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Man allegedly tries to burn down online girlfriend’s house after breakup
LACONIA, N.H. (WMUR) - A Pennsylvania man is accused of driving six hours to seek revenge against his ex-girlfriend by trying to burn her house down days after she ended their online relationship. Police say surveillance video taken by the homeowner shows 23-year-old Andrew Benavides throwing a “crude” Molotov cocktail...
Jury foreperson in New Hampshire youth center abuse trial 'devasted' that award could be slashed
Attorneys for a New Hampshire man who prevailed in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at a state-run youth detention center are asking for a hearing after the jury foreperson expressed dismay that the $38 million award could be slashed to $475,000.Jurors on Friday awarded $18 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in enhanced damages to David Meehan, who alleged that the state’s negligence allowed him to be repeatedly raped, beaten and held in solitary confinement as a teenager at the Youth Development Center in Manchester. But the attorney general’s office said the award would be reduced under a...
Local News Blues: Following the Google Money at LION and INN
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