Focus on flashy weddings sparks worry from advocates
Massachusetts begins accepting marriage license applications for gay couples as same sex nuptials start. Advocates fear media coverage of flamboyant ceremonies could ease a constitutional ban’s path, with a potential vote in November 2006. Some couples seek traditional weddings with tuxedos gowns and standard vendors.
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Bum stomping killer sentenced to life in prison
Harold Waterbury was sentenced to life without parole for the 2001 murder of Gerald Holle and related killings of three homeless men in south Baltimore. Prosecutors said he and others used bats and crowbars to beat victims, then bragged about the crimes. Waterbury denied the charges in a tearful court statement.
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Grandmother Gets Six Years In Robbery Spree
Margaret Ann Thomas Irving, 58, was sentenced to six years after admitting to ten robberies across Connecticut and Massachusetts. Her nine month crime spree included eight bank and store heists netting just under $20,000. District Judge Gordon J. Quist handed down the sentence amid defense and prosecutor remarks.
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Massachusetts
Margaret Ann Thomas- Irving
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Gordon J. Quist
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Water taxi riders sue over accident
Three survivors of a water taxi capsizing in a thunderstorm filed a $17 million lawsuit against operator Living Classrooms Foundation, alleging failure to obtain accurate weather data that could have prevented the March 6 capsize in winds over 50 mph. The 36 foot taxi carried 23 tourists when it overturned as responders from a nearby U.S. Naval Reserve station helped save most aboard.
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Living Classrooms Foundation
Seaport
Stuart
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Three Children Found Dead Under Bed in Florida Home
Longwood police say three children aged 5, 6, and 9 were found dead under a bed a day after their mother Andrea Williams was arrested in North Carolina on trespassing charges. Williams reportedly confessed to the killings. autopsies pending. Court records show a divorce filing and past overdose incident involving Gary Williams seeking custody.
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North Carolina
Andrea Williams
Tom Jackson
Williams
Gary Williams
Vaccine cuts racial gap in childhood pneumococcal disease
Chicago based CDC researchers report that the Prevnar vaccine for Streptococcus pneumoniae dramatically reduced invasive infections in children under two since 2000. The racial disparity narrowed from 3.3 to 1.6 times higher rates in black children by 2002, with overall cases dropping from 19 to 12.1 per 100 000 whites and 54.9 to 26.5 per 100 000 blacks between 1998 and 2002.
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Chicago
United States
Centers For Disease Control
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