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Drug trafficker for the mob kept cash, cocaine in Beverly Hills
A drug trafficker working for organized crime in New York kept millions of dollars and dozens of kilograms of cocaine in his homes in Beverly Hills, prosecutors said Thursday. Alessandro Taloni pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn, N.Y., federal court...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice, Organized Crime
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City patrol officer retires after nearly 40 years on the beat
During a career spanning four decades, Baltimore police Officer Ron Starr says, he never really considered leaving the department's Southeastern District and moving up the chain of command. "I never wanted to," Starr said, a longtime foot patrol...
Tags: University of Baltimore, Lombard Street, Italy, Fells Point
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Anthony Weiner in N.Y. mayor race 2 years after 'sexting' scandal
NEW YORK — Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, whose once-shining political career collapsed after lewd online relationships with women forced him to resign from Congress two years ago, entered New York's mayoral race Wednesday with promises to make...Tags: Huma Abedin, Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg, Queens (New York City), Bill Thompson
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Ruby K. Miller, 5
Ruby Katherine Miller, 5, of Hamilton Boulevard, Hagerstown, Md., died Saturday, May 18, 2013, at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Born July 19, 2007, in Charleston, W.Va., she was the daughter of Mary Helen Leatherman...Tags: March of Dimes Foundation, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Laurel, Charleston, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland)
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Morton 'Jerry' Baum, education fund director
Morton "Jerry" Baum, founder and executive director of the Fund for Educational Excellence and a retired clothing manufacturing executive who was a tireless champion of city public schools, died May 5 from complications of Parkinson's disease at his...
Tags: Frederick Law Olmsted, Public Schools, Teachers, Parkinson's Disease, Yale University
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Longtime UMBC AD Charles Brown retiring after 24 years at school
The Baltimore SunWhen Dr. Charles Brown first looked into taking the athletic director job at UMBC in 1989, the Brooklyn, N.Y., native wasn't real savvy about the school. "I thought it was a military base when I showed up," he said with a chuckle. "It said UMBC. I didn'...Tags: Georgetown, Northeast Conference, College Sports, America East Conference, Wrestling
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Review: 'Cooked' by Michael Pollan
Michael Pollan went shopping for lunch in a Brooklyn, N.Y., supermarket, and the news made the New York Times. That the Times' Dining section had asked him to go, along with Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Michael Moss, was the major reason, of course....
Tags: Safeway Inc., Reviews, Human Interest, Science and Technology, Journalism
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READER SUBMITTED: Bristol Hospital Unveils Renderings And Plans For New Beekley Center For Breast Health And Wellness
BristolBristol Hospital and Health Care Group Inc, unveiled artist renderings and details of its new Beekley Center for Breast Health and Wellness, at a ground-breaking ceremony on Tuesday, May 14. The new, 6,100-square-foot centerwhich will offer patients...Tags: State University of New York, Breast Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, Care Group Incorporated, Personal Service
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Ocean City cigarette smuggling ring had ties to terror groups, police say
The Palestinian immigrant and his brother lived next door to each other in homes in West Ocean City, over the years opening a number of businesses throughout the area — three pizza shops, a Mexican restaurant, a liquor store, gas stations, and...
Tags: Ramadan, Ocean City, Religious Festivals, Lawyers, Holidays
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Bridgeport Woman Charged In Fatal Crash; New Haven Woman Killed
The Hartford CourantA 23-year-old Bridgeport woman was arrested Monday in connection with a car crash in New York that claimed the life of a woman from New Haven. Ayisha Dobson was driving a 2003 Nissan Altima that crashed on the Williamsburg Bridge around 4 a.m. Monday,...Tags: Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, New York City, Queens (New York City), Motorvehicle Accidents
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New York breaks militant-linked cigarette smuggling ring
Fifteen men of Palestinian origin have been arrested on charges of running a multimillion-dollar cigarette smuggling ring, and New York authorities who announced the arrests on Thursday said several of the suspects have ties to Hamas and other Islamist...Tags: Ramadan, West Bank, Ocean City, Blindness, Religious Festivals
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Avant-garde Minerva requires concentration
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentPart of what’s striking about avant-garde jazz trio Minerva is that it’s almost impossible to compare it to anybody. The musicians exist in a stylistic void, a three-person universe outside of any specific idiom. They’re entirely in...Tags: Entertainment, Music Theater, Music, Music Industry
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