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• Police release 21 names in Maine Zumba sex case
• Hate crime charges dismissed against Conn. banker
• Obama, first lady voting early ahead of Nov. 6
• Paul becomes major hurricane in Pacific off Mexico
• Nine in 10 Mass. seniors would have paid extra under Medicare plan similar to Mitt Romney’s, according to study
• Judge denies motion to keep "john" list secret
• Hate crime, other charges dismissed against banker
• On eve of retrial, judge allows new testimony in Mattapan quadruple slaying
• RI Medical Society challenges new marijuana policy
• White House mulls how to strike over Libya attack
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• RI school dance ends early over grinding protest
• Burlington, Vt., teacher gets $25K award
• US seeks testimony of Va. man in lesbian custody
• 9/11 responder in NY: 'We want justice'
• Former GOP US attorney: Investigate Warren license
• Fallout lingers over Conn. higher ed pay raises
• Terror suspects face Conn. trial next October
• ACC coaches: NC State is the league favorite
• At CDC, scientists fight to halt a deadly outbreak

Police release 21 names in Maine Zumba sex case Posted: 15 Oct 2012 03:10 PM PDT KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — Police on Monday released the first round of names of people they say paid for sex with a Zumba fitness instructor charged with running a prostitution operation out of her studio.

Hate crime charges dismissed against Conn. banker Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:54 PM PDT STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A judge threw out charges Monday against an investment banker from Connecticut accused of a hate crime against a New York City cab driver.

Obama, first lady voting early ahead of Nov. 6 Posted: 15 Oct 2012 03:13 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama won't be posing for any photos in the voting booth on Election Day — he's casting his ballot early.

Paul becomes major hurricane in Pacific off Mexico Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:39 PM PDT MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Paul has rapidly strengthened into a major Category 3 storm in the Pacific off Mexico, prompting a hurricane warning for a swath of Baja California's western coast, forecasters said Monday.

Nine in 10 Mass. seniors would have paid extra under Medicare plan similar to Mitt Romney’s, according to study Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:07 PM PDT Nine in 10 Massachusetts seniors would have paid higher health insurance premiums in 2010 under a reformed Medicare structure similar to what Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have proposed, according to a study published on Monday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Nationwide, 59 percent of Medicare enrollees would have faced higher out-of-pocket costs. The analysis was based on actual health plan bids and Medicare costs in 2010, the most recent year for which complete data were available.

Judge denies motion to keep "john" list secret Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:27 PM PDT PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Police are preparing to release the names of people charged with engaging a prostitute in a high-profile case in Kennebunk after a Maine judge denied a motion seeking to keep the names secret.

Hate crime, other charges dismissed against banker Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:03 PM PDT STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — A judge has thrown out charges against an investment banker from Connecticut accused of a hate crime against a New York City cab driver.

On eve of retrial, judge allows new testimony in Mattapan quadruple slaying Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:02 PM PDT A Suffolk Superior Court judge has ruled that Marcus Hurd, the man wounded in the 2010 Mattapan quadruple slaying, can testify that he now recognizes Dwayne Moore as one of the gun-wielding men in the horrific attack. Judge Jeffrey Locke said prosecutors are "entitled to elicit the identification," noting that the jury in Moore's upcoming retrial will evaluate Hurd's testimony after what is is likely to be "vigorous cross examination and impeachment" by defense attorneys who will highlight the difference between Hurd's current and previous statements.

RI Medical Society challenges new marijuana policy Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:00 PM PDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Medical Society has joined a lawsuit against the state health department over its decision to accept medical marijuana applications signed only by doctors, not nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

White House mulls how to strike over Libya attack Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has put special operations strike forces on standby and moved drones into the skies above Africa, ready to strike militant targets from Libya to Mali — if investigators can find the al-Qaida-linked group responsible for the death of the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans in Libya.

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RI school dance ends early over grinding protest Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:45 PM PDT MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (AP) — A high school homecoming dance in Rhode Island was cut short after students angrily protested a ban on sexually explicit dancing known as grinding.

Burlington, Vt., teacher gets $25K award Posted: 15 Oct 2012 01:55 PM PDT BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Burlington, Vt., elementary school teacher has won a $25,000 award.

US seeks testimony of Va. man in lesbian custody Posted: 15 Oct 2012 01:55 PM PDT MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Virginia pastor is scheduled to testify next month before a grand jury investigating the kidnapping of a now-10-year-old girl by her mother, who fled the country rather than share custody of the child with the Vermont woman who was once her civil union partner, the pastor's attorney said Monday.

9/11 responder in NY: 'We want justice' Posted: 15 Oct 2012 01:54 PM PDT NEW YORK (AP) — There are times when Ken Fairben, still mourning the loss of his paramedic son on 9/11, thinks he will never see the end of the complex, drawn-out legal case for the men accused in his death.

Former GOP US attorney: Investigate Warren license Posted: 15 Oct 2012 01:54 PM PDT BOSTON (AP) — A former Republican U.S. attorney for Massachusetts is calling for an investigation into Democrat Elizabeth Warren's law license, echoing a charge also raised by Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown.

Fallout lingers over Conn. higher ed pay raises Posted: 15 Oct 2012 01:52 PM PDT HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A top Republican state lawmaker is renewing calls for legislative hearings into $250,000 in unauthorized pay raises in the state's higher education system.

Terror suspects face Conn. trial next October Posted: 15 Oct 2012 01:51 PM PDT NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A federal judge in Connecticut has scheduled a trial for next October for two men extradited from Britain on charges they supported terrorists in Afghanistan and Chechnya by operating websites to raise cash, recruit fighters and solicit items such as gas masks.

ACC coaches: NC State is the league favorite Posted: 15 Oct 2012 01:51 PM PDT GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Atlantic Coast Conference coaches have picked North Carolina State as league favorite.

At CDC, scientists fight to halt a deadly outbreak Posted: 15 Oct 2012 02:57 PM PDT ATLANTA (AP) — Scattered across the carefully landscaped main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are the staff on the front lines fighting a rare outbreak of fungal meningitis: A scientist in a white lab coat peers through a microscope at fungi on a glass slide. In another room, another researcher uses what looks like a long, pointed eye dropper to suck up DNA samples that will be tested for the suspect fungus.

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