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02/22/2012 Deaths, global meeting put mounting pressure on Syria As dozens die, including two Western journalists, world leaders on Friday will look to increase pressure against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. more info |
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02/23/2012 UVA player guilty of 2nd-degree murder A jury convicted former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of his ex-girlfriend, Yeardley Love. more info |
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02/23/2012 2 people shot at Connecticut hospital An employee at a Connecticut hospital shot and wounded two of his supervisors after a disciplinary incident, authorities said. more info |
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02/23/2012 49 killed in Argentina train crash At least 49 people were killed and more than 600 people were injured when a train plowed into a platform at a Buenos Aires station today, state media said. more info |
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02/22/2012 Police: Student shot, another in custody One student was wounded and another was in custody Wednesday after a shooting at an elementary school in Bremerton, Washington, authorities said. more info |
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02/22/2012 Opinion: Court to end affirmative action? Abigail Thernstrom says it will be surprising if the Justices are comfortable with declaring affirmative action policy unconstitutional. more info |
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02/22/2012 Hitman hired to kill random fur-wearer? A self-proclaimed animal rights activist in Ohio has been charged with soliciting a hit man to kill a random person wearing fur, either by shooting the individual or slitting his or her throat. more info |
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02/22/2012 Arrests made in death of Ala. 3rd-grader The grandmother and stepmother of a 9-year-old Alabama girl who died Monday after allegedly being ordered to run around her family's house -- for hours -- as punishment for lying about taking a candy bar have been charged with murder, police said Wednesday. more info |
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02/22/2012 National Cathedral fix to top $20M While stone carvers chisel new pieces to repair damage inflicted on the Washington National Cathedral by an earthquake last August, fundraisers say the cathedral's restoration fund is $18 million short of the repair cost. more info |
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02/22/2012 New inquest into baby's 'dingo' death In a dusty campsite in central Australia more than 30 years ago, a mother's cries of "a dingo's got my baby" set the stage for one of the country's most intriguing murder mysteries. more info |