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NYC schoolchildren spend hours on lost school bus
The driver of a school bus that circled Brooklyn for nearly five hours while carrying about a dozen kindergartners and first-graders has been suspended. Authorities say the 53-year-old driver claimed he had gotten lost Wednesday while ferrying the...Tags: Schools, Charter Schools
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NYC man gets life for killing teen graffiti vandal
A New York City gangster has been sentenced to life in prison for killing an 18-year-old who drew graffiti on his turf. Bloods gang member Bernard Small received the maximum penalty Wednesday after a jury found him guilty of second-degree murder....Tags: Gang Activity, Crimes, Juvenile Delinquency
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Broder: Give Palin a chance with the public
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Tom Donilon, the Washington lawyer who did the delegate-counting for Jimmy Carter in 1980, has a bit of practical wisdom that he has offered over the years to many other Democratic presidential hopefuls. ''There is no learning curve...Tags: Idaho, Executive Branch, Elections, Primaries, News Media
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Brooklyn video store owner slain
The Associated PressThe owner of a Brooklyn video store has been shot and killed during a possible attempted robbery. Police are investigating the killing of 55-year-old Steven Howard in the Brownsville neighborhood. They say he was shot once in the torso about noon...Tags: Police, Brooklyn (New York City), Police Investigations
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Queens killing victim's family says suspect confessed
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comEven as he was fleeing the city, accused killer Segundo Penafiel was making calls to the family of his slain ex-girlfriend, tearfully confessing, her family said yesterday after learning he had been captured near the Mexican border. Penafiel, 25, had...Tags: Police, Prosecution, New York City Police Department, College Point, Imperial and Royal Matters
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Suspect in Queens slaying stopped near Mexican border
john.valenti@newsday.comThe alleged killer of a Queens woman whose cries for help went unanswered as she left her bloody handprints on two apartment doors Saturday in College Point was apprehended Tuesday in Brownsville, Texas -- just 100 yards from the Mexican border....Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Police, New York, Queens (New York City), Demographics
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NYC man arrested in Texas following fatal stabbing
Police say a New York City man has been arrested in Texas in connection with a fatal stabbing in a Queens apartment. Police had been seeking the ex-boyfriend of 21-year-old Ebony Garcia since her death Saturday. They say she broke up with the 25-year-...Tags: Police, Queens (New York City), Police Arrests, Texas
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NJ has some of highest- and lowest-income places
Associated Press WriterIf the name "New Jersey" conjures up images of leafy suburbs that house very high-income families, you're right. And if you associate the state with high poverty, you're right, too. As usual, the Garden State, a study in contrasts, registered some...Tags: Population, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Gainesville, Demographics, Population and Census
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Queens man arrested in fatal stabbing
zachary.dowdy@newsday.comNew York City police say they have found the man who may have repeatedly plunged a knife into a College Point woman last Saturday even as neighbors in the building where she was assaulted seemed unaware of her screams. U.S. Border Patrol and U.S....Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Police, Prosecution, New York, College Point
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South Texans filter through Dolly's mess
The Associated PressSouth Texas was getting back on its feet Friday as residents filter through the soggy mess left by Hurricane Dolly despite thousands still being without power. The National Weather Service said the remnants of Dolly, which washed ashore as a Category 2...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Hurricanes, Executive Branch, Migration, Tropical Weather
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Reserve Fleet's vanishing act continues
247-4534The vanishing act of the James River ghost fleet could continue to the point that it numbers only about 15 ships by the end of next year, the head of the U.S. Maritime Administration said Wednesday. On Wednesday morning, Maritime Administrator Sean T....Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), G. Glenn Oder, Virginia, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia)
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Brownsville, Texas; Hurricane Dolly
Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami say Hurricane Dolly has strengthened to a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph. The storm center is about 30 miles east-northeast of Brownsville, Texas. The eye will cross the...Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Meteorological Disasters, Tropical Weather, Disasters
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