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Methodist pastor who officiated son's same-sex wedding is reinstated

Methodist pastor who officiated son's same-sex wedding is reinstated

CNN — (CNN) -- The Pennsylvania minister who was defrocked for officiating his son's same-sex wedding was reinstated Tuesday by the United Methodist Church. Frank Schaefer, pastor at Zion United Methodist Church of Iona in Lebanon, had his credentials restored and is now entitled to lost salary and benefits since his defrocking in December, according to a written decision released by the church. Schaefer was waiting for a phone call to inform him of the church's verdict, when he received the happy news as an e-mail attachment. He opened up the PDF.
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'Clinton: The Musical' to make U.S. debut in July

'Clinton: The Musical' to make U.S. debut in July

CNN — (CNN) -- The Clintons and Monica Lewinsky will be sharing the stage this summer, but probably not in the way you would expect. "Clinton: The Musical" will make its U.S. debut at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in July. "It's history. Sort of," the musical's tagline says on the festival's website. The show's description reads, "It's hard enough being president by yourself. Bill Clinton's problem is that there are two of him. Literally. 'Clinton' follows two Bill Clintons and Hillary on their quest to save their presidency, change America and prove that 'politics is show business for ugly people.'
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World's oldest man dies at age 111

World's oldest man dies at age 111

CNN — New York (CNN) -- A 111-year-old New Yorker who had been certified as the oldest man in the world has died. Alexander Imich died Sunday morning at a senior residence in Manhattan, his niece, Karen Bogen, confirmed to CNN. Imich was certified as the oldest man in the world this April by the Gerontology Research Group of Torrance, California. "He was remarkable," Bogen said. Alexander Imich, a New Yorker who had been certified as the world's oldest living man, died Sunday, June 8, at the age of 111. Imich was born in Poland on February 4, 1903, but fled when the Nazis took over in 1939.
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Suspected V. Stiviano attacker released pending hate crime probe

Suspected V. Stiviano attacker released pending hate crime probe

CNN — After a recording of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling making racist remarks was released in April 2014, he was fined and banned from NBA games for life. But he's not the only well-known figure who has served as a lighting rod for discussion on race and identity. (CNN) -- A 40-year-old man who allegedly punched and shouted racial slurs at V. Stiviano outside a Manhattan hotel was released on his own recognizance Wednesday as prosecutors investigate possible hate crime charges against him.
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Philip Chism, 15, charged with killing teacher, accused in assault

Philip Chism, 15, charged with killing teacher, accused in assault

CNN — (CNN) -- Philip Chism, the Massachusetts high school student who is accused of raping and killing his math teacher, allegedly attacked an employee at a youth services facility in Dorchester, where he is being held pending his trial, the Essex County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday. Chism was taken to Boston Medical Center, where a security detail was provided, said Maurice Pratt, the assistant superintendent and spokesman for the Sheriff's Department. "It's an ongoing investigation," Pratt said of Monday's attack. "The Department of Youth Services is working closely with law enforcement to investigate an assault that took place on a member of the staff," said a statement from DYS communications director Alec Loftus.
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Family settles lawsuit in mauling death of boy at Pittsburgh Zoo

Family settles lawsuit in mauling death of boy at Pittsburgh Zoo

CNN — (CNN) -- The family of a 2-year-old boy who was mauled to death after falling into an exhibit of African painted dogs has reached a settlement in a lawsuit against the Pittsburgh Zoo. "Details of the settlement will remain confidential," attorneys for the boy's parents said in a joint statement released Monday with the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. Maddox Derkosh slipped over a railing, bounced into a safety net, bounced again, and tumbled into the exhibit in November 2012. "The Derkosh family and the Zoo request that the privacy of all parties involved be respected," the statement said.
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NYPD receives funding to equip officers with life-saving heroin antidote naloxone

NYPD receives funding to equip officers with life-saving heroin antidote naloxone

CNN — (CNN) -- The New York Police Department, the largest police force in the United States, announced Tuesday that it has received funding to equip close to 20,000 officers with naloxone, a heroin antidote that can instantly reverse the effects of an overdose. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman declared that his office would provide the funding of more than $1.1 million to equip and train the NYPD officers as part of the Community Overdose Prevention Program. "By providing NYPD police officers with naloxone, we are making this stunningly effective overdose antidote available in every corner of the five boroughs.
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'Friends' actor David Schwimmer helps police in stabbing case

'Friends' actor David Schwimmer helps police in stabbing case

CNN — David Schwimmer is being praised for his actions after showing police some video of a bloody brawl, helping the authorities solve a crime. He's not the first celebrity to join the rest of us in real life. Here are a few more: (CNN) -- The lyrics to the "Friends" theme song "I'll Be There For You" proved to be more than just words this week when actor David Schwimmer helped cops solve an alleged stabbing near his building.
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Lawsuit claims teachers indoctrinated teens into religious cult

Lawsuit claims teachers indoctrinated teens into religious cult

CNN — (CNN) -- A Connecticut family has filed a lawsuit claiming a public school district, a trio of high school teachers and others engaged in a "predatory religious indoctrination" that left their daughters speaking a "bizarre new language." The 64-page federal lawsuit, which does not name the young women or their parents, claims three sisters attending Avon High School were targeted and indoctrinated without the knowledge or consent of their parents. Two of the girls, now 22 and 19 years old, experienced sudden and severe personality changes, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. "They lost their humor and their empathy," the family claims in court documents.
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A Reckless pooch, a brutal storm ... and a happy ending

A Reckless pooch, a brutal storm ... and a happy ending

CNN — (CNN) -- When Chuck and Elicia James ventured to their local animal shelter to adopt a dog, they expected to meet a new member of their family. Instead they found themselves reunited with their long lost canine. The James' had not seen Reckless, a brown and white terrier-pitbull mix, since he went missing over a year and a half ago during Superstorm Sandy. They had lost their beloved pup after the fence in their Keansburg, New Jersey, home was mangled during the storm, Chuck James told CNN on Friday.
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Complaint: School stabbing suspect said, 'I have more people to kill'

Complaint: School stabbing suspect said, 'I have more people to kill'

CNN — (CNN) -- A teenager tackled by a vice principal refused to drop the knives he'd used to stab 21 at his Pittsburgh-area high school, saying, "My work is not done, I have more people to kill," according to a criminal complaint released Friday. While some underwent surgery, none of the 20 fellow students and one adult stabbed died.Two victims -- one in critical but stable condition, the other in fair condition -- were still at Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, on Friday, hospital spokesman Jesse Miller said. Their alleged attacker -- 16-year-old Alex Hribal -- was eventually disarmed, handcuffed and taken into custody.
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Students accuse Columbia University of mishandling sexual assaults

Students accuse Columbia University of mishandling sexual assaults

CNN — (CNN) -- A group of 23 students has filed a federal complaint against Columbia University alleging the school failed to protect victims of sexual assault, according to a statement from the students. The complaint alleges the Ivy League university discouraged students from reporting sexual assaults, allowed perpetrators to remain on campus, sanctioned inadequate disciplinary actions for perpetrators and discriminated against students based on their sexual orientation, according to a statement from the students who are calling themselves Our Stories CU. The students collectively filed the complaint Thursday with the U.S.
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Judge rules against raising Lehigh University grad student's C-plus grade

Judge rules against raising Lehigh University grad student's C-plus grade

CNN — By Rande Iaboni, CNN (CNN) - A Northampton County, Pennsylvania, judge ruled Thursday against a former Lehigh University graduate student who sued to have her C-plus grade raised and for $1.3 million in damages. Judge Emil Giordano said there was no breach of contract or discrimination against former student Megan Thode in assigning the grade. Thode, the daughter of Lehigh associate professor Stephen Thode, was attending the university tuition-free in 2009 when she received a C-plus in her master's fieldwork class. Lawsuit documents said Thode maintained a B-plus on all written documents, but her instructor, Amanda Carr, gave her a zero in class participation and consequently dropped her grade to a C-plus.
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Police charge man with throwing chemical at rabbi

Police charge man with throwing chemical at rabbi

CNN — By Rande Iaboni and Marina Carver, CNN NEW YORK (CNN) - New York police have arrested a man for throwing a chemical, believed to be bleach, on a rabbi who advocates for sexual abuse victims. Meilech Schnitzler, 36, turned himself in to police Wednesday and was charged with assault, menacing, criminal mischief, and criminal possession of a weapon. He is accused of attacking Rabbi Nuchem Rosenberg in Brooklyn's tightknit Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Williamsburg on Tuesday. Schnitzler allegedly threw a chemical on Rosenberg's face, causing his eyes and face to burn.
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La increíble historia de un perro perdido en una tormenta que regresó con su dueño

La increíble historia de un perro perdido en una tormenta que regresó con su dueño

CNN — (CNN) - Cuando Chuck y Elicia James se aventuraron al refugio animal local para adoptar un perro, esperaban conocer a un nuevo miembro de la familia. En lugar de eso, se reunieron con su antiguo perro perdido. Los James no habían visto a Reckless, una cruza de pitbull terrier color café y blanco, desde que se perdió hace un año y medio durante la supertormenta Sandy. Perdieron a su querido cachorro después de que la valla de su hogar en Keansburg, New Jersey, fuera destrozada por la tormenta, dijo Chuck James a CNN.
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