Man linked to French Connection drug ring faces sentencing

Man linked to French Connection drug ring faces sentencing

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man who federal authorities say was a player in the notorious French Connection heroin ring of the 1960s and 1970s faces sentencing that may include at least five years in prison stemming from a new drug case.

Alfred Catino, 75, of Danbury, was among 16 people busted in Connecticut in 2012 for distributing marijuana, cocaine and oxycodone in Fairfield County. He pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy charge in 2014.

A young woman chose to be euthanized, and the reason why is awful
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A young woman chose to be euthanized, and the reason why is awful

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Amsterdam (CNA) — A Dutch woman in her 20s was euthanized after her mental health condition was declared "insufferable" by a team of doctors and psychiatrists in the Netherlands, according to recently released reports from the Dutch Euthanasia Commission.

Why? The unnamed woman was sexually abused from ages 5 to 15.

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