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Father, son acquitted in NY of sex trafficking

A father and son who acknowledged they were pimps were acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking charges after several prostitutes testified they were treated well.

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CRIME

Police: Mom stole $27K from Pa. football boosters

A mother who formerly headed the football boosters program at a western Pennsylvania high school has been charged with stealing more than $27,000 from the organization.
CRIME

Police: Paraplegic castrated at Philly facility

A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.
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Feds: Pittsburgh brothers ran Craiglist tixx scam

A federal grand jury has charged two Pittsburgh brothers with scamming more than 250 people out of more than $70,000 by offering to sell event tickets over the online want-ad site, Craigslist.
STATE

Philly council holding hearing on fatal collapse

Philadelphia City Council is holding its first public hearing in the building collapse that killed six people and injured 13 others earlier this month.
CRIME

Police: Vandals damage Pa. church with syrup

Police are searching whoever vandalized a Philadelphia-area church with syrup and fire extinguishers before taking off with a bottle of wine.
STATE

Pa. doc faces trial in former partner's shooting

A suburban Philadelphia pediatrician has been held for trial on charges she fatally shot her former domestic partner and narrowly missed their 11-year-old son.
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Wooden beam could be detached part of shipwreck

A wooden beam that has long been the focus of the search for a 17th century shipwreck in northern Lake Michigan was not attached to a buried vessel as searchers had suspected, but still may have come from the elusive Griffin or some other ship, archaeologists said Wednesday.
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Cops: Disabled Pa. man dies after gruesome neglect

A Pennsylvania woman and her two daughters were charged Wednesday with murder in the death of their 32-year-old son and brother, who had Down syndrome, after officials said he was severely neglected and underfed, weighing just 69 pounds when he died.
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Cops: Driver in Pa. triple-fatal made illegal pass

Police in Allentown say a driver who was killed along with his two passengers was making an illegal pass at high speed when he lost control.
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Obama making plans to tackle global warming

President Barack Obama is planning a major push using executive powers to tackle the pollution blamed for global warming in an effort to make good on promises he made at the start of his second term. "We know we have to do more - and we will do more," Obama said Wednesday in Berlin.