Beacon memorial unveiled for Brooklyn 9/11 victims
A 25 foot bronze Beacon memorial by Robert Ressler was unveiled in Brooklyn to honor residents who died in the World Trade Center attacks. The Trumpet shaped sculpture, chosen by Brooklyn Remembers and cleared by the Arts Commission, will be placed on the East River and is slated for completion near the anniversary of 9/11 with Rep. Vito Fossella praising its role in preserving names and memories.
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Brooklyn
World Trade Center
Vito Fossella
Robert Ressler
Brooklyn Remembers Committee
Arts Commission
East River
Manhattan
AMA warns students on spring break drinking ad
The AMA runs an eight campus ad showing an emergency room with the slogan This bed s for you to deter heavy drinking by vacationing students. Campaign leader Andy Hindman says Daytona and Panama City spring break issues have been out of hand. The ad warns of auto wrecks and rape risks.
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Fla
American Medical Association
AMA
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Panama City
Andy Hindman
Fire destroys Farrakhan's barn at Michigan farm
A barn on a farm owned by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan was destroyed by fire on Sunday in New Buffalo Township Michigan. Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to other structures, and no injuries were reported.
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New Buffalo Township
Mich
Nation of Islam
Louis
No injuries reported in Michigan farm blaze under investigation
Fire spread toward a maintenance shed at a southwestern Michigan farm in New Buffalo. Clerk Judy Zabicki said no one was hurt and investigators are looking into the cause. It is unclear if Farrakhan was present among workers at the time.
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Judy Zabicki
Southwestern Michigan
Zabicki
Farrakhan
Grayson floods claim third victim as bodies found
In Kentucky weekend floods caused by heavy rain left three dead. A woman missing since a car was swept into a creek near Grayson was found in Nelson County seven miles from the incident. Earlier, four-year-old Abigail Dummitt's body was found near Kehoe Greenup County after a pickup with five riders was swept away. Weyland Ingle, 42, of Rush, was recovered Saturday from Williams Creek near the ATV wreck site.
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National Weather Service
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Kehoe
Greenup
Neil Wright
Weyland Ingle
Rush
Williams Creek
Ex-prison chaplain James Yee moved to Fort Meade Md
The Muslim Army chaplain charged with mishandling classified materials and other offenses in connection with Guantanamo detainee prison duties has been transferred from Fort Benning to Fort Meade Maryland. His attorney says Yee remains free and a hearing at Fort Benning was postponed five times.
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Guantanamo Naval Base
Maryland
James Yee
Fort Benning
Fort Meade
Yee
Martha Stewart Hears Probation Officials Ahead of June Sentencing
Martha Stewart met with probation officials in Manhattan as part of the sentencing process for lying about a stock sale. A range of 10 to 16 months in prison is anticipated, with possible home confinement or a halfway house. The case also carries up to a $1 million fine. Stewart and Peter Bacanovic were convicted of lying to investigators about the ImClone stock sale on December 27, 2001.
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Manhattan
Martha Stewart
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Peter Bacanovic
ImClone Systems
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ImClone
Sam Waksal
Morville
Bacanovic
Inc
Revlon
Catherine Fisher
Revion
Ide
McAlpine Associates
New York Stock Exchange
Legal
Recovery efforts resume in water taxi capsize case
Rescue teams use sonar and helicopters to search a 1000 yard area in Baltimore Harbor for three missing after a Seaport Taxi pontoon boat capsized during a sudden storm. Divers probe three objects while conditions stay dangerous with 36 degree water and low visibility as five people remain hospitalized.
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Baltimore Harbor
Fire Department
Kevin Cartwright
Cartwright
Seaport
Fort McHenry
William Goodwin
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