The irony is that King, an unemployed construction worker at the time of the beating, had become prominent of late by making the talk-show circuit with the release of his memoir The Riot Within.

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In both cases, the affected batteries can short-circuit, causing them to overheat, release smoke and potentially catch on fire.

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Defense attorneys may also appeal denials of the release requests to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.

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E. prototype (and future concept) is heavily influenced by the look of printed circuit boards, or "printed circuit motifs" as claimed by Renault's press release.

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