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Dr. Ernestein Baylor
Ernestein W. Baylor, a retired professor of history and former department chairwoman who taught at Morgan State University for more than three decades, died of heart failure Saturday at Oak Crest Village. According to her daughter, Michelle J. Baylor...Tags: Frankfort, History, Baptist, Parkville, Judges
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NYC woman sentenced for subway graffiti
A woman accused of tagging her way through Europe has been sentenced to six months in jail for spray-painting Queens subway cars over three years. Queens prosecutors say 27-year-old Danielle Bremner, of New York City, was also ordered Thursday to pay...Tags: Vehicles, Transportation, Trials, Subway Transportation, Punishment
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Woman accused of tagging her way through Europe gets 6 months for NYC subway graffiti
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman accused of tagging her way through Europe has been sentenced to six months in jail for spray-painting Queens subway cars over three years. Queens prosecutors say 27-year-old Danielle Bremner, of New York City, was also...Tags: Vehicles, Transportation, Trials, Subway Transportation
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Swine Flu Vaccine Expected by October
Associated PressLOS ANGELES -- U.S. swine flu vaccinations could begin in October with children at schools among the first in line, the Obama administration said Thursday. "We may end up averting a crisis. That's our hope," said President Barack Obama, who took time...Tags: Middle Schools, Michael Bloomberg, Swine Flu Epidemic (2009), Regional Authority, Mexico Vacations
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Local officials to aid veterans with criminal records
ann.givens@newsday.comIn the years after the Vietnam War, Gabriel Limongelli watched as many of his friends returned home, damaged by the horrors they had seen, and got into trouble with the law. Tuesday, the Freeport man, 64, watched as three local prosecutors' offices...Tags: Vietnam War, Judges, Defense, Brooklyn (New York City), Justice System
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Winning Mega Millions Ticket Bought in Queens
john.valenti@newsday.comThe only thing more exciting than selling the winning ticket is holding the $133 million winning ticket. So, many people who bought quick picks at Shiv convenience store on Hillside Avenue were frantically checking their numbers. Shamo Birsen spent...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Tickets, New York, Gaming and Lotteries, Mega Millions Lottery
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BREAKFAST UPDATE: What Else Is News?
FOX 17 Web ProducerLocal Jackson Tribute | Explosive House Fire | Lotto Winners | BC Rally JACKSON TRIBUTE TONIGHT WITH WEST MICHIGAN SPIN GRAND RAPIDS - It may be on a much smaller scale than the Michael Jackson memorial in Los Angeles, but it will be far more...Tags: Michael Jackson, Casino and Gambling, Michigan, Lotto, Gaming and Lotteries
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1 New York winner in $133M Mega Millions drawing
One ticket matched all the numbers to win the jackpot in a $133 million Mega Millions drawing, and it was sold in the New York City borough of Queens. The grand prize in the multistate lottery game drops back to $12 million for the next drawing Friday...Tags: Michigan, New York, Gaming and Lotteries, Mega Millions Lottery
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Cops: NYC student apparently drowns in pond
Connecticut police are investigating the apparent drowning death of a 19-year-old New York man in a Guilford pond. Nineteen-year-old Garland Brown of Queens, N.Y., had been swimming with friends in the pond Sunday afternoon when he went under. Police...Tags: Guilford (New Haven, Connecticut), Connecticut, New York
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NYC health unit: H1N1 to be flu season test
michael.frazier@newsday.comThe swine- flu outbreak stressed the New York City Health Department's influenza lab, prompting urgent response to a never-before-seen viral threat. In the days after the H1N1 strain first appeared, the virus led to an exponential increase in the lab's...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Epidemics and Plagues, Foreign Aid, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations
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Diddy's White Party goes Hollywood to benefit malaria
It's a Labor Day staple: Sean "Diddy" Combs' White Party in the Hamptons. But this year, Diddy moved the swanky soiree to Beverly Hills and celebrated it early on July Fourth to raise funds for Malaria No More, a nonprofit, nongovernment organization...Tags: Labor Day, Lil' Kim , Beverly Hills, Mariah Carey, Brooklyn (New York City)
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UConn Student Drowns In Guilford Pond
The Hartford CourantA University of Connecticut student from New York drowned in a private pond Sunday while swimming with fellow students, police said. Garland Brown, 19, of Queens was visiting friends in town and swimming with them in a privately-owned pond in the...Tags: Guilford (New Haven, Connecticut), Connecticut, New York, University of Connecticut
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