"You're going to be hard-pressed to evade law enforcement (by) reading stuff on Twitter, " said Blanton, who added he has never heard of a criminal successfully using the service to escape police.

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Internet service providers would escape prosecution if they took steps to remove illegal gambling sites from their servers or blocked access to sites hosted elsewhere.

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And you can hear more on this story in Assignment: Escape from Sinai on the BBC World Service on Thursday 7 March at 0905 GMT.

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With its cozy accommodations, award-winning service and incredible price, this escape gets two thumbs up.

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The contact damaged Vautier's wing, and although Power seemed to escape major damage, his car stalled as he tried to pull away after the service stop.

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West Midlands Ambulance Service said the lorry driver, a man in his 50s, had an "amazing" escape.

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Stefan is the son of a cast-off diplomat who is sacked from the East German foreign service for a minor misdemeanour just as the Vogel family was about to be posted to New York and escape the dreariness of East Berlin.

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