NEW YORK – A gang of police impersonators from the Dominican Republic abducted and tortured cocaine traffickers, forcing them to hand over multimillion-dollar stashes by holding their families hostage or threatening to squeeze their testicles with pliers, authorities said Tuesday. An indictment unsealed in federal court in Brooklyn charged eight …
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A baby who was fitted with a pacemaker at just 5 days old has overcome another health hurdle — he has survived MRSA, the Press Association reported Thursday. Liam King of South Wales, who is 3 months old, returned home Wednesday after the superbug had infected his pacemaker wound. He …
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DALLAS – An electrician working at the new Dallas Cowboys stadium died Saturday when he touched a high-voltage line, the second serious accident at the construction site in less than a week. The man was standing on a ladder and performing an electrical test when he touched the power line, …
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The playoff record of Rocco Mediate, who is 2-1 in worldwide events: 2008 — U.S. Open — lost to Tiger Woods, first playoff hole after tying 18-hole playoff, 71-71. 1993 — KMart Greater Greensboro Open — def. Steve Elkington, fourth hole. 1991 — Doral-Ryder Open — def. Curtis Strange, first …
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You can’t quite put your finger on it, but your relationship feels troubled. In fact, things have become increasingly stressful and you’re constantly fielding unresolved relationship problems… but you don’t know why. You are starting to feel confused and distressed. Could it be that your partner has a pornography problem? …
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Kermit Love, the costume designer who helped puppeteer Jim Henson create Big Bird and other “Sesame Street” characters, has died. He was 91. Love died from congestive heart failure Saturday in Poughkeepsie, near his home in Stanfordville, Love’s longtime partner, Christopher Lyall, told The New York Times. …
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A baby who was feared dead after falling into the Thames River when her mother apparently fainted died Wednesday after hours of battling for life. The 10-month-old girl, along with her mother and older sister, plunged into the river in Oxfordshire, England, as the family was feeding ducks. The mother …
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A scrappy Web site that’s built a reputation for taking on Goliath-sized corporate and government corruption is now fighting a holy war over copyright infringement. Wikileaks.org — a watchdog Web site that leaks corporate and government documents — hasn’t officially launched, yet it has already uncovered human-rights violations in China, …
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WASHINGTON – A long-delayed Iraq war funding bill sailed through the House on Thursday, along with historic increases in college aid for returning troops and help for the unemployed and Midwestern flood victims. Republican allies of President Bush provided the winning margin in a 268-155 vote to provide $162 billion …
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NEW YORK – United Airlines said Friday it will start requiring minimum stays for nearly all domestic flights beginning in October. It is also raising its cheapest fares by as much as $90 one-way. The second-largest U.S. carrier said the moves are among a number of changes it is making …
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