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Retired Wisconsin state workers to see pension cut
Associated Press WriterRetired Wisconsin state workers will see their pension checks decrease for the first time ever this year thanks to a more than 26 percent loss in state investments. The state of Wisconsin Investment Board announced Thursday that pension payments will be...Tags: Interior Policy, Employees, Local Authority, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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FOR FAMILIES: A guide for parents to Jan. 9 and earlier releases
Tribune NewspapersNEW THIS WEEK 'Bride Wars' Opening: Jan. 9. Rating: PG for suggestive content, language and some rude behavior. What it's about: Best friends become dueling brides when they both book the wedding they've always dreamed of in the same place on the same...Tags: Jim Carrey, Morris Chestnut, Bride Wars (movie), Australia (movie), Adam Sandler
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19-year-old pleads guilty in crash that killed 3 teens
Sentinel Staff WriterA 19-year-old man pleaded guilty today to three counts of vehicular homicide and one count of reckless driving in connection with a traffic crash that killed three teenagers, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Michael Vance Spain was racing when his 2001...Tags: Seminole County, Transportation Accidents, Kissimmee
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Study: Wis. needs more prison beds
Associated Press WriterWisconsin's aging prisons need thousands more beds and more than $1.2 billion in upgrades over the next decade, according to a consultant's study released Thursday. Prisons across the state have decayed over the last 12 to 15 years, largely due to a...Tags: Therapies, Prisons, State Budgets, Laws, Armed Forces
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Va.-based appeals court says government can't hold sex offenders beyond end of prison sentence
Associated Press WriterRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Congress overstepped its authority when it enacted a law allowing the federal government to hold sex offenders in custody indefinitely beyond the end of their prison terms, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. The law...Tags: Justice System, Oklahoma, Prisons, Hawaii, Minnesota
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Police: Teen planning school shooting in custody after tip from Internet chat
BREVARD, N.C. (AP) — A teenager who authorities say was plotting to "shoot up" a North Carolina high school is in custody because of a tip from a teen who chatted with the suspect online, investigators said Thursday. Investigators took a 15-year-...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Brevard County, North Carolina, Schools, Teen-agers
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Olga San Juan dies at 81; actress sang and danced with Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire
Associated PressOlga San Juan, the actress dubbed the "Puerto Rican Pepperpot" for singing and dancing roles alongside stars that included Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, has died. She was 81. San Juan died late Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in...Tags: Celebrity, Edmond O'Brien, San Fernando, Cinema Industry, Puerto Rico
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Judge: Accused Dillard shooter will stay in jail
South Florida Sun-SentinelThe Dillard High School teen accused of fatally shooting a classmate will not be transferred from jail to a psychiatric hospital, a Broward judge decided today. But Judge John Murphy did agree to order a prompt psychiatric evaluation of Teah Wimberly,...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Hospitals and Clinics, Prisons
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Army apology: 'John Doe' notes for dead
The Swampby Julian E. Barnes The Army issued a formal apology to the families of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan after it sent them letters with the salutation "Dear John Doe." In December, the Army sent out 7,000 letters to......Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Armed Forces, California, Death and Dying
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Consumer Reports: Nearly Half of Americans Have Delayed Purchasing a New Car
Consumer ReportsToyota and Honda lead the pack in CR???s Auto Brand Perceptions Survey YONKERS, NY ??? Nearly half of Americans (48 percent) reported that they will wait longer before their next vehicle purchase, according to the results of Consumer Reports??? 2009... -
Motor vehicle accidents injure 10 million children worldwide annually
Consumer ReportsThe World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children???s Fund (UNICEF) have completed a study on unintentional child injury and its prevention. According to the report, the top five causes of child injury and injury-related death are: 1.... -
Montgomery County teen admits to planning attack
A Montgomery County teenager on Wednesday admitted in juvenile court that he planned an attack at his high school, a plot that was thwarted when his friend threw the teen's stolen guns into a river. Prosecutors had initially charged the 15-year-old as an...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Justice System, Montgomery County (Maryland), Teen-agers, Murder
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