New Jersey teen pleads guilty in boy's murder
Tom River teen Sam Manaie 17 pleaded guilty to strangling 11 year old Eddie Werner who came to his door selling PTA fund raiser items. Manaie described choking the boy with an alarm clock cord for 40 minutes and disposing of the body in the woods. Prosecutors dropped rape and robbery charges in exchange for the murder plea.
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Sam Manaie
Eddie Werner
Eddie
Manzie
Texas abortion clinic bomber dies in device accident
Lubbock police said Robert Keith Hill 24 planned to blow up an abortion clinic to stop an acquaintance from terminating a pregnancy. Hill died when a hazardous device detonated in his lap Wednesday. a dormant device and gunpowder were found at his home. Police noted no known link to a group. The clinic had received a threat on March 4 and Hill was seen near it on two occasions.
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Robert Keith Hill
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
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Wife sentenced for husband's murder and arson
A medical technician Kimberly Hricko was sentenced by Circuit Judge William Horne to life in prison for murder and 30 years for arson to run concurrently. Convicted in January, she allegedly planned to profit from life insurance policies totaling $400,000.
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Kimberly Hricko
Hucko
Rhode Island oyster yields rare black pearl find
Connecticut man Ben Bryda found a rare natural black pearl inside a Rhode Island Narragansett Bay oyster. The 13.5 millimeter gem, size of a dime, was verified by jeweler John Clements. Oyster dealer Dillon and URI experts note Narragansett pearls are usually non gem quality chalky, making this find extraordinary.
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John Clements
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Clements
Dillon
Bryda
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Indian Ocean
Michael Rice
University of Rhode Island
Rice
Probe into train crash wraps up in Bourbonnais Illinois
Federal investigators near completion of work at the deadly Bourbonnais train truck crash site as witnesses emerge and await statements. The crash killed 11 when a steel truck entered a crossing before an Amtrak City of New Orleans train hit it at 79 mph. Authorities pursue a criminal probe while trucker John Stokes 58 remains represented by counsel. Citizens urge driver to speak publicly about the incident and crossing conditions.
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Safety Board
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Wisconsin
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Chicago
Monay
John Stokes
Stokes
Marie Munson
Munson
AP Pron
Iy of
New Orleans
Mid-sized cities struggle amid dwindling industry and growth gaps
HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo tours Gary Indiana and cites urban decline across mid sized cities. He notes shuttered businesses and few banks on Broadway as 40 percent of residents fall below the poverty line. Cuomo highlights federal empowerment zones and enterprise designations aiding recovery efforts in Gary and 14 other cities.
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National League of Cities
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Ind
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Conn
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Tex
Treasure hunters win rights to sunken Brother Jonathan wreck
In a San Francisco court settlement Deep Sea Research Inc. will retain 80 percent of objects recovered from the 1865 Brother Jonathan shipwreck off Crescent City. The prize includes over 1,000 coins and an expected auction haul of 5 to 10 million dollars in Los Angeles, with about 100 small investors sharing in part of the payoff. Divers plan further retrievals this year and next summer, targeting a safe with payroll cash and more gold.
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California
Deep Sea Research Inc
DSR
el Cajon
Crescent City
U.S. District Court
David Flohr
Los Angeles
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