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Former Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown Sentenced for Bank Fraud and Campaign Finance Violation

Kwame R. Brown, the former chairman of the council of the District of Columbia, was sentenced yesterday to a day in confinement and six months of home detention on a federal charge of bank fraud. He also was ordered to per...

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WWF pushes CITES toward bold action to protect threatened species

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Africa elephants are being poached at record rates for their ivory tusks.

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Cataract Patients Relax to a Soothing Beat, Study Says

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Manhattan U.S. Attorney and Acting FBI Assistant Director in Charge Announce Arrest of Hedge Fund Principal for Allegedly Stealing Over $1 Million in Investor Funds

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mary Galligan, the Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announce...

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