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iTunes, PayPal Users Victims of Web Scam

 iTunes Web Scam Costs PayPal Users

iTunes Logo (Wikipedia)

NEW YORK (CBS) Numerous iTunes account holders have fallen victim to a global scam Tuesday that has left users looking for answers to unauthorized, fraudulent charges linked to their PayPal accounts, reports BBC News.

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DEA Searches for Ebonics Translators

DEA Searches for Ebonics Translators to Aid Investigations

Seal of the Drug Enforcement Administration (Wikipedia)

ATLANTA (CBS/AP) The Drug Enforcement Administration is looking to hire nine Ebonics translators in order to help interpret wiretapped conversations involving targets of undercover drug investigations.

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AZ Fugitives Charged with Murder of OK Couple

Arizona Fugitives Charged With Murder for Deaths of Oklahoma Couple

John McCluskey and Casslyn Welch (AP Photo/Matt York)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CBS/AP) Two of the Arizona prison escapees and their alleged female accomplice have been charged with the murder of an Oklahoma couple who authorities say were singled out because of their camping trailer.

PICTURES: Arizona Fugitives Captured

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Cesar Laurean Guilty of Murder of Pregnant Marine Maria Lauterbach

Cesar Laurean Guilty of Murder of Pregnant Marine Maria Lauterbach

Lance Cpl. Maria Frances Lauterbach and Cpl. Cesar Laurean (CBS/AP)

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (CBS/WNCT/AP) A jury took less than three hours to find former Marine Cesar Laurean guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his pregnant colleague Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach after she accused him of rape. 

PICTURES: Maria Lauterbach Murdered

Laurean, 23, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A defense attorney says he will appeal his conviction.

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Roni Deutch Hit with $34 Million Lawsuit

Calif. Attorney General Sues "Tax-Lady" Roni Deutch For $34 Million

Roni Deutch (Personal Photo)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS/AP) "Tax lady" Roni Deutch is being sued for more than $34 million by California Attorney General Jerry Brown. On Monday, Brown accused Deutch's law firm of repeatedly violating state laws by fabricating promises of helping people resolve disputes with the Internal Revenue Service.

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Cops: Bank Robber Forgets Mask

Whoops: Bank Robber Forgets Mask

Bank Robber Forgets Mask (Surveillance Still)

EDEN, N.Y. (CBS/AP) Police in upstate NY say they are looking for a bank robber who forgot a pretty basic part of the whole bank robbery thing: putting on a mask. 

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Police Arrest Brother of Manila Bus Hijacker

Philippines Bus Hijacker Rolando Mendoza's Brother Says Police Are to Blame for Outcome

Members of the SWAT teams prepare to assault the tourist bus seized by dismissed police officer Rolando Mendoza (AP Photo/Pat Roque)

MANILA, Philippines (CBS/AP) Gregorio Mendoza, the brother of Philippines bus hijacker Rolando Mendoza was arrested on obstruction of justice allegations and claims police are to blame for the tragic outcome of the hijacking.

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Ohio Grandfather Tries To Smuggle Drugs

Grandpa Attempts to Smuggle Pot to Grandson in Prison, Say Officials

Richard Heritz (WHIO)

LEBANON, OHIO (CBS/WHIO) Richard Heritz, an 85-year-old Ohio man, was arrested while making a scheduled visit to his grandson at Warren Correction Institution. According to law enforcement,  this "family reunion" included more than 20 grams of marijuana.

PICTURES: Old Enough to Know Better?

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"Grim Sleeper" Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

'Grim Sleeper' Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Lonnie Franklin Jr. (AP Pool/Nick Ut,Pool)

LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP/KCAL) Lonnie Franklin, Jr., the man suspected in the "Grim Sleeper" killings that spanned more than two decades and left 10 women dead, pleaded not guilty Monday before a Los Angeles judge.

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SeaWorld Fined $75k in Trainer Death, Will Fight it

Dawn Brancheau with a whale. (Jeffrey Sasse)

ORLANDO, Fla. (CBS/WKMG)  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited SeaWorld Orlando for three safety violation in the death of killer whale trainer Dawn Brancheau. SeaWorld was fined $75,000 for the violations, one of which was classified as "willful."

PICTURES: Dawn Brancheau SeaWorld Trainer Killed

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