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Kids Jailed For Not Communicating With Dad Are Now in His Custody

Three children who were famously sent to juvenile detention for violating a court order that required them to maintain a relationship with their father are back in their father’s custody. So reports the Detroit Free Press.

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Deadly Botched Penis Enlargement Gets Woman 5 Years

A New Jersey woman will likely spend five years in a state prison for injecting a man’s penis with a lethal dose of silicone. So reports the Associated Press.

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Suit Targets Chipotle’s Claims That It Doesn't Use Genetically Modified Ingredients

A class action lawsuit alleges the meals served by Chipotle aren’t “free of genetically modified ingredients,” as the company has claimed. So reports The New York Daily News.

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Fox News Anchor Sues Over Toy Hamster's Likeness

A Fox News anchor has filed suit against Hasbro for $5 million over a toy that she claims impermissibly appropriates her name and likeness. So reports NBC News.

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Transgenger Inmate Who Filed Suit Gets Early Parole

A transgender inmate who filed a lawsuit against the Georgia Department of Corrections for, among other things, being denied hormone therapy, has been paroled early. So reports The New York Daily News.

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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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