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Sixth defendant in 'Central Park Five' jogger case exonerated

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Sixth defendant in 'Central Park Five' jogger case exonerated

A sixth man, who was a co-defendant of the Central Park Five convicted in the 1989 rape of a New York jogger, has been exonerated of a robbery conviction linked to the attack.

Former UPI reporter, Pulitzer winner Lucinda Franks dies at 74

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Former UPI reporter, Pulitzer winner Lucinda Franks dies at 74

Former United Press International journalist Lucinda Franks, the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, has died in New York, her family announced Thursday. She was 74.

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'Godfather of Harlem': Justin Bartha, Method Man join Season 2

Epix announced on Thursday new recurring and guest stars for Season 2 of "Godfather of Harlem," with Justin Bartha, Method Man and more joining the series.

Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan's longest-serving district attorney, dies at 99

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Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan's longest-serving district attorney, dies at 99

Robert Morgenthau, New York County's district attorney for over 30 years, died at the age of 99, his wife said.

Ava DuVernay working on Netflix series about Central Park Five

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Ava DuVernay working on Netflix series about Central Park Five

Ava DuVernay has written and will direct a drama about the young men wrongfully convicted of savagely raping and beating a jogger in Central Park in 1989.

When it comes to Wall Street, Preet Bharara is no hero

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When it comes to Wall Street, Preet Bharara is no hero

Preet Bharara's treatment of the Wall Street executives involved the financial meltdown was less confrontational than his record on political corruption.

Pulitzer-winning UPI reporter recalls domestic terrorism of '70s

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Pulitzer-winning UPI reporter recalls domestic terrorism of '70s

UPI reporter Lucinda Franks told an early story of domestic terrorism 40 years ago in a Pulitzer Prize-winning series on the Weathermen underground radicals.

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Central Park Five settle with NYC for $40 million for wrongful conviction

Five men wrongfully convicted of the 1989 rape of a Central Park jogger have settled with New York City for $40 million for their undeserved imprisonment.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Morgenthau: Bankers needed jail threat

Legendary New York prosecutor Robert Morgenthau says he won a huge forfeiture from Credit Suisse only because he threatened criminal penalties.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

Third D.A. in Manhattan since 1941 elected

Cy Vance Jr. Tuesday became the third person in almost 70 years to be elected district attorney of New York County, also known as Manhattan.

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To be sure, she is in favor of civil rights, in the sense that she believes there should be fair treatment for all. But that is, of course, the law
New York DA says Sotomayor no radical May 28, 2009

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Robert Morris Morgenthau (born July 31, 1919) is an American lawyer. Since 1975, he has been the District Attorney for New York County, the borough of Manhattan. It was reported on February 27, 2009, that Morgenthau will not be seeking re-election.

Robert Morris Morgenthau was born in 1919 in New York City into a prominent Jewish family that had emigrated from Germany in 1866. He is the son of long-time Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr. His grandfather Henry Morgenthau, Sr. was United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Before going into diplomatic service, Henry Morgenthau, Sr. had made a fortune in real estate and then became a strong financial backer of President Woodrow Wilson. His grandmother was born in Montgomery, Alabama. From his earliest days, Robert Morris Morgenthau was well connected politically. The Morgenthau family home was near Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Springwood Estate at Hyde Park, New York and he grew up knowing Roosevelt.

After graduating from the New Lincoln School, Deerfield Academy, and Amherst College, he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving for four and a half years, during World War II. He attained the final rank of Lieutenant Commander and served as the executive officer of the USS Harry F. Bauer. He saw action in both the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters, mostly aboard destroyers. Morgenthau graduated from Yale Law School in 1948 and joined the New York law firm of Patterson, Belknap & Webb, becoming a partner in 1954.

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