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Police shoot alleged gunman inside San Diego movie theater
A screening of Les Misérables in northern San Diego was interrupted on Saturday afternoon when police officers shot an armed suspect who had attempt to hide inside the theater. Tom Billodeaux, 20, was...
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Georgia gun group giving away free AR-15 to oppose gun control
A pro-Second Amendment group in Georgia has partnered with a gun shop in the state to give away a free AR-15 assault rifle — like the one used to slaughter 20 children in Newtown last month — in an...
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Regulations force Coca-Cola ads to address obesity
Facing new regulations that target high-calorie soda drinks, US soft-drink giant Coca-Cola will unveil a pair of television ads this week that acknowledge the calories in its products and encourage...
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Trial: Brother dismembered British actress after arguing about overflowing sink
A former star of the British soap “EastEnders” was beaten to death and dismembered by her brother after they argued over an overflowing sink, a court heard on Monday as the murder trial opened. Tony...
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Cuba scraps ‘exit visas,’ allowing Cubans to travel freely with just a passport
Havana scraps exit visas, but most Cubans won't be going abroad (via The Christian Science Monitor) Havana’s old town is a colorful though faded grid of dilapidated houses punctuated by chess games and...
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Driving under the influence of NyQuil banned in New Hampshire
If a cold has you feeling woozy and you take NyQuil or Sundafed to make it through your drive home, you could be a criminal in New Hampshire. A new law that took effect at the beginning of 2013 bans...
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NJ hit-and-run suspect had her license suspended 52 times
New Jersey police said the suspect in a hit-and-run incident over the weekend has had 52 driver’s license suspensions and 16 moving violations since getting her license in 1986. WCAU-TV reported on...
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George H.W. Bush leaves hospital
Former US president George H.W. Bush was released from hospital on Monday following more than two months of treatment for bronchitis, a bacterial infection and a persistent cough. “Mr. Bush has...
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Scientists calculate ‘Star Wars’ hyperspace jump is impossible
Remember that dazzling moment in the “Star Wars” movies when the Millennium Falcon goes into hyperspace and a kaleidoscope of stars streaks past the ship? Sadly — like a lot of things in sci-fi movies...
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Moulin Rouge president Jacki Clerico dies at age 83
Jacki Clerico, who headed the Paris cabaret Moulin Rouge for 50 years and revived its famed revues featuring plumed can-can dancers, has died at 83, the establishment said on Monday. The Moulin Rouge...
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Fox News correspondent waves giant machete during live report
Fox News sent correspondent Phil Keating snake hunting in Florida over the weekend armed with a giant machete, which he casually waved at viewers in a live report on Monday. Keating explained to host...
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Wal-Mart announces plan to hire military veterans
Wal-Mart, the world’s biggest retailer, said Tuesday it would spend $50 billion more on US-made goods and boost hiring of military service veterans to support the nation’s economy. Wal-Mart Store’s...
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Jindal’s tax proposal actually a tax increase for most Louisianans
Gov. Bobby Jindal’s (R) proposal to eliminate income and corporate taxes would amount to a tax hike for most Louisianans, hitting those of lower income particularly hard, according to a liberal think...
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Elderly woman arrested for spraying ‘holy water’ on pro-choice activist
An elderly woman was arrested in Huntsville, Alabama last week for allegedly spraying a pro-choice demonstrator in the face with what she said was “holy water.” AL.com reported that Joyce Fecteau, a...
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Wikimedia Foundation launches new travel guide
The foundation behind crowd-sourced knowledge compendium Wikipedia on Tuesday launched a free online travel guide built collaboratively by volunteers from around the globe. Wikimedia Foundation rolled...
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U.S. taps pension fund to avoid debt ceiling
The US government stopped investing in a federal employee pension fund Tuesday to avoid breaching the nation’s legal borrowing limit, the Treasury Department said. The action is among the extraordinary...
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House passes Sandy relief bill despite Republican opposition
The House of Representatives voted in favour of a $17bn Hurricane Sandy relief bill on Tuesday, 11 weeks after the superstorm struck the north-east of the US. Congress was due to vote on a second part...
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Ex-South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford to run for Congress
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) will formally announce his plan to run for Congress on Wednesday. “What I’d like to do is take all that I’ve learned in my time in Congress and my...
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NRA ad: Obama ‘elitist hypocrite’ because of Secret Service
The National Rifle Association released a television advertisement Tuesday night that claims President Barack Obama is a hypocrite because his children are protected by the Secret Service. “Are the...
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Republican freshman to Fox News host: Obama reminds me of Saddam Hussein
Republican Rep. Steve Stockman of Texas unfavorably compared President Barack Obama to Abraham Lincoln and Saddam Hussein on Tuesday night. The Republican freshman appeared on Fox News’ On The Record...
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