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  • This May 20, 2013, photo provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Strike Force shows some of the marijuana plants the agency says were grown by a woman from a wealthy New York suburb in a warehouse in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/DEA Strike Force)

    Upscale N.Y. mother of 2 busted for $3M pot business with 3,000 plants

    A suburban New York City mother of two who's active in the equestrian community was arrested and charged with cultivating an estimated 3,000 marijuana plants valued at about $3 million — a near-real-life tale of Showtime's dark comedy-drama "Weeds."


  • Teenager charged in slayings of 5 in home

    A 15-year-old boy remained in custody Sunday night as detectives tried to piece together what led to the shootings of five people, including three children, who were found dead in a New Mexico home.


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