Rikers Island inmate makes second escape attempt in one week

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6/22/2020

An accused cop basher whose dramatic escape attempt Thursday from Rikers Island was foiled gave it another shot on Sunday — spending his roughly 30 minutes of freedom in a standoff atop a jailhouse roof.
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Maryland man sentenced to year in jail after hosting multiple parties in defiance of coronavirus rules

9/27/2020

A Maryland man who defied the state’s coronavirus emergency order and hosted dozens of guests at house parties in March has been sentenced to a year in jail, authorities said.
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Families of 9/11 first responders, survivors who died after contracting coronavirus gain 'insurance' from compensation fund

9/26/2020

Just this month, the 9/11 Victims’ Compensation Fund announced that if a first responder’s or survivor’s death certificate lists COVID-19, plus cancer or a certified respiratory illness, the fund would accept wrongful death claims and consider it a 9/11-related illness.
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University of Denver suspends 38 swimming and diving student athletes for violating COVID-19 restrictions after attending large, off-campus party

9/30/2020

The students will be required to retest for COVID-19 and will remain under location restrictions until negative test results are received.
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VA health dept., George Mason University working on contact tracing after Gov. Northam tests positive for COVID-19

9/26/2020

George Mason University says they are in touch with the Virginia Health Department to contact trace potential cases of coronavirus after that state's governor tested positive for COVID-19 days after a visit to the school.
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Kentucky Army Reservist dies of coronavirus; military fatalities now at 8

9/30/2020

A 48-year-old Army Reservist has become the eighth military service member to die of the coronavirus, the Pentagon said this week, according to reports.
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