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In Brief: Child Abuse Cases to Be Reviewed

In brief: Child abuse cases to be reviewed
PHOENIX – A top Arizona government official says his department will review more than 6,000 unexamined reports of child abuse and neglect by next Monday – Dec. 2. The director of … Radel pleaded guilty to cocaine possession last week, acknowledging …
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Breaking Brad: There Is a Shortage of Large Butterball Turkeys in the US

Breaking Brad: There is a shortage of large Butterball turkeys in the US
Archeologists in Utah discovered the remains of a new species of dinosaur the size of a T Rex that was a carnivore. And even these things couldn't eat as much turkey … On cocaine possession charges, U.S. Rep. Trey Radel could have received a maximum …
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Winthrop Drug Investigation Leads to Eight Arrests – Boston.com

Winthrop drug investigation leads to eight arrests – Boston.com

Winthrop drug investigation leads to eight arrests
Boston.com
Charged were: Douglas Bitopoulos, 29, with distribution of Class A and Class B substances and conspiracy to violate the state's drug laws; Charles Butler, 22, distribution of a Class D substance and conspiracy to violate the state's drug laws; April
Winthrop drug dealers arrested during morning sweepMy Fox Boston

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Maryland Toughens It’s Stance On Synthetic Drug Use – Eye On Annapolis


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Maryland Toughens It's Stance On Synthetic Drug Use
Eye On Annapolis
Until recently, simple possession of or possession with the intent to distribute certain synthetic drugs in Maryland constituted only a federal, not state, offense as the state had no law banning such things as synthetic marijuana or cathinones (aka

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Inside the Beltway: 'Guns Save Lives Day'

Inside the Beltway: 'Guns Save Lives Day'
Meanwhile, another two-thirds overall say lawmakers who are “arrested and convicted of possessing a small quantity of cocaine” should resign; 72 percent of the GOP and 67 percent of Democrats agree. And there's a price: only 4 percent overall would …
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Dear Jews: Stop Trying to Make People Shut Up
Nor do they advocate only for the decriminalization of marijuana, which would change the law so that possessing a small amount of marijuana merits a fine and a ticket instead of jail and a felony conviction. Instead these candidates are calling for …
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Police: Carlisle man stabbed mother after argument about drinking
Green, 49, was charged with receiving stolen property, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and use and possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with Mary Tolbert's death. Tolbert is in Cumberland County Prison awaiting a Dec. 11 …
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Jacob Sullum: For Nonviolent Offenders, Punishment Is the Crime

Jacob Sullum: For nonviolent offenders, punishment is the crime
Like many of those prisoners, Washington qualified as a “habitual offender” under a law aimed at incorrigible criminals. But if none of his prior offenses — which included forgery, cocaine possession, theft and burglary — merited a life sentence, it …
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Police: Man uses chair to choke woman
He has convictions that include battery (five times), resisting law enforcement (four times), intimidation (twice), possession of cocaine, possession of a controlled substance and rioting. Vance was being held Friday under a $ 15,000 bond at the …
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DA: Collaboration needed to end heroin threat
The county's chief law-enforcement officer had positive and negative updates on the heroin epidemic that has infiltrated the area. Addressing a meeting of Kacie's … While deaths from overdoses continue to spike in Philadelphia and Delaware Counties …
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Jane Birkin's Daughter Found Dead

Jane Birkin's daughter found dead
The 46-year-old photographer, whose mother was Jane Birkin, the British woman whose affair with French singer Serge Gainsbourg symbolised the 1960s, had struggled with alcohol and drug problems. ….. and turn regulatory power over to the states has 10 …
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Catholic School Fires Gay Teacher, Drawing Protest
Griffin and his partner live in Mount Laurel, N.J., a state where gay marriage is legal. Same-sex unions are not sanctioned under church teachings, which Griffin was required to uphold as a condition of his employment. School officials say they …
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Mike Tyson scraps UK promotional appearances
His publisher, HarperCollins U.K., said in a statement Tuesday that it had been "unaware" of recent changes to U.K. immigration law and for that reason Tyson had to reroute to Paris. … He also has been convicted of assault and cocaine possession …
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