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5 dead following shooting at Ga. spa

Admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:28:05 +0000

A gunman opened fire at a spa in an Atlanta suburb on Tuesday, leaving five people dead in what authorities described as a murder-suicide.
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Arraignment set for California teacher accused of ‘bondage’

Admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:38:45 +0000

A former southern California schoolteacher is set to be arraigned Tuesday amid allegations he bound young students, then photographed them with semen-filled spoons held at their mouths and three-inch cockroaches crawling across their faces, among other graphic depictions.

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Runaway girl’s remains found in Ohio rapist’s home

Admin — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:49:29 +0000

The skeletal remains of 14-year-old Ohio runaway Nicholle Coppler, who went missing in 1999, have been found after the home where she was last seen was demolished, according to police.
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U.S. nuclear plants spark concerns

Admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:02:37 +0000

As the U.S. prepares to build its first new nuclear power reactors in three decades, concerns about an early generation of plants have resurfaced since last year’s disaster in Japan.

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Source: Alleged plot on U.S. Capitol foiled

Admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 23:12:37 +0000

Investigators in Washington arrested a Moroccan man Friday who had what he thought was a vest with explosives, intending to launch a suicide attack on the U.S. Capitol, a federal law-enforcement official said.

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NJ Gov. Christie vetoes same-sex marriage bill

Admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:21:53 +0000

The Republican governor returned the bill to the Legislature, saying he wants voters to decide whether New Jersey changes the definition of marriage.
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Nigerian ‘underwear bomber’ gets life sentence

Admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:34:24 +0000

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab tried to blow up a Detroit-bound jetliner on Christmas Day 2009.

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Police officers buy plots to block Josh Powell burial

Admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:43:28 +0000

Two police officers in Washington state have bought burial plots next to Josh Powell’s boys in order to block family members from burying him next to them, according to a local media report.

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Police: Powell house a sham; was set up for social worker visits

Admin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:53:50 +0000

The house Josh Powell blew up earlier this month – a cozy residential house near Puyallup, Wash. – was a front, the Tacoma News-Tribune reported. “He set it up like a rental place, with pictures of the family,” Sgt.

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Bus company, driver sued in FAMU hazing death

Admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:04:26 +0000

A lawsuit filed by the family of Robert Champion, the Florida A&M University band member allegedly beaten to death in a hazing ritual, accused the bus company involved in the deadly assault and the bus driver of negligence, their attorney said Monday.

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Serial killer’s map steers cops to 300 human bones

Admin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:17:12 +0000

A map drawn by a convicted serial killer has led authorities in California to three separate burial sites, authorities said Sunday.

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Victims’ lawyer: 200 accused priests live in Calif.

Admin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:26:07 +0000

Some 200 Catholic priests suspected of sexual abuse are living undetected in communities across California, according to an attorney who represents hundreds of plaintiffs.
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911 operator in Powell case: ‘It was horrible’

Admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:38:16 +0000

David Lovrak, one of the 911 operators who took a call from a social worker outside Josh Powell’s house, said in an interview with NBC’s “Dateline” he had no idea of the severity of the situation.

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Driver herds kids off bus before it blows

Admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:49:22 +0000

After noticing smoke seeping inside, a North Carolina bus driver rushed six elementary school children off her vehicle moments before it burst into flames.

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Same-sex marriage OK’d in Washington

Admin — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:59:42 +0000

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Washington State voted Wednesday in favor of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, putting Washington on the path toward becoming the seventh state in the nation to legalize marriage for gay and lesbian couples.

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