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Feds charge 43 alleged members of NY drug ring
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors filed drug charges Tuesday against 43 residents of the New York metropolitan area, accusing them of running a suburban cocaine ring....
Asian carp may have breached electronic barrier
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Federal officials say the despised Asian carp may have breached an electronic barrier designed to prevent it from invading the Great Lakes and jeopardizing their $7 billion sport fishery....
Wrongfully convicted NYC man freed after 17 years
NEW YORK (AP) -- Calling his hard-won freedom "more surreal than Salvador Dali," a man declared innocent after nearly 20 years behind bars for murder was released Friday, at least for now....
Schumer proposes tax break for deer donors
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Sen. Charles Schumer on Wednesday proposed a tax deduction for deer hunters who donate their processed venison to food pantries and soup kitchens....
Military can reassign Gitmo detainee's lawyers
NEW YORK (AP) -- The rights of a Guantanamo detainee facing trial in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa were not violated when the military took away his uniformed lawyers, a judge ruled Wednesday....
American Express to buy Revolution Money for $300M
BOSTON (AP) -- American Express Co. is buying Revolution Money for about $300 million to keep up with trends in electronic payments, where new security features and online transaction options are shaking up traditional models....
NYC launching flu help line
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City's health department is launching a flu help line....