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Teen pot and alcohol use rises for first time in a decade
12:17 PM on 03/02/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alcohol and marijuana use among teens is on the rise, ending a decade-long decline, according to Partnership for a Drug-Free America...
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Jayson Williams faces sentencing for NJ shooting
7:07 AM on 02/23/2010
SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) - Former NBA star Jayson Williams faces sentencing Tuesday for a shooting that happened eight years ago in New Jersey...
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United Airlines pilot gets suspended sentence for drinking on job
12:06 PM on 02/19/2010
LONDON (AP) - Erwin Vermont Washington was removed from a plane at London's Heathrow Airport shortly before it was due to take off for Chicago...
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DA: Ex-NBA star Williams' alcohol level more than twice limit
12:44 PM on 02/18/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Former NBA star Jayson Williams had a blood-alcohol level more than double the legal limit after he crashed his car into a tree in Manhattan last month...
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Pilot arrested in London, accused of drinking before flying
2:48 PM on 11/12/2009
VIDEO - A United Airlines pilot was removed from an aircraft, suspended by his airline and now faces up to two years in a U.K. prison if convicted on criminal charges...
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Caught on tape: Conductor saves woman on train tracks
8:20 AM on 11/10/2009
VIDEO - A woman fell on to the train tracks in Boston, but she escaped unharmed after several passengers came to her rescue...
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Chicago cop is accused of fake DUI arrests
12:34 PM on 10/07/2009
VIDEO -- A Chicago police officer is being accused of falsely charging almost two-dozen drivers with driving under the influence. And now they are using the own officer's own dash cam video...
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'Daiquiris to Go' establishment under fire from MADD (video)
10:30 AM on 06/15/2009
A Dallas business offering drive-through cocktails is feeling heat from Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The daiquiris served at Daiquiris To Go are made with wine instead of rum and are sold sealed in a plastic bag, the store's owner Marcus Lewis said Friday. He said he discourages customers from drinking...
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Obama effigy hung at RI school with fired teachers
CENTRAL FALLS, Rhode Island (AP) - A union is condemning an effigy of President Obama that was hung upside down by a teacher at a failing Rhode Island high school...
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