For Amber Portwood, a rehab sentence is likely preferable to spending years in jail.
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Amber Portwood Gets 5-Year Sentence, Goes to Rehab Instead
In response to last year’s SAT cheating scandal, state Senator Kenneth LaValle has proposed a bill that would make cheating on the SAT a felony in New York. If passed, the SAT cheating bill would formally criminalize the “facilitation of education testing fraud” and “scheming to defraud educational testing.” Such……
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SAT Cheating Should Be a Crime: NY Bill
If you’ve been making anti-American jokes on Twitter, it’s time to stop. The Department of Homeland Security may be after you.
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British Tourists Deported Over Twitter Jokes
A convicted New York City con artist’s “Return-A-Pet” scam has come back to bite him. Eric Stein, 53, of Manhattan, faces charges of mail and wire fraud in connection with the scam that made him at least $500,000 richer, the New York Daily News reports. Stein allegedly sold investors on…..
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NY Conman Charged in ‘Return-A-Pet’ Scam
A mother’s New York City subway lawsuit seeks $50 million for the death of her son, who was roaming the underground tunnels after a night of partying with friends.
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Mom Sues NYC Subway for $50M Over Son’s Death
A malfunctioning New York City traffic light is the focus of a potential personal-injury lawsuit.
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NYC Stoplight Suit Highlights How to Sue Cities
GW Pharmaceuticals, a British company, has asked the Food and Drug Administration to approve a pot mouth spray — the world’s first marijuana-based prescription drug. The spray, called Sativex, contains THC and cannabinoids
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Pot Mouth Spray Seeks FDA Approval
Wage laws are tricky. But it is an area of law all employers need to familiarize themselves with
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Three Times Employees Must be Paid Not to Work
Tuesday was just terrible for Professor Gamal El-Zoghby. First his house caught fire — and then firefighters found his alleged stash of child pornography hidden in the ceiling.
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House Fire Leads to NY Prof’s Child Porn Arrest
A New York herpes lawsuit claims a disgraced Texas hand surgeon allegedly infected his ex-girlfriend with herpes after failing to disclose his disease.
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TX Surgeon Sued for Giving NY Woman Herpes