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• SUNY New Paltz student takes hostages, arrested on kidnapping, assault charges  NEW PALTZ — A SUNY New Paltz freshman faces kidnapping and assault charges after he went on a rampage and briefly took several students hostage in a college residence hall early Tuesday morning.
• Police still investigating Cottage Street shooting MIDDLETOWN — Police are still investigating the shooting death of a Cottage Street man Sunday night.
• Appeals court rules California's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for a likely appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Hasidic teen pleads guilty to firebombing neighbor's home in New City NEW CITY (AP) – A guilty plea has averted a trial in an attempted-murder case that brought unusual attention to a religious dispute in a Jewish enclave in New York.
• PHOTOS: Giants Victory Parade in NYC The Super Bowl champion New York Giants were the honorees during a parade on Feb. 7, 2012 in Manhattan
• Giants fans shower love and confetti on gridiron heroes in Manhattan NEW YORK (AP) – Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday during a victory parade along the Canyon of Heroes, where the city has honored...
• Komen vp resigns over Planned Parenthood uproar ATLANTA (AP) – A high-ranking official resigned Tuesday from the Susan G.
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• Right lane of I-84 closed between Matamoras, Milford Tuesday MATAMORAS, Pa. — The right lane of Interstate 84 East is closed Tuesday for patching between Exit 46 (Milford), and Exit 53 (Matamoras).

Yahoo! News: Top Stories Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:59:38 GMT

• Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional (AP)  

  AP - A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California's same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional but agreed to give sponsors of the bitterly contested, voter-approved law time to appeal the ruling before ordering the state to resume allowing gay couples to wed.

  
  
• Romney battles Santorum, Paul in GOP caucuses (AP)  

  AP - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney battled Rick Santorum and Ron Paul on Tuesday in political caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, hoping to extend his winning streak in the race for the presidential nomination.

  
  
• Russia pushes Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts (AP)  

  AP - Days after blocking a U.S.-backed peace plan at the U.N., senior Russian officials pushed for reforms Tuesday during an emergency meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, promoting a settlement to end the uprising without removing him from power.

  
  

Yahoo! News: Sports News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:00:57 GMT

• Big Ten exploring 4-team playoff (AP)  AP - The Big Ten, which helped squash the notion of a four-team playoff to crown a national champion in college football several years ago, is taking another look.
• Giants lauded as Super Bowl champs in NYC parade (AP)  

  AP - Thousands of fans roared as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hoisted the team's Super Bowl trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float Tuesday during a victory parade through New York City, which Mayor Michael Bloomberg quipped should now be nicknamed the "Big Blue Apple."

  
  
• AP Source: Big East moving toward adding Memphis (AP)  AP - A person familiar with the talks says the Big East is in discussions with Memphis about the Tigers joining the conference in all sports.

Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:29:08 GMT

• Frozen sauerkraut causes German motorway chaos (Reuters)  Reuters - Piles of sauerkraut tumbled out of a truck on a busy German motorway and quickly froze to the autobahn surface, causing a massive traffic jam near Frankfurt during Tuesday's morning rush hour, police said.
• Mum tells Westwood to say sorry for swearing (Reuters)  Reuters - Lee Westwood was forced to apologize after his mum caught him swearing on live television at last week's Qatar Masters, the world number three said on Tuesday.
• German police use Facebook pictures to nab crooks (Reuters)  Reuters - Police in the German state of Lower-Saxony will soon use their networks of Facebook "friends" to find missing persons and hunt out suspected criminals, according to the state's interior minister.

The Weather Channel: Your Local Weather Outlook--Port Jervis, NY (12771) Tue, 7 Feb 2012 21:10:50 GMT

• Current Weather Conditions In Port Jervis, NY (12771) Cloudy, and 41 ° F. For more details?
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