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Teen Faces Manslaughter Charges For Convincing Boyfriend to Commit Suicide

A teenager who exchanged hundreds of messages in which she tried to convince her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself is facing manslaughter charges in juvenile court in Massachusetts. So reports The Washington Post.

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Mom of Student Who Took Lethal Dose of Cyanide Files Suit

The mother of a University of Pennsylvania nursing student who killed herself by ingesting cyanide that she allegedly bought on Amazon.com is suing the school and the online retailer. So reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Miami Teen Pleads Guilty to Murdering Mom

A Florida teen who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for stabbing his mother to death with a butcher's knife when he was just 16 must spend 28 years behind bars. After that he will be on probation for 20 years. So reports the Miami Herald.

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VA Teen Sentenced to 11 Years for ISIS Recruitment Efforts

A 17-year-old who was the voice behind a pro-Islamic State Twitter account has been sentenced to 11 years and four months in federal prison for conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. So reports the Washington Post.

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Ex-Ravens Cheerleader Sentenced for Statutory Rape

Ex-Ravens cheerleader Molly Shattuck, 48, has been sentenced to spend every other weekend in a Delaware work-release detention center for almost two years for raping a 15-year-old boy. So reports USA Today.

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NYC Settles with Man Wrongfully Sent to Jail For 2 Days

New York City paid $57,500 to settle a case brought by an electrician who was wrongly arrested and jailed for two days for carrying a gravity knife—a knife with a blade that releases from its handle by force of gravity. So reports The New York Daily News.

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Shannen Doherty Sues Biz Managers for Delaying Her Cancer Diagnosis

Actress Shannen Doherty has filed a lawsuit against her former business managers for damages related to a delay in diagnosing her breast cancer. So reports NBC News.

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Colorado Man Gets Probation for Blowing Up His Home

A Colorado man who set his house on fire after spray-painting the name of his wife’s alleged lover and the words “my wife is a cheater” on it has been sentenced to five years probation. So reports The Denver Post.

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