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Attempts to rescue dog stranded on icy New York river fail

GLENVILLE, N.Y. – Authorities say firefighters in New York were unsuccessful in their attempts to rescue a dog that got stranded on the ice of the Mohawk River near Schenectady. Fire officials in the town of Glenville tell The Daily Gazette of Schenectady that the 7-year-old husky was about 200 …

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CIA manager testifies in leak trial that more than 90 people knew about covert Iranian mission

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A CIA manager testified under cross-examination in a trial near Washington that more than 90 people knew about a covert Iranian mission that was leaked to the media. Prosecutors have charged ex-CIA case officer Jeffrey Sterling with being the source of leak. They say he told journalist …

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Naked violinist files $1.1 million lawsuit over arrest outside Portland courthouse last year

PORTLAND, Ore. – A Hillsboro, Oregon, man arrested after playing a violin while naked outside the federal courthouse in Portland last year is suing police. The Oregonian reports (http://is.gd/hrQF5J0 that 25-year-old Matthew T. Mglej claims authorities used excessive force and violated his First Amendment rights. He named the Multnomah County …

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