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Toronto moves to evict Occupy protesters

Toronto officials have told Occupy Toronto protesters they must leave their encampment in a downtown park or risk forcible removal, raising the possibility of a police-backed eviction similar to the one in New York's Zuccotti Park earlier on Tuesday.

Mike McQueary E-Mail Says He Stopped Penn State Child Rape

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Mike McQueary, the graduate assistant football coach who allegedly saw Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a young boy in 2002 and is the one of the key witnesses in the Penn State scandal case, reportedly told a friend in an e-mail that he stopped the act and then went to the police.
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Oba Chandler Execution: An End to a 22-Year-old Case [VIDEO]

Oba Chandler, a Florida man convicted of killing a mother and her two daughters in 1989, was executed on Wednesday by lethal injection. Chandler, 65, was pronounced dead at 4:25 p.m. at the state prison in Starke, the final chapter of the 22-year-old case.
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Matt Paknis: Ex-PSU Assistant Says Paterno Knew About Sandusky [AUDIO]

Former Penn State football grad assistant Matt Paknis, who was sexually assaulted over a three-year period in his childhood, told WFAN New York host Mike Francesa on Tuesday that he believes recently ousted PSU head coach Joe Paterno knew about Jerry Sandusky's alleged sexual abuse against children years ago.
Jerry Sandusky Will Not Plea Guilty

Jerry Sandusky’s Lawyer Joe Amendola: Victim Denies Sex Abuse

Jerry Sandusky's lawyer Joe Amendola has claimed that one of his client's victims has denied that he was sexually assaulted. Sandusky, 67, has been accused of sexually abusing eight young boys. He has been charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse, which a grand jury has said occurred over a period of nearly 15 years.
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UFC Sues NY State for Right to Fight

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has upped its game against New York State as it enters the final stages of a four-year contest with a new lawsuit aiming to overturn the 1997 state ban on live professional mixed martial arts.
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Penn State Students Coached on Sandusky Scandal for Job Interviews

The Penn State Career Services department is concerned that Penn State students will be at a disadvantage when it comes to securing employment due to the Sandusky child-sex abuse scandal. So, PSU is now offering its students some tips on how to handle the issue when questioned on a job interview.
Oenologist Asli Odman tests wine in the Pendore vineyard in the western Turkish village of Kemaliye in the Aegean region, August 28, 2009.

Best Wine for Thanksgiving? Not One But Many

Thanksgiving, the U.S. holiday that anyone who likes to eat loves to celebrate, is just a week away and experts agree there is not one perfect wine to accompany the feast, but many.

Keen Video-Gamers' Brains May Reward Them More

Teenagers who spend a lot of time on video-games have different structures and activity levels in areas of the brain that are linked to reward, scientists have found, suggesting they get more out of gaming than people who tend to play less.
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NBA Players Reject Latest Deal, Season in Doubt

The National Basketball Association's season is major jeopardy and appears to be less likely than before. The players' union rejected the league's latest collective bargaining agreement compromise and completely disbanded.
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Burberry Reports Strong First-Half Earnings

Luxury fashion house Burberry has reported consistent double digit revenue growth for the first half of the year. The growth has been reported in retail, wholesale and almost all product categories of the brand.
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Penn State's Sandusky denies he is a pedophile

Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State University assistant football coach charged with child sex abuse, said on Monday he is not a pedophile, but admitted he showered with young boys.

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