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1 man missing, 3 others rescued when tugboat sinks off New York's Fire Island

FIRE ISLAND, N.Y. – The Coast Guard says a search is underway for a missing crew member after a tugboat sank off Fire Island in New York. Coast Guard Petty Officer Morgan Gallapis said the search began Saturday afternoon after a crew member reported the tugboat was sinking. She says …

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Wife of man accused of faking his own death in life insurance scam appointed a public defender

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The wife of a man who authorities say faked his own death to defraud insurance companies out of millions appeared briefly in court on counts of insurance fraud. Daphne Simpson did not enter a plea Tuesday. She was appointed a public defender because her bank accounts and …

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County official backs off lawsuit threat; says he was wrong to ask his name not be printed

EMMITSBURG, Md. – A local elected official in Maryland who achieved instant Internet notoriety after he threatened to sue a newspaper for publishing his name now says he won’t sue after all. Frederick County Councilman Kirby Delauter (dee-LAW’-tur) said in a written statement Wednesday he was wrong when he told …

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