A novice skydiver, who survived a 3,000 fall over the weekend in South Africa, claims she was pushed out of the airplane by her skydiving instructor.
Lareece Butler told reporters that after watching three other divers tangled in their cords while spinning out of control, she begged her instruction to take her down in the plane [...]

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A former Detroit councilwoman who was sentenced to three years and one month in prison on Wednesday, made it clear to the judge that she was not happy with his decision.
After her sentencing earlier today, former Councilwoman Monica Conyers who pleaded guilty to taking bribes for her support of a Houston company seeking a sludge [...]

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A California woman walked into a Riverside County market and held up 11 customers and only got away with $6.
Thermal police said the woman, whose identity has not been released, was armed with a semi-automatic pistol when she entered La Chicanita Market Tuesday afternoon.
She confronted 10 customers in the store [...]

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A California middle school English teacher, who admitted to having sex with a teenager over a six-month period, was charged on Tuesday with unlawful sex, officials confirmed.
David starr Jordan Middle School teacher Amy Victoria Beck is scheduled be arraigned in Burbank Superior Court today on four counts of unlawful sex and one count of oral [...]

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Claudette,
Today, I announced that I am officially a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Connecticut.  I’m confident that no other candidate is more experienced or more ready to take on the challenges facing Connecticut.
I’m confident because I’ve faced challenges like this before and overcome them.  As the Mayor of Stamford for fourteen years [...]

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