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March 21, 2013

Biden reiterates call for assault weapon ban

The vice president said today that the White House is still pushing for the measure.
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March 21, 2013

Government funding bill sails through House

The measure would fund the day-to-day operating budgets of every Cabinet agency through Sept. 30. It leaves in place automatic spending cuts of 5 percent to domestic programs and 8 percent to the Pentagon.
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March 21, 2013

Universe is a little older than scientists had thought

Findings from a European satellite show the cosmos is expanding more slowly than had been believed.
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March 21, 2013

Influential pediatricians group backs gay marriage

Kids fare just as well in gay or straight families when they are nurturing and financially and emotionally stable, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
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March 21, 2013

Obama preaches peace in Middle East

He prods both Israelis and Palestinians to resume talks, telling young people 'Peace is possible.'

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March 21, 2013

James Herbert, British horror writer, dies at 69

LONDON – He was a “Grand Master” of horror, and rats were one of his specialties. British horror writer James Herbert, whose best-selling spine-tinglers included “The Rats” and “The Fog,” has died at age 69. Herbert’s publisher, Pan Macmillan, said he died Wednesday at his home in Sussex, southern England. It did not disclose the […]
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March 21, 2013

Henry Bromell, 65, TV writing pioneer

'Northern Exposure' and 'Homeland' are among the shows that benefited from his literary sensibility.
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March 21, 2013

Songstress Fran Warren dies

LOS ANGELES – Fran Warren, whose 1947 recording of “A Sunday Kind of Love” was one of the classic hits of the big band era, has died. Alan Eichler, a spokesman for the singer-actress, said Tuesday that Warren died March 4 of natural causes at her home in Brookfield, Conn. She was 87. Warren’s career […]
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March 21, 2013

‘Deep Throat’ porn star dies

SALT LAKE CITY – Former porn star Harry Reems, who co-starred in the 1972 movie “Deep Throat,” has died at age 65. Reems, who was born Herbert Streicher, died Tuesday afternoon at the veterans’ hospital in Salt Lake City. Reems’ wife confirmed his death Wednesday. The cause of death hasn’t been determined, but Reems was […]
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March 21, 2013

Civilian drones threatening public privacy, experts say

WASHINGTON – Privacy laws urgently need to be updated to protect the public from information-gathering by the thousands of civilian drones expected to be flying in U.S. skies in the next decade or so, legal experts told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. A budding commercial drone industry is poised to put mostly small unmanned […]