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Little expected from exam of gunman’s body
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s chief medical examiner says he doubts toxicological tests and genetic analysis of the body of the gunman who fatally shot 20 children and six educators at an element...
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Democrats urge Obama to weigh debt ceiling hike
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s top Democratic allies in the Senate advised him Friday to consider “any lawful steps” to make sure the government does not default of its debts and spur an eco...
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Kerry’s words on Assad will draw scrutiny
WASHINGTON — Sen. John Kerry has held up Syria as a country that could bring peace and stability to the region. He predicted the now-disgraced regime of President Bashar Assad would pursue a legiti...
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Delay in Holmes plea disturbs victims, families
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A stunned silence settled over a courtroom Friday after the father of a woman killed in the Colorado theater shootings loudly cursed defendant James Holmes, prompting a sympath...
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Sheriff: Teen planned attack
TAFT, Calif. — Authorities say a boy who fired on classmates and wounded one at a rural California high school had planned the attack and targeted students he felt had bullied him for more than a y...
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Biden, NRA clash over new gun control proposals
WASHINGTON — Despite fresh opposition from the National Rifle Association, the Obama administration is assembling proposals to curb gun violence that would include a ban on sales of assault weapons...
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Gasoline prices predicted to fall
NEW YORK — At least gasoline should cost you less in 2013. Hamburger, health care and taxes are all set to take a bigger bite out of the family budget this year. But drivers’ annual gas bills ar...
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How to tell a cold from the flu
The common cold and flu are caused by different viruses but can have some similar symptoms, making them tough to tell apart. In general, the flu is worse and symptoms are more intense. COLDS: Us...
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Panetta says US in ‘last chapter’ of war
WASHINGTON — In a notably upbeat assessment of war progress, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that the U.S.-led coalition has advanced to the “last chapter” of an 11-year struggle to en...
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Associated Press Dr. Meeta Khan wears a face mask as she examines a respiratory patient Thursday at the Rush University Hospital emergency department in Chicago. Whether this flu season will be considered a bad season by the time it has run its course in the spring remains to be seen.
Flu season strikes early and, in some places, hard
NEW YORK — From the Rocky Mountains to New England, hospitals are swamped with people with flu symptoms. Some medical centers are turning away visitors or making them wear face masks, and one Penns...
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