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Woman Charged With Plotting to Kidnap Boyfriend She Met on 'Second Life'

CLAYMONT, Del. – Delaware authorities charged a woman with plotting the real-life abduction of a boyfriend she met through the virtual reality Web site “Second Life.” Kimberly Jernigan, 33, originally of Durham, N.C., was returned to Delaware to face charges including attempted kidnapping after she was arrested in Maryland last …

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Tropical Storm Gustav Could Become Hurricane in Caribbean

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitians were told to prepare for evacuations as Tropical Storm Gustav formed quickly Monday in the Caribbean on a path to hit — as a hurricane — the country’s denuded southern coast before moving on to Cuba, the Bahamas and Florida. Haiti upgraded storm warnings to hurricane …

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Two Sentenced to More Than a Year in Prison for NBA Betting Scandal

NEW YORK – Two former high school classmates of disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy were both sentenced to more than a year in prison Thursday for their roles in a betting scandal that embarrassed the league. A federal judge in Brooklyn gave James Battista, a professional gambler and admitted drug …

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