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Paul McCartney Talks of Seeing God During Psychedelic Trip
Former Beatle Paul McCartney has told a British newspaper he believes he once saw God during a psychedelic trip. The 76-year-old star told The Sunday Times he was “humbled” by the experience.
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US Marines' Bravery Celebrated 100 Years After French Battle
High-ranking military officials from the United States, France and Germany took part in Memorial Day ceremonies at an American cemetery in France on Sunday to mark the centennial of the battle of Belleau Wood, a turning point in World War I and a key moment in U.S. Marine Corps history. More than 5,000 people attended the event to commemorate the...
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Corruption Trial for Former Nassau Exec to Begin; NYC Mayor May Be Called to Testify
Opening arguments began on Wednesday in the bribery trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife and a former town supervisor in a case that a federal prosecutor described as “corruption and greed at the highest level.”
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Bumpy Road: Goepper Overcomes Depression for 2nd Olympic Run
In the aftermath of his history-making triumph at the Sochi Olympics — the non-stop parties, the interview on Letterman, the random stops to be adored by strangers — Nick Goepper kept coming back to two questions. What just happened? What happens next? The freestyle skier had been given a good chance to win a gold medal in Sochi, but ended...
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Venus Williams Claims Man Killed in Palm Beach Crash Wasn't Wearing Seat Belt
Tennis star Venus Williams says she’s not at fault in a fatal Palm Beach County crash and claims the man who died wasn’t wearing a seat belt at the time of the wreck, according to court documents obtained Tuesday.
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Missing Brooklyn Grandmother Suffering From Dementia Found Dead on Roof, Family Priest Says
The 88-year-old Brooklyn woman who’s been missing for days, sparking desperate search attempts by her family and her church community, has been found dead, the family priest says.
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Grandson Launches Search Party for Missing 88-Year-Old Brooklyn Woman as Severe Heat, Storms Loom
An 88-year-old Brooklyn woman who suffers from dementia has been missing for more than 24 hours, and her grandson has launched a search party to help try to find her before temperatures soar back into the unbearably humid 90s.
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Man Faces Animal Cruelty Charges in Alleged Dog-Flinging Road Rage Fight
A 22-year-old New Jersey man faces animal cruelty charges after video surfaced of him hurling a 12-year-old miniature pinscher from a car during a suspected case of road rage.
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Venus Williams Sued by Crash Victim's Family in Florida
Tennis star Venus Williams is being sued by the family of a Florida man who died after a car crash police say she caused.
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Real-Life ‘Rocky' Gets His Moment on-Screen
Forty-two years after he stepped into the ring against Muhammad Ali as a 40-to-1 underdog, Chuck Wepner’s business card still has a picture of the moment when he knocked down the champ. For the New Jersey boxer, it gave him brief hope that he could win. For Ali, it led him to start fighting with a vengeance, eventually taking an...
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Indicted Long Island Town Supervisor to Resign Amid Corruption Charges
Indicted Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto has announced his resignation.
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Nassau County Executive, Wife Indicted in Federal Corruption Probe
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, his wife and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto have been indicted on corruption-related counts for allegedly accepting bribes and kickbacks from local businessmen — including a no-show job for Mangano’s wife where she made more than $450,000 as a “food taster,” federal authorities said.
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Rowlett Man's Facebook Video Goes Viral
A Rowlett father’s video showing him doing his daughter Linda’s hair before school has gone viral on Facebook.