Pageant May Leave Atlantic City Over Funding Fight
Miss America officials warn the pageant may relocate after 80 years in Atlantic City if New Jersey and city officials do not provide more financial concessions. CEO Robert Renneisen Jr says state owned Boardwalk Hall costs threaten profitability with annual losses up to $600,000 and requires nearly $1 million in cost cuts to stay. Four undisclosed alternate venues in Connecticut Florida and Nevada have offered to host the event.
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Connecticut
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Nevada
Deltona student charged after gasoline threat at school
Deltona Florida police arrested 14 year old Christopher James Lycans after classmates said he threatened to burn down his school while carrying about 20 ounces of gasoline and a lighter in his backpack. He was charged with three felonies including possession of a weapon at school.
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Deltona, Fla
Christopher James Lycans
Lycans
Dog owners charged in Wyoming dog attack death
LOVELL Wyoming AP authorities charged the dog owners with felony involuntary manslaughter for Kristin Jolley age 1 who wandered into their yard. Court papers say the owners recklessly caused the death and starved and mistreated the dog making it a vicious animal.
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Lovell
Wyo
Kristin Jolley
Report urges strict federal gun controls after Hezbollah ties
The Brady Center released a report alleging lax gun-show sales enable terrorists. It cites a Lebanese man convicted in Michigan of grand theft who trafficked weapons to Hezbollah without background checks. Senators Feinstein Reed McCain Lieberman Castle push broader checks. NRA counters politicization.
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Michigan
Hezbollah
Brady Center
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
United States
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Dr.l
John McCain
Rariz
Joseph Lieberman
Dconn
Mike Castle
R-Del
Congress
Andrew Arulanandam
National Rifle Association
U.S
Arulanandam
Abu Jamal seeks new trial after sentencing ruling
Lawyers for Mumia Abu Jamal said they will appeal to a federal court for a new trial after U S District Judge William Yohn found errors in the sentencing phase of the 1982 conviction for murdering a police officer. Yohn ordered resentencing within 180 days, but rejected 28 defense claims and criticized none of the key issues.
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Mumia Abu-Jamal
Uss
William Yohn
Abu- Jamal
Abu-Jamal
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