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| NFL suspends quarterback Michael Vick indefinitely after he files plea LARRY O'DELL Associated Press Writer (AP) - RICHMOND, Virginia-The NFL indefinitely suspended Michael Vick without pay on Friday just hours after he acknowledged in court papers that he did bankroll gambling on dogfighting and helped kill some dogs not worthy of the pit.
Death sentence for Florida man who kidnapped, raped and buried alive 9-year-old girl MITCH STACY Associated Press Writer (AP) - INVERNESS, Florida-A convicted sex offender was sentenced to death on Friday for kidnapping and raping a 9-year-old girl before swaddling her in garbage bags and burying her alive in his Florida yard - crimes that led many states to enact new laws cracking down on convicted sex offenders. U.S. adoptive parents are worried about babies taken from Guatemalan adoption home JUAN CARLOS LLORCA Associated Press Writer (AP) - GUATEMALA CITY-Would-be adoptive U.S. parents were worried Friday about the well-being of 44 children that were moved to secret locations by a judge's order while their adoption home is under investigation. Order Settles Md. Abuse Suit for $1.2M STEPHEN MANNING Associated Press Writer (AP) - WASHINGTON-A former altar boy who accused a Roman Catholic priest of molesting him more than five years ago has reached a $1.2 million settlement with the priest's religious order, according to the man's parents and attorneys. 3 Life Terms Handed Down in '64 Killings EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press Writer (AP) - JACKSON, Miss.-Reputed Ku Klux Klansman James Ford Seale showed no emotion Friday as he was sentenced to three life terms in prison for his role in the segregation-era abduction and killing of two black teenagers.
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