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CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman who has been arrested 396 times in the past 35 years has been ordered to get mental health and substance abuse treatment in a deal with prosecutors. Fifty-one-year-old Shermain Miles, who's been in the Logan …
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Indians closer Perez charged with pot possession

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Under the drug agreement between Major League Baseball and its players' association, marijuana offenses generally result with the player undergoing a treatment program rather than discipline. Questioned when investigators returned to the house hours …
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Supreme Court disciplines 29 attorneys

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(Admitted to practice: 2009) Jones was arrested in Volusia County in March 2012 on charges of possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia. He is required to actively participate in a rehabilitation contract with Florida Lawyers Assistance Inc. (Case No.
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Food stamp ban for pedophiles, murders, rapists deemed racist

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David Vitter that would prohibit convicted murderers, pedophiles, and rapists from obtaining benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps. Currently, there is a ban on SNAP benefits for convicted drug felons, a ban which …
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