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Death penalty possible in Vermont sex-kidnap
By DAVE GRAM Associated Press WriterBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Federal prosecutors have filed kidnapping charges that carry the death penalty against a Vermont man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead near his home.
NYC crane inspector pleads not guilty
NEW YORK (AP) - A former inspector accused of lying about examining a crane that later collapsed in midtown Manhattan and killed seven people has pleaded not guilty in a New York City court.
Indiana gas price protester to plead guilty
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - A man who was arrested for climbing to the roof of a gas station to sing a song protesting high gasoline prices says he will plead guilty to a trespassing charge.
2 jailed in upstate NY college student's beating
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) - Two men charged in the beating of an New York college student that has gained international attention are now in jail. Broome County Judge Martin Smith ordered Sanel Softic and Edin Dzubur held pending a Monday hearing on whether their bail will be increased now that authorities have upgraded the assault charges against them.
Police: Woman pulled knife, gun from baby stroller
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - Police say a woman out for a walk with her baby and another child in Utica, N.Y., was packing more than diapers in her stroller. Police say Stephanie Wilson pulled a knife and a sawed-off shotgun out of the stroller to threaten another woman in an ongoing argument over money.
By DAVE GRAM Associated Press Writer
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