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  Trayvon Martin had traces of marijuana in system at time of death, autopsy reveals

  SANFORD, Fla. -- Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen shot and killed by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in February, had traces of marijuana in his system at the time of his death, according to an autopsy report released Thursday.The report...   7:08 PM
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  Autopsy confirms RFK Jr.’s wife died of asphyxiation by hanging

  Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s estranged wife, Mary, who battled her husband’s rumored philandering by turning to alcohol and prescription drugs, died of asphyxiation by hanging, authorities said. After conducting an autopsy this morning, the Westchester...   8:03 PM

• Hillary Clinton, George Clooney get name-dropped at sentencing of fraudster's accomplice

  The former brother-in-law of a crooked Democratic donor avoided jail today after his lawyer argued that he was duped into believing his kin was legit -...   6:55 PM

• NYPD issues department-wide memo regarding racial profiling during 'stop-and-frisks'

  The NYPD issued a department-wide memo reminding members not to racially-profile when conducting “stop-and-frisks” yesterday — the same day a federal...   3:38 PM

• Cops bust 45 people in 'Supreme Team' crackdown

  Cops busted 45 suspected drug dealers and users during a huge, months-long Queens crackdown that also netted weapons and blow, authorities said today...   7:39 PM
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  Prosecutor says John Edwards violated laws designed to protect 'two Americas' to cover up sex scandal

  GREENSBORO, N.C. — A prosecutor used John Edwards' own stump speech against him in closing arguments at his corruption trial Thursday, saying the presidential candidate violated campaign finance laws meant to protect "the two Americas" in order to...   3:37 PM
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  'Cop stabber' to use psych defense in bid to dodge hefty jail time

  The lunatic busted moments after plunging a jagged knife deep into a police officer's head -- miraculously failing to kill or paralyze him -- will likely use a psych defense in hopes of dodging up to 25 years in prison, his lawyer indicated today...   3:40 PM

• Second masseur in Travolta case dumps lawyer, hires Allred

  A second masseur who had filed suit against John Travolta has dumped his lawyer and is now being represented by Gloria Allred.The rub-down artist known...   2:45 PM
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  Funeral held for B'klyn boy crushed by gate as official calls for better play areas

  A City Council member called for better play areas for Brooklyn kids at the funeral today of a 12-year-old boy crushed to death as he played a game of chicken on a motorized parking lot gate.“Children are going to be children. If you don’t find...   1:22 PM

• City officials announce initiatives to remove bad teachers from classrooms

  City education officials announced a number of initiatives aimed at weeding out hundreds of poorly or under-performing teachers from the school system...   12:46 PM
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  Romney fundraising on pace with Obama's

  Mitt Romney raised $40.1 million in his first month as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, nearly matching President Obama's total.Romney's total for April falls just shy of the $43.6 million the president raised last month and shows...   10:31 AM
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  Off-duty cop busted for trying to sneak into better seat at Citi Field

  You're out. An off-duty cop was dragged out of a Mets game in handcuffs last night after he tried to sneak into a better seat at Citi Field, police sources said.Eduardo Cornejo, 30, was cornered by stadium security officials during the Mets game...   11:24 AM
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  Ex-Bronx prez Carrion to endorse Espaillat's bid to unseat Rangel

  Former White house aide and Bronx borough President Adolfo Carrion today will endorse Adriano Espaillat's bid to unseat veteran Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel.Carrion, the Bronx beep from 2002 to 2009, served as President Obama's Director of Urban...   11:06 AM
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  ‘Kid perv’ cam bust

  A quick-thinking mother snapped a cellphone photo of a convicted sex fiend who’d just allegedly molested her young daughter, and rushed it to cops — who tracked the pervert down in less than an hour.The 41-year-old hero, her 10-year-old daughter and...   5:42 PM
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  Iran's Ahmadinejad wants to attend Olympics

  TEHRAN -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday he hopes to attend this summer's Olympic Games in London but that the British authorities were reluctant to allow him."I would like to be beside the Iranian athletes at the Olympic Games...   3:39 PM