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Survivor of 1987 Michigan plane crash breaks silence
DETROIT (AP) — Cecelia Crocker's body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life — one that she doesn't otherwise remember. At only 4 years old, Crocker was the lone survivor of a 1987 plane crash that...Tags: Human Interest, Transportation Industry, National Transportation Safety Board, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day
NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday is a distant memory. Small Business Saturday is long gone. Now, it's Cyber Monday's turn. Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed a spike in online sales on the Monday after Thanksgiving...
Tags: National Retail Federation, Maytag Corp., Black Friday (shopping), Kmart, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Could pepperoni spoil presidential debate?
MAE ANDERSON,Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — During the next presidential debate, the candidates will be pondering the important questions of our time. But the most controversial may be "Sausage or pepperoni?" Pizza Hut is offering a lifetime of free pizza — one large...Tags: Mitt Romney, Television, Pizzas, Arab Spring, Foods and Beverages
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Man on cross-U.S.A. trek finds strangers go extra mile ... Michiana and elsewhere
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterAs a kid, James DiGiovanni recalls looking at a map of the United States and wondering: Is it possible to walk from New York to L.A.? The question stuck in his mind, so much so that, two months ago, after graduating from Georgia State University with a...Tags: Apple iPhone, Brooklyn (New York City), University of Notre Dame, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Former TV writer fatally punches poodle in face
NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a former television screenwriter was arrested after punching his poodle in the face so hard that it died of a brain injury. The New York Post reports Sunday (http://nyp.st/LYjcJc ) that 51-year-old Ted Shuttleworth was...Tags: New York City Police Department
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Police in NY's Hamptons arrest man in Diddy's home
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man has been accused of breaking into Sean "Diddy" Combs's East Hampton mansion, where he apparently he ate food, drank liquor and wore the rap mogul's clothes. The New York Post (http://nyp.st/IJJL3o )...Tags: Suffolk County (New York)
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Ex-NYPD officer's wife acquitted of his murder
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City woman who acknowledged shooting her retired police officer husband to death but said she did so in self-defense has been acquitted of his murder. But the Queens jury on Thursday convicted Barbara Sheehan of a weapons...Tags: New York City Police Department, Abusive Behavior, New York City
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NY parents charged with kidnapping 8 children
NEW YORK (AP) — The parents of eight children taken from foster care in New York and later found in Pennsylvania have been charged with kidnapping in New York City. Shanel Nadal is accused of fleeing with her children during a supervised visit at a...Tags: Kidnapping, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Crimes, Prosecution
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NYer faces prison for shaken-baby death
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who repeatedly shook and punched his crying baby faces a prison sentence for manslaughter. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced a plea Monday by Saul Cortez. Eight-month-old Mario was diagnosed with Shaken Baby...Tags: Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Prisons, Crimes
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