Former addict named NYC drug czar by mayor
Raymond Diaz 48, a former heroin addict who now runs city shelters, will direct the mayor's Office of Drug Abuse Policy. Diaz, who says he is in recovery, long served as a deputy commissioner for the Human Resources Administration and oversaw 23 shelters serving about 7100 people.
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Wrong woman held after TV show misidentifies suspect
LA police responding to an America's Most Wanted tip kicked in a North Hollywood door and restrained Birtukan Alemu for an hour before confirming the target was incorrect. Detective Andrew Monsue said Alemu, 26, resembled the murder suspect and was from Ethiopia. Police apologized and offered to cover damages. The show has previously profiled Sophie David, linked to the 1991 killing.
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Jean Harris Stable After Heart Attack In Custody
Jean Harris, 69, former headmistress and murder convict, remained in stable condition after an apparent heart attack Wednesday night. She was hospitalized at Northern Westchester Hospital Center from Bedford Hills Correctional Facility where she is serving 15 years to life for the 1980 murder of Dr Herman Tarnower.
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Palermo police rescue newborn found abandoned on Christmas Day
Palermo police recovered an hours-old girl wrapped in a blanket from a construction dump on Christmas Day after her mother, a 20-year-old unmarried woman, admitted abandoning the infant. The baby, named Natalina, weighs about six pounds and is hospitalized in stable condition with other family members arrested on attempted murder charges. Police received numerous adoption inquiries following the incident.
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Japan Cabinet Approves Tight Budget Amid Cold War Shift
Tokyo officials backed a restrained budget with total outlays of 585.12 billion dollars for the next fiscal year, a 0.2 percent rise, reflecting shrinking tax receipts. Public works would surge 48 percent and foreign aid rise to 82 billion dollars, while defense spending would see the smallest rise since 1960.
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Mortars fired at residence of U N officer in Sarajevo
UN commander Gen Philippe Morillon said mortars hit his home from Bosnian Serb controlled territory for a second day as talks over demilitarizing Sarajevo airport and civilian passage stalled. He called the threat a Christmas message and noted Sarajevo remained quiet otherwise with aid planes delivering 110 tons. The siege has left the city without water electricity or telephones amid Bosnia’s bid for independence and Serb advances. Slobodan Milosevic is blamed for fanning the war that has claimed thousands of lives.
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Donte Johnson Death Quietly Reverberates in Camden Cemetery
A Philadelphia stranger recalls the five year old Donte Johnson killed by his uncle in 1989 Cherry Hill. The man, moved by the boy's life, seeks to honor him with a proper tombstone while remaining anonymous. Dante's father and grandfather unveil the marker at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Walsh Attacks Pardons Over Weinberger Inquiry
Democratic leaders condemn President's pardons as damaging to probe. Walsh calls the actions devastating to expanding inquiry aspects, including Bush's alleged knowledge of arm deal stages. GOP allies accuse Walsh of vindictive politics and criticize late diary disclosure as misconduct affecting scrutiny.
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Marines fire riots as aid convoy sparks clashes in Mogadishu
CARE spokeswoman Osterman reports gunmen attacked a food truck in Mogadishu leaving a woman killed a child maimed and several others unconscious amid a larger riot at a feeding center. Similar violence followed at Bardera as multinational troops push into Somalia amid famine with tens of thousands dead and millions at risk.
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Frigid Canada air drives snow and cold across regions
A frigid Canadian air mass dumped snow on upper New York and the Midwest. Rain soaked the Southeast and Northwest. Flurries were forecast in the Great Lakes region and northern New England. Snow also expected in Appalachians and northern Rockies with gale winds across the Great Lakes.
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