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Man Convicted in Rape, Murder of University of Vermont Coed

RUTLAND, Vt. – A man who raped and killed a University of Vermont student after a chance meeting in which she asked to borrow his cell phone was convicted Thursday, capping a case whose brutality sent a shudder through Vermont. After more than six hours of deliberations, jurors found Brian …

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Jordan's Military Court Convicts Three Men for Plotting to Assassinate President Bush

AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan’s military court has convicted three men for plotting to assassinate U.S. President George W. Bush during a 2006 visit to the kingdom and sentenced them to 15 years in jail. Wednesday’s verdict comes about a year and a half after the young Jordanian men — Nidhal …

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Cops: Landlord Tried to Kill Tenant He Wanted Evicted

NEW YORK – A landlord has been indicted after prosecutors say he planted a homemade bomb to try to kill a tenant he wanted to evict from a commercial building in Brooklyn. The tenant lost a leg in the blast. Prosecutors say 38-year-old Yung Tang placed the bomb in a …

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