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No charges against NYC police commissioner's son

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Greg Kelly, a local news anchor and son of New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, will not be criminally charged for the sexual assault accusations leveled against him late January, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday.

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America's 10 Safest Cities

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Choosing a place to live is one of the most important decisions a family can make. Should you consider a city’s crime statistics and traffic fatality rates before settling down? It’s definitely something worth considering. In that vein, Forbes has rece…

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Muslim Men Kicked off Flight File Lawsuit

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Two Muslim men were kicked off a plane because of their appearance. They have now filed a lawsuit against Delta Air Lines and a regional carrier. The men, Masudur Rahman and Mohamed Zaghloul, were heading to an anti-Muslim discrimination conference. Ra…

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Apple Wins Partial Victory on Smartphone Patent Claim

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A federal agency’s ruling in Apple’s HTC patent lawsuit is being called a partial victory for Apple in the increasingly competitive smartphone market. The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Monday that some user-friendly features available on se…

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Hawaii Bed and Breakfast Refused Room to Lesbians?

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A lawsuit filed by two Southern California women accuses Hawaii’s Aloha Bed & Breakfast of engaging in sexual orientation discrimination in 2007. Diane Cervelli and Taeko Bufford called the establishment and requested a room with a single bed. …

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Toxic Mold Killed Brittany Murphy, Actress' Mom Sues Ex-Attorneys

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Did toxic mold kill Brittany Murphy? Her mother thinks so, which is why she’s now suing the attorneys that represented Brittany in a suit against the builders of the home in which she died. Sharon Murphy claims they should have told her about a possibl…

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A Guide to Dealing With Gift Returns

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Experts predict the season’s deep discounts will lead to deep return lines come January. Consumers binged on good deals, buying unnecessary items and cheaper duplicates. Add to that the results of a Better Business Bureau survey and you can expect chao…

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Blagojevich appeals conviction, 14-year sentence

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Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is appealing his corruption conviction and 14-year prison sentence, according to a notice filed by his attorneys late Tuesday.

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Accuser pleads guilty to child sex

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Zachary Tomaselli, the third man to publicly allege that former Syracuse University coach Bernie Fine molested him, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he sexually abused a teenage boy.

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12 indicted in beard-cuttings

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Twelve members of a breakaway Amish sect were indicted on federal charges for allegedly shaving the beards and cutting the hair of Amish community members, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

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