FDNY firefighters die in Bronx and separate blaze
Three FDNY firefighters were killed responding to two fires in New York City. Lt Curtis Meyran and John Bellew died after jumping from a fourth floor window as flames trapped them. Mayor Bloomberg and union leaders expressed sorrow as four others were injured and a survivor remained in critical condition. Meyran leaves a widow and three children who described him as selfless.
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Milwaukee election vandalism charges target politician's sons
Five Democratic activists including Sowande Omokunde son of Rep Gwen Moore and Michael Pratt son of a Milwaukee former acting mayor faced charges for slashing tires on Republican campaign van fleet used to transport voters and monitors on Election Day. The group allegedly planned yard signs bumper stickers and drive operations around a Bush campaign office in a scheme named Operation Elephant Take.
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Michigan teacher sentenced for grisly hatchet slaying
Nancy Seaman, an elementary school teacher from Pontiac, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering her husband Robert Seaman with a hatchet last Mother’s Day. Prosecutors said she bought the tool at Home Depot, hid the body in a tarp, and cleaned the crime scene.
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Seattle lawmaker seeks repeal of 1909 slander statute
Washington state senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles sponsors a bill to repeal a 1909 law banning slander of women while exceptions allow slander of a common prostitute. The law penalizes false defamatory words damaging a woman's reputation, a point of controversy in a Seattle context. In Las Vegas, a judge orders dismissal of up to five misdemeanor cases against strippers for lap dance touch limits within city bounds.
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Sage fitness program for seniors focuses on safe strength training
Through Sage seniors gain access to a health oriented environment with certified strength and conditioning specialists for ages 50 and up. New member Nita Zant joined after a church talk by Suzy Pessia. Benefits include better flexibility for osteoarthritis and improvements to blood pressure diabetes lipids osteoporosis and neurocognitive function. Jim Waner notes increased stamina since starting and gardening feels easier.
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