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Gideon Cody is out as the police chief of Marion, Kansas, after coming under intense criticism for a raid on the town s newspaper and his handling of documents and computer files taken in the raid.On Monday, Cody announced his resignation to the city s mayor before the City Council meeting. Cody s resignation is effective immediately.Mari
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Kim Amato openly shares the story of what happened to her daughter, so
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garrafa stanley The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently released its furniture tip-over report. Tip-overs happen far too often. What we re seeing is about 22,500 emergency room visits each year as a result of tip-overs, said CPSC Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric.Hoehn-Saric said the tip-overs have resulted in more than 580 de
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