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Sources: Woods likely to return at Masters

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Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plan have told the AP.

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Cops: Boy shot 5 times in back after school

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A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot five times in the back as he walked home from night school in Bay Shore.
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Cuomo turns Paterson probe over to judge

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New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he appointed Judith Kaye, the state's former chief judge, as an independent counsel to oversee investigations related to the office of Gov. David A. Paterson.

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Garbage company, driver charged in fatal crash

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Through their attorneys, Jet Sanitation and the driver, Robert Moore, 50, of Ridge, pleaded not guilty Thursday in Suffolk County Court.
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Stormy forecast impacts St. Patrick's parades

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Despite this weekend's ominous forecast, organizers of scheduled St. Patrick's Day parades say most of them will go on, rain or shine.

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