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Third Person Arrested in Murder of Marine's Wife
KSWBFALLBROOK, Calif. -- A third person has been arrested in the murder of a Marine's wife, whose nude body was found dumped alongside a rural road in southern Riverside County last month. Deputies arrested 36-year-old Dorothy Grace Marie Maraglino at a...Tags: Television Industry, Telecommunication Service, Justice System, Murder, Firearms
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Cinco De Mayo 'As American As July 4,' UCLA Prof Says
CNNLOS ANGELES -- Cinco de Mayo -- the unofficial U.S. holiday long believed to have been imported, with celebratory beer, from Mexico -- isn't a Mexican holiday at all but rather an American one created by Latinos in the West during the Civil War, according...Tags: Holidays, Government, Marketing, Social Issues, CNN (tv network)
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Britney Spears Joining 'X Factor' for $15M, Reports Say
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears will be a slave 4 Simon Cowell, reports say. The oft-troubled pop starlet with a long string of hits ("I'm a Slave 4 You," "Toxic," etc.) looks to be joining Cowell's "The X Factor" after an epic negotiation, with a reported...Tags: Paula Abdul, Britney Spears, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, L.A. Reid
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FBI: Man Blackmailed Teens to Perform Sex Acts Online
CNNBRAZIL, Indiana -- An Indiana man allegedly blackmailed teenaged boys into being his camera "slaves" by threatening to post their videos on gay porn websites, a criminal complaint said. Richard Leon Finkbiner, 39, admitted during an interrogation to...Tags: Brazil, CNN (tv network), Pornography, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Judge Dismisses Suit Accusing SeaWorld of Enslaving Whales
KTLA NewsSAN DIEGO, Calif. (KTLA) -- A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals accusing SeaWorld of enslaving captive killer whales. Attorneys for the PETA had asked the judge to free five orcas from SeaWorld. The...Tags: Orlando, Trials, Justice System, Trials, Social Issues
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Slave References in Math Homework Spark Outrage
KTLA News/CNNNORCROSS, Ga. (KTLA) -- A school in Georgia is making changes after an uproar over a math assignment that included questions related to slavery. It happened at Beaver Cross Elementary School in Norcross. One of the homework problems posed the question,...Tags: Social Issues
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Couple Sentenced for Forcing 'Slave Labor' on Immigrants
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- A judge sentenced on Monday a husband and wife from Paso Robles who admitted harboring Filipino illegal aliens and forcing them to work in sub-standard conditions. U.S. District Judge Audrey B. Collins sentenced Maximino...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System, Prosecution
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Best of Week: Best Museums
Gayle Anderson was live in Exposition Park in downtown Los Angeles at the California African American Museum for "BEST OF WEEK…MUSEUMS." Current exhibits include: *Gallery of Discovery: This exhibit features the work of multi-media artist Toni Scott....Tags: South Carolina, Real Estate, Georgia, Social Issues, Arts and Culture
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Prosecutors: Mom Killed Daughter, Wrote "Divine Mercy" in Blood
Tribune staff reporterCHICAGO -- The mother of a slain 4-year-old Bloomingdale girl said she fatally slashed the girl's throat to keep her from being raped and sold as a sex slave over the Internet, according to prosecution statements at a Sunday bond hearing. Bond for 43-...Tags: Bloomingdale, Real Estate, Prostitution, Crimes, Social Issues
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Slaves to the Streets -- An Inside Look at Child Prostitution
KTLA NewsLOS ANGLEES -- They are 11, 12, 13 years old, and they're having sex for money. Call it 'America's dirty little secret.' It's the modern U.S. tragedy that no one will talk about: child prostitution. Relief organizations estimate there may be as many as...Tags: Prostitution, Social Issues, Family, Children, FBI
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Mountain Renamed to Honor Black Pioneer
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES- For decades, a Santa Monica Mountain peak was named "Negrohead Mountain." Now, the elevation has been rededicated to honor a black pioneer who settled the area 120 years ago. Now officially designated "Ballard Mountain," a plaque bearing the...Tags: Corporate Crime, Christianity, Santa Monica, Church and State Relations, Kentucky
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Man Convicted of Keeping Mentally-Impaired Women as Sex Slaves
RIVERSIDE -- A man has been convicted of 38 sexual assault-related charges for raping mentally impaired women and holding them as sex slaves. Peter Frances Milosavjevic was charged with sexually brutalized as many as 11 mentally-impaired homeless...Tags: Prostitution, Sexual Assault, Crimes, Justice System, Social Issues
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