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Cuomo proposes reducing pot penalty

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday proposed cutting the penalty for public possession of a small amount of marijuana, a change in state law that could defuse some criticism of the New York Police Department's "stop-and-frisk" policy in minority communities.

With three weeks remaining in the legislative session, ...

Jury selection to begin in Sandusky trial

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:34
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- Picking 12 people to decide Jerry Sandusky's fate in the child-molestation case that brought down coach Joe Paterno and scandalized Penn State could prove a monumental task in a county where practically everyone went to the university, works there, knows someone there or is a fan of the football team....
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Choosing a jury for Sandusky case a trial unto itself

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Picking 12 people to decide Jerry Sandusky's fate in the child-molestation case that brought down legendary coach Joe Paterno and scandalized Penn State could prove a monumental task in a county where practically everyone went to the university, or works there, or knows someone there or is ...

Sisters want brother who killed their kids spared

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:34
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Two women are asking Mississippi's governor to spare their brother from execution, even though he killed four of their children, paralyzed another and stabbed one of the sisters....
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Trial opens in suit against Costner over BP deal

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:34
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Kevin Costner's fame is the only reason fellow Hollywood actor Stephen Baldwin and another person sued Costner over their investments in an oil cleanup device tried out after BP's spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Costner's attorney said as trial opened in the multimillion-dollar business dispute....
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Firefighting plane cause for concern in fleet

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:34
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Once a Cold War-era submarine attack plane, the Lockheed P-2V has for years been both a mainstay of the nation's aerial firefighting arsenal and a cause for concern....
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American Scene: State to mull NYC-wide ideas for center, casino

ALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the world's top developers will soon compete to propose a convention center and casino in or close to New York City, possibly including Manhattan or the Belmont racetrack.

The process may take more than a year and depends on voters approving a ...

Hospitals add palliative teams at feverish pace

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:34
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Fighting stage-four ovarian cancer, Carol Delzatto has more doctor appointments than she cares to count. But this day, she is beaming as Dr. Pamela Sutton comes into sight, greeting her patient and calling her beautiful. Delzatto looks forward to her monthly meeting with the palliative care doctor, where she won't be pricked and won't be rushed, just listened to and offered help....
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Hospitals add palliative teams at feverish pace

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:34
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Fighting stage-four ovarian cancer, Carol Delzatto has more doctor appointments than she cares to count. But this day, she is beaming as Dr. Pamela Sutton comes into sight, greeting her patient and calling her beautiful. Delzatto looks forward to her monthly meeting with the palliative care doctor, where she won't be pricked and won't be rushed, just listened to and offered help....
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High school grads heading to military get a salute

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:34
VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) -- It struck Christine Zinser a year ago, as her son Philipp was finishing high school and heading into the Marine Corps: At all the season's award banquets, while there were honors for those heading to military academies and college ROTC programs, the graduates who were enlisting were not recognized....
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High school grads heading to military get a salute

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:34
VOORHEES, N.J. (AP) -- It struck Christine Zinser a year ago, as her son Philipp was finishing high school and heading into the Marine Corps: At all the season's award banquets, while there were honors for those heading to military academies and college ROTC programs, the graduates who were enlisting were not recognized....
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Sandusky accuser: I screamed in vain from basement

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:34
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- The prosecution's case in Jerry Sandusky's sex abuse trial neared its conclusion on Thursday after just four days of testimony, with three more accusers taking the witness stand, including a young man who said the former Penn State assistant football coach raped him as a teen guest in Sandusky's home....
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Sisters want brother who killed their kids spared

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:34
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Two women are asking Mississippi's governor to spare their brother from execution, even though he killed four of their children, paralyzed another and stabbed one of them....
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5 burned bodies in Arizona desert border violence?

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:34
PHOENIX (AP) -- In the desert within 35 miles of the Phoenix metro area, Arizona authorities found a car ablaze with five bodies burned beyond recognition inside....
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GOP plays offense in medical device tax fight

AP - U.S. News - Thu, 2024-11-28 16:34
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For Republicans, it's an irresistible trifecta: A bill that gives them an election-season chance to say they're fighting to protect jobs and cut taxes, even as it erodes financing for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul they despise....
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