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• NY hiker found dead in Juneau

  JUNEAU, Alaska — A 30-year-old New York man has died in an apparent accident while hiking on the Herbert Glacier trail system near Juneau. Alaska...   4:03 PM

• Gay marriage bill talks unresolved in NY Senate

  ALBANY, N.Y. — Republican state senators who are key to the future of gay marriage in New York have taken a break from their closed-door debate on the...   3:30 PM
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  Judge: No public trial for Sheen over 'Men' firing

  LOS ANGELES — A judge says Charlie Sheen's $100 million lawsuit over his firing from "Two and a Half Men" should be handled through private arbitration rather than in a public courtroom. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Allan Goodman ruled...   3:11 PM
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  Lawmakers sue Obama administration over US involvement in Libya

  WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit against the Obama administration to halt the ongoing conflict in Libya because they believe the president is acting outside the bounds of the 1973 War Powers Act, FOX...   2:23 PM
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  Rangel sells vacation home that he failed to pay taxes on

  Rep. Charlie Rangel has sold the Dominican Republic vacation house that helped lead to his censure by the House. Rangel unloaded the property for $250,000 to $500,000 in December, Bloomberg News reported, citing financial disclosure forms released...   4:32 PM

• Iran successfully launches satellite into space

  TEHRAN -- Iran successfully launched its Rassad-1 satellite into space on Wednesday, the country's Arabic-language television channel Al-Alam said....   3:13 PM
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  Giuliani maps out 2012 strategy in meetings with Govs. Christie, Perry

  Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani held meetings with two Republican heavyweights in New York Wednesday in an attempt to gauge support ahead of a potential 2012 campaign. Giuliani, 67, held separate meetings with two allies -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry and New...   2:01 PM
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  Singer triumphs in case of diva-vs.-doctor slapdown at Trader Joe's

  The opera singer has triumphed! A Manhattan judge today took only 15 minutes to acquit mezzo soprano Marcella Caprario of all charges in a wacky, diva-on-doctor slapdown at a crowded Upper West Side Trader Joe's. The verdict, by Manhattan Criminal...   4:58 PM

• Bankruptcy judge orders sale of Peter Madoff's $270K vintage Aston Martin

  A vintage sports car that helped drive Bernard Madoff's victims to ruin will be put up for auction in August, a Manhattan bankruptcy judge ordered...   1:59 PM
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  Police seek truck in search for Indiana student Lauren Spierer

  BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Police made a new bid for help in finding a missing Indiana University student on Wednesday, releasing security camera images showing her just before she left for a night out and a pickup truck spotted near where she was last...   4:32 PM

• LI cop arrested on highway grope charge

  MINEOLA — A suburban New York police officer faces charges he groped a woman during a traffic stop. Garrett Mannerz pleaded not guilty Wednesday to...   1:45 PM
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  Former porn star Ginger Lee says Weiner wanted her to lie about online messages

  A former porn actress who claims to have received steamy emails and tweets from pervy Rep. Anthony Weiner said the lawmaker sent her messages where he discussed his "package" -- even asking her to lie about their online communications. During a...   5:31 PM

• Libyan rebels advance on road to Tripoli, NATO says it won't need ground troops

  TRIPOLI, Libya -- Libyan rebels Wednesday captured three western villages on the road to Tripoli, while NATO insisted it could complete its mission...   1:31 PM

• Texting juror who caused mistrial faces judge

  A juror on a Queens rape case who caused a mistrial when he texted a pal about the deliberations became the defendant today apologizing for sending the...   12:15 PM

• JFK flights not enough to justify Credit Suisse broker's fraud conviction: appeals court

  A crooked ex-Credit Suisse broker won a partial victory this morning when a Manhattan appeals court tossed his conviction for securities fraud -- but...   12:07 PM
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  Police searching for brazen Harlem bank bandit

  Police have released a picture of the brazen bandit wanted for knocking off three Harlem banks. The robber made off with nearly $2,660 after targeting the Citibank at 2481 Seventh Ave. on March 8 but fled empty-handed when he hit the Bank of...   12:07 PM
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  Top charge dropped against NYC synagogue plotters

  The top charge has been dropped against two men accused of plotting to blow up synagogues in New York City, authorities said Wednesday. Ahmed Ferhani and Mohamed Mamdouh pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges including criminal possession of a...   12:08 PM
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  Kissinger donates his papers to Yale

  NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who helped steer Vietnam war policy, will donate his collection of some one million documents and objects covering his life as a diplomat, teacher and private citizen to Yale...   11:11 AM

• CIA informants who led US to bin Laden arrested by Pakistan

  WASHINGTON -- Five CIA informants who led US intelligence to Usama bin Laden's lair in Pakistan have been arrested by Pakistani security forces, The...   10:22 AM

• Prosecution rests case against Casey Anthony

  ORLANDO, Fla. — Prosecutors finished presenting their case Wednesday morning against a Florida woman accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter. Casey...   2:50 PM
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  Bond denied for driver in fatal Va. bus crash

  BOWLING GREEN, Va. — A bus driver charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter after he fell asleep behind the wheel on a Virginia highway was ordered held without bond Wednesday. Caroline County Circuit Court Judge Joseph Ellis said while...   4:03 PM

• Manhattan socialite charged with theft in Greenwich

  GREENWICH, Conn. — A Polish-born New York socialite has been arrested and charged with stealing an $11,500 scarf from a shop in Greenwich. Thirty...   9:33 AM

• Suspects punch, rob 2 car occupants on Long Island

  MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. — Police on Long Island are looking for a group of men who punched two occupants of a car and stole jewelry, cash and other items from...   9:51 AM
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  Facebook hires former Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart

  Facebook has hired Joe Lockhart, who served as press secretary during President Bill Clinton’s second term, as vice president of global communications. The 51-year-old Lockhart will start on July 15 in his new post. He will move to California from...   9:55 AM
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  Mladic finishes prison induction in The Hague

  THE HAGUE -- Ex-Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic has completed an "initial induction process" and medical tests at a Hague-based UN prison, a Yugoslav war crimes tribunal official said Wednesday. "I can confirm that Mr. Mladic has completed the...   9:12 AM