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Former bassist sentenced to seven years
Bassist and music producer Richard Finch, a former member of KC and the Sunshine Band, has been sentenced in Ohio to seven years in prison for sex charges involving teen boys. Finch entered pleas of no contest in Licking County Common Pleas Court on Monday.† Finch apologized to a judge and the teens, saying he…
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Ivy League drug ring busted
New York City authorities say five Columbia University students are charged with selling drugs on campus and at fraternity houses.† According to the Associated Press, Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Tuesday that the students and three off-campus suppliers have been arrested and indicted. The five-month investigation began in July.…
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Colombia cancels climate discussion
Colombia’s president says devastating flooding forced him to cancel his scheduled trip to the United Nations climate change conference in Mexico this week-even though global warming itself could be causing the disaster his country faces.† CNN reported that, at least 194 people were killed and 248 injured after torrential rains in Colombia that have affected…
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Game Club’s budget approved for $200
Last week Campus Council approved a budget of $200 for the recently founded Game Club. †The Game Club meets on Friday evenings to play board games with one another.† Most of the board games played at Game Club are games of strategy and problem solving.† The budget will allow the club to buy new board…
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70 -year-old woman robbed by a clown
Jacqueline Cutright of Akron, Ohio was robbed as she was sitting on the toilet.† According to AOL News, 22-year-old Cory Buckley broke into Cutright’s basement window and ransacked the house. Buckley, who dressed as a clown as a disguise for this robbery, demanded Oxycontin and cash.† He stole $28 in cash and $1000 in costume…
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Arizona votes in favor of Prop. 107
Arizona voters have approved the medical marijuana law, CNN reported Monday. The vote made Arizona the 15th state to pass a medical marijuana law since 1996.† The law allows patients with debilitating medical conditions to use cannabis if they have a recommendation from their physician.† In the same article by CNN, Rob Kampia, the executive…
