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Hung was among the first officers on scene fighting to save the life of 4-year-old Scarlett Chen, who was found drowned in a bathtub in her family's northeast Toronto home on July 12, 2004. The autistic girl's mother, Xuan Peng, 35, is charged with second-degree murder. Last Sunday, Hung spoke at the funeral of her daughter, Stefanie, a spirited Grade 9 student found dying from multiple stab wounds in a snowbank near her home in the St. Clair Ave. E. and O'Connor Dr. area. A 15-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy, who has since turned 18, have been charged with first-degree murder in Stefanie's death. What triggered Hung's tears yesterday was a question from prosecutor Kim Motyl, who asked the police officer why it was some moments before she ordered Scarlett's father, David Chen, out of the bathroom where his daughter died.
Romantic novelists out of love over plagiarism
Cruel words and harsh accusations have darkened the world of romantic fiction after a popular American novelist was accused of plagiarism. Cassie Edwards is the world's most successful author of American Indian historical romance novels, with more than 10 million copies of her 99 books in print. However, the author of Wild Abandon, Savage Longings and Rapturous Rendezvous, is having her literary output subjected to the unwelcome attentions of readers who are uninterested in the exploits of amorous Cheyenne braves. .
Pit bulls take 'parenting'
Tim Adams, executive director for Young-Williams Animal Center plays with Honeynut on Wednesday at the Center. Honeynut is a young pit bull mix puppy who has already been adopted. The Center is offering parenting classes for pit bull owners and educate owners on how to look for behavior that may show how aggressive a pit bull may be. .
The most influential Britons in America: 30-21
American Idol, which Lythgoe produces, is the most popular show on American TV. A former dancer-choreographer from the Wirral, Lythgoe's British television career included directing the Muppets' dance routines and, as a BBC light entertainment executive, producing Bobby Davro.
Lythgo hit a rather bigger time when he moved to Los Angeles as the British invaded the US schedules with reality television. Lythgoe's current girlfriend is Priscilla Presley. 25. JOE WRIGHT
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Ex-Democrat takes over as head of county GOP
Joan M. Becker's first political campaign was at age 16, when she worked for the 1974 re-election of Democratic Gov. Marvin Mandel. Her father, Frank Lupashunski, is a registered Democrat who taught sociology and government and politics for three decades at her alma mater, Howard High School, where Democratic state Sen. James N. Robey, a former county executive, was his student years earlier. .
Share Your Summer of Love Memories
"We were enamored of the notion that the times were changing," says Bob Weir about the Summer of Love. "We were well aware that we the tip of a pretty massive iceberg of population preponderance of youth and that we were in some regards the face of the youth culture movement." The Chronicle looks back on the Summer of Love 40 years later with a four-part series this week. What do you remember about the summer of '67? Did it make a difference in your life? Did it have a major impact on American culture? You can share your thoughts two ways: by commenting below, or by calling (415)777-6268 and sharing your story in an Open Mic podcast. Posted By: Eve Batey (Email) | May 20 2007 at 12:00 AM .
DVD Roundup: 9.18.07
"They tried to be friends. But their chosen paths set them on a collision course. The Clark Kent-Lex Luthor rivalry explodes into the fierce good-versus-evil battle fans have long expected in Season 6 of the spectacular series that reinterprets the characters and events of Superman mythology from its roots. Adding to the rivalry: Lana Lang becomes Mrs. Luthor. Clark/Superman would be stunned to find out why she says yes. But that's not all that's stunning. Green Arrow forms a Super Hero league. Will Clark join? Phantom Zone escapees menace Earth. Can Clark stop them? Luthor Corp expands its dark experiments. Will an awesome kryptonite-powered army be the result? The answers and thrills are here!" "Smallville" is not rated. CS Comment: DC fans should be really happy to see the appearance of Green Arrow and the Justice League in this sixth season DVD.
New top cop 'on point all the time'
Matens said he and Weis worked together on bomb analysis in New York after the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center, and Weis seemed to work at least some part of every shift around the clock. He is a workaholic -- something he acknowledges. It's one of the reasons he and his wife, Janice, a personal trainer, opted not to have children, he said. He and his wife met 13 years ago on a blind date set up by one of her sisters. "I love kids. They're fun. But I also feel a strong sense of dedication to anything I do," Weis said. "I don't want to be an absentee dad -- missing Pee-Wee football games and baseball games and dances. There's no way to recover that. And I would be very torn between being there for my children and also being there for what I call my 'other children' -- the men and women of the Philadelphia FBI office." He and his wife dote on her cat, who is chunky and "pampered beyond belief," Weis said.
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