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A support dog at Magilligan Prison in County Londonderry has been removed due to a "callous and calculated threat", the Northern Ireland Prison Service has said.

From BBC

He carried out the "callous" plot as he saw Mr O'Hara as an "obstacle" to Kwan's inheritance of his mother's St Thomas Street' home in the event of her death, the panel heard.

From BBC

After facing widespread condemnation, he apologized on Sunday for what he called his “extremely callous remarks.”

From Salon

An assistant dean at Middle Tennessee State University, for example, was terminated by the university for what the school characterized as “callous” comments about the deceased right-wing activist.

From Salon

After the murders, Menendez said, the spending sprees between he and his brother, including buying a Rolex, were an “incredibly callous act.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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