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Poisoned trees gave a wealthy couple in Maine a killer ocean view. Residents wonder, at what cost?
Suspicious deaths in an idyllic seaside community and detective work that points to poison sound like themes from a classic murder mystery. Wealth and hubris fuel the tale of a politically connected Missouri couple who allegedly poisoned their neighbor’s trees to secure their million-dollar view of Camden Harbor. The incident that was unearthed by the victim herself — the philanthropic wife of L.L. Bean’s late president — has united local residents in outrage.
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North Korea's Kim gives pair of dogs to Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a pair of Pungsan dogs, a local breed, state media KCNA reported on Thursday. Kim and Putin were seen looking at the dogs, who were tied to a rose-covered fence, during a segment aired on the state-controlled Korean Central Television on Thursday. The two bonded over animals as Kim fed carrots to a horse while Putin patted it on its head.
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Bill Gates' former assistant is worth $154 billion — and could soon be richer than the Microsoft cofounder
Steve Ballmer was hired as Bill Gates' assistant in 1980, became Microsoft CEO in 2000, and retired a decade ago with a hugely valuable 4% stake.
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Mom of transgender girl athlete says Florida's investigation has destroyed her daughter's life
A Florida public school employee who faces firing because she allowed her transgender daughter to play girls high school volleyball assailed those who outed her child, saying Tuesday that the ensuing investigation destroyed the girl's life. Jessica Norton said her daughter was thriving at Monarch High School in suburban Fort Lauderdale before an anonymous tipster notified a Broward County school board member in November that the 16-year-old was playing on the girls varsity volleyball team in ap
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A Missouri college student went missing in Nashville. Police now know what killed him
Riley Strain, a Missouri college student who went missing after leaving a downtown Nashville bar and whose body was later found in a river, died of accidental drowning and alcohol poisoning, police said Tuesday.
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South L.A. deputy died from 'effects of methamphetamine,' medical examiner finds
More than a month after the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced the "unexpected passing" of a deputy, medical examiner records now show he died from the effects of methamphetamine.
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Plane passenger who took 2-hour nap stunned to find out where he ended up: ‘I would cry’
When this inflight Rip Van Winkle awoke two hours later, he could not believe where he was.
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