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ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A Chicago-area judge ordered a suburban woman held without bond Wednesday on charges she strangled her newborn after giving birth in a Salvation Army bathroom.
Prosecutors said Jessica Cruz, 19, of Hanover Park hid her pregnancy and then strangled the newborn with a garbage bag after giving birth Friday, leaving the infant's body in a trash bin.
Cruz appeared for a bond hearing on first degree murder charges in Rolling Meadows branch of Cook County Circuit Court and was ordered held.
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NEW YORK, June 4 (UPI) --
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday he supports Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's call to limit the number of people arrested for small amounts of marijuana.
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LONDON, June 4 (UPI) --
Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Grace Jones and Tom Jones performed at Monday night's Diamond Jubilee concert outside Buckingham Palace.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 4 (UPI) --
Israel's secretive Unit 8200 of Military Intelligence is increasingly seen to have played a leading role in developing a new cyberweapon known as W32.Flame.
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GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn., June 4 (UPI) --
A Minnesota fifth-grader who skipped school to meet President Barack Obama with his family received an excuse note signed by the commander-in-chief.
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