000 conviction for the murder of his ex-girlfriend to international attention -- and now, 15 years after he began a life sentence, he's been granted the right to an appeal...and a new study...
Someone is editing Rehtaeh Parsons' Wikipedia page, removing references to her alleged sexual assault -- and her father says he knows who it is... Serial brought Adnan Syed's 2000 conviction for the murder of his ex-girlfriend to international attention -- and now, 15 years after he began a life sentence, he's been granted the right to an appeal...and a new study finds that the transition from hunter-gathering to agrarian lifestyles caused our teeth to grow closer together, to the relief of orthodontists everywhere.

Part One

Rehtaeh Parsons Wikipedia page
Seventeen-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons died after attempting suicide -- because someone posted photos of her alleged sexual assault online. Now, someone's editing her Wikipedia page, removing references to that assault -- and her father says he knows who's doing it.

Eve Adams crosses to Liberals
The Liberal Party welcomes the arrival of a defector -- the controversial Eve Adams -- and many in the Conservative Party seem to welcome her departure.

Part Two

Serial Appeal
if you know the name Adnan Syed, it's because you're one of millions of people who listened to the podcast Serial. That podcast has ended, but the case continues -- Mr. Syed has been granted the right to appeal his murder conviction.

Former CP conductor
Twenty-five-year-old Stephanie Katelnikoff was fired as a conductor by CP Rail after a derailment -- but she says she was running trains without enough training.

Part Three

Assisted suicide ruling: Stockwell Day
Former Conservative cabinet minister Stockwell Day blames an "activist" Supreme Court for what he considers a bad decision on assisted suicide.

Toronto Star's Shephard on Khadr
Omar Khadr wants to talk. But Corrections Canada keeps saying no. Journalist Michelle Shephard tells us about the case the Toronto Star and the CBC are making for access to Mr. Khadr.

"Dental crowding" study
A new study in the journal, P-L-O-S ONE, traces the history of malocclusion -- the technical term for dental crowding.