Court to decide if lap dance is art in New York
In Albany, a suburban strip club lawyer argued before New York's Court of Appeals that lap dances should receive the same tax exemption as other artistic performances. The lawyer said the performances, while not Bolshoi Ballet, are entitled to arts exemption. A ruling is expected next month.
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N.Y
Bolshoi Ballet
W. Andrew McCullough
New York State
Kristina Wertz
Transgender Law Center
San Francisco
Kosilek
Massachusetts
Tar mats from 2010 BP spill wash ashore after Isaac
BP acknowledged the tar deposits along the Louisiana coast stem from its 2010 spill as officials closed a Fourchon area beach after scouts found large tar mats. Local authorities and BP tied the finds to the historic disaster.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Fourchon
Boston judge orders sex reassignment surgery for inmate
U S District Judge Mark Wolf ruled that Massachusetts must provide sex reassignment surgery to Michelle Kosilek, a transgender inmate serving life for murder, as the only adequate treatment for her gender-identity disorder and a recognized medical necessity. Critics led by Sen. Scott Brown call it an outrageous use of taxpayer dollars.
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Massachusetts
Sen
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Mark Wolf
Michelle Kosilek
Wolf
Department of Correction
Kosilek
Robert
Cheryl Kosilek
U.S. Senate
Brown
Diane Wiffin
Prisons Department
Seven year old recovers from bubonic plague in Colorado
Sierra Jane Downing fell ill after camping in southwest Colorado and was flown to Denver where doctors diagnosed bubonic plague. Dr. Snow and Dr. Drummond suspected the disease from symptoms and location, administering targeted antibiotics. Colorado had not seen a human plague case since 2006. Federal officials report a few U.S. cases earlier this year.
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Sierra Jane Downing
Colorado
Pagosa Springs
Sean Downing
Rocky Mountain Hospital
Sierra Jane
Jennifer Snow
Wendi Drummond
Snow
Tracy Butler
U.S
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