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André Previn, Whose Music Knew No Boundaries, Dies at 89

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By JAMES BARRON from NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2T8IYUW

URGENT Amber Alert for 3 Children Believed To Be With A Convicted Sex Offender & In Grave Danger

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An AMBER Alert has been issued for Maddison McGrath, 7; Dylan McGrath, 5; and 2-year-old Maryah Matthew. The children disappeared from a McDonald’s restaurant off of Reidville Drive in Waterbury, during a supervised visit with their non-custodial mother, Crystal McGrath, 29, who reportedly violated conditions of the visit after she left with the children. The suspect’s license plate was read after her vehicle was spotted driving westbound on I-10 in Sealy, Texas, at around 10 p.m. CST on... URGENT Amber Alert for 3 Children Believed To Be With A Convicted Sex Offender & In Grave Danger from The Demon's Den https://ift.tt/2NzoApS

Imran Khan Says Pakistan Will Release Indian Pilot, Seizing Publicity in Showdown

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By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN, MARIA ABI-HABIB and SALMAN MASOOD from NYT World https://ift.tt/2H7Rhc9

Robert Kraft’s Prostitution Charges Return a Wary Palm Beach to the Tabloids

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By PATRICIA MAZZEI and KEN BELSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Nz0jQP

Legal Threats From Broadway’s ‘Mockingbird’ Sink Productions Around the Country

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By MICHAEL PAULSON and ALEXANDRA ALTER from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2SyFu8S

After the Trump-Kim Failure

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By NICHOLAS KRISTOF from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2BVxl9k

Cuomo Speaks With Bezos, Furiously Trying to Win Back Amazon

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By J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2Uem3DV

Teacher’s Assistant Accused Of Sexually Abusing 7-Year-Old Boy Was Plotting To Have Him Killed

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A former teacher’s assistant in the Hazelwood School District who was accused of sexually abusing a boy has now been charged with plotting to kill the young victim. The St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged 36-year-old Deonte Taylor and 66-year-old Michael Johnson each with two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and two counts of tampering or attempting to tamper with a victim. According to court documents, between February 7 and February 26, Taylor asked an... Teacher’s Assistant Accused Of Sexually Abusing 7-Year-Old Boy Was Plotting To Have Him Killed from The Demon's Den https://ift.tt/2TjYGMi

Two Discerning Diners Arrested In Crab Leg Brawl At Alabama Buffet

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Customers at an Alabama buffet were boiling mad while waiting in line for crab legs and took to using tongs as weapons during a brawl at the eatery, police said. Customers at the Meteor Buffet in Huntsville had been waiting in line for 10 to 20 minutes for crab legs, police said. The eager diners were waiting for the next tray to come out when they rushed to serve themselves. "They'd been waiting there for the crab legs for a good 10, 20 minutes. When they finally came out, it's very... Two Discerning Diners Arrested In Crab Leg Brawl At Alabama Buffet from The Demon's Den https://ift.tt/2EFALyA

Michael Jackson Cast a Spell. ‘Leaving Neverland’ Breaks It.

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By WESLEY MORRIS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2H5rDoE

Police: Man Faked Abduction To Avoid Super Bowl Payouts

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Oops. Robert Brandel, of North Tonawanda, New York, was found tied up in his pickup truck Monday in a parking lot in Newfane, 30 miles north of Buffalo. How did he get in such a spot? Seems he had entered false names in his $50,000 Super Bowl squares pool hoping to get more of the winnings for himself. It didn't work. He wound up in the hole. So he claimed two members of the pool kidnapped him, took $16,000 from him, drove him around for two days, and left him in his truck trussed up... Police: Man Faked Abduction To Avoid Super Bowl Payouts from The Demon's Den https://ift.tt/2Vns7Ks

SWAT Ends Standoff By Offering Florida Man Pizza

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A Florida man accused of threatening his family by texting them Coldplay lyrics, and warning them of retribution from his “Nazi prison associates” was persuaded by police to end a standoff in return for a fresh slice of pizza, reports say. Evan Charles McLemore, under the belief that SWAT team negotiators were ready to hand him one of America’s favorite foods, was taken into custody Tuesday following a 4-hour confrontation at a Pensacola home. "Never underestimate the power of pizza with... SWAT Ends Standoff By Offering Florida Man Pizza from The Demon's Den https://ift.tt/2EDRgv6