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A Russian court has sentenced a United States soldier to nearly four years in a penal colony after he was convicted of theft.Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, was arrested in the eastern city of Vladivostok, Russia, early last month and was charged with theft after allegedly stealing about $100 from a woman he was visiting. Black reportedly said he needed the money to pay for food and a hotel, but paid
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SCHILLER PARK, Ill. 鈥?A woman in a Chicago suburb spent about 10 hours pinned under an awning that collapsed on top of h
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