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A Florida televangelist is facing charges of domestic violence.

The Bay County Florida Sheriff’s Office posted an incident report alleging that Markus Bishop of the Faith Christian Family Church punched his wife “in the left eye with a closed fist” on March 16th. Bishop’s attorney Waylon Graham says his client “did not intentionally punch his wife” but claims she was intoxicated and was “flailing away at him.” Graham says Bishop will submit a plea of not guilty at his upcoming arraignment. Bishop’s church issued a statement saying, “We are saddened by the recent incidents involving our pastors.”

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The VA has many caring employees who are truly committed to helping veterans. We’d like to see the agency continue to do great work and want veterans who are suicidal to know that help is available (1-800-273-TALK). So we are pleased to see that the VA issued a press release after our reports stating that it is "accelerating [it's] own research ... to prevent these tragedies."

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The clock had struck 10 a.m. and the anticipation continued to mount — our guests would soon arrive not quite knowing who we were or how they’d feel. It was a crisp October morning and for some it would be their first time in New York … I’m sure they’d envisioned coming under happier circumstances, but they were all here for a reason.

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While reporting our , we received a tip about a growing number of compulsive lottery players. We started calling around to certain convenient stores in the area and a clerk at a downtown shop said to come in and check out the rush for tickets...Here you can witness lottery addiction first hand. By 10:30 in the morning the line of people waiting to get their fix was out the door… Mostly cab drivers on break feverishly scratching tickets …Most losing and almost always coming back to gamble more dollars on their dream of hitting the jackpot. When asked why they continue to play…one receives a resounding “it’s addictive.”

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Enrolling dead people, forging signatures, stealing private information and conning elderly Americans into signing up for private health care plans they don't even want. This is just a sampling of the scams involving the sale of Medicare Advantage private fee for service plans nationwide, according to a nationwide series of interviews with State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) representatives conducted over the last month in 27 states by CBS News. SHIP counselors are part of a national program that assists people with Medicare concerns.

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A new report from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released Friday afternoon shows a large number of critical documents related to a suspicious $26 million Army Corps contract are missing.

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Semi-automatic, caliber, magazine capacity; terms you’ve heard repeatedly in the last couple of days as we’ve reported on the shooting spree in Virginia. But, what does it all mean?

For those of you who know little about guns, below is a breakdown (or a 101 lesson) on the guns used.

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The soldier we profiled last week, Sgt. Eric Edmundson, took his first steps on his own this past weekend, much to the joy of his family.

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The 53-year-old Republican campaign contributor indicted for terrorism-related offenses in New York a week ago is not getting out of jail any time soon. Abdul Tawala Alishtari was denied bail Wednesday during his arraignment before U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein. His next appearance is scheduled for June 5th.

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A new report out today from the Congressional Research Service says firing US Attorneys for performance issues is more uncommon than Attorney General Alberto Gonzales would have Congress think. The report says only two US Attorneys have been fired by the President since 1981.

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