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Nation & World

Published
March 23, 2013

After deadly Brazil club fire, charges sought against 16

SAO PAULO – Criminal charges are being sought against 16 people in connection with the nightclub fire that killed 241 people in southern Brazil earlier this year, police said Friday. Inspector Marcelo Arigony told a news conference that the mayor and fire chief of Santa Maria, the city where the fire occurred, could also be […]
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March 23, 2013

Netanyahu apologizes to Turkey in flotilla incident

JERUSALEM – Israel and Turkey agreed to restore full diplomatic relations on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized in a phone call for a deadly naval raid against a Gaza-bound international flotilla in a dramatic turnaround partly brokered by President Barack Obama. Joint interests between the two countries, including fears that the Syrian civil […]
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March 23, 2013

Obama warns of ‘extremism’ in Syria

AMMAN, Jordan – President Obama warned Friday that an “enclave for extremism” could fill a leadership void in war-torn Syria, a chilling scenario for an already tumultuous region, especially for Jordan, Syria’s neighbor and a nation at the crossroads of the struggle for stability in the Middle East. Obama said he remains confident that embattled […]
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March 23, 2013

Police raid suspected nitrous oxide sellers

LOS ANGELES – Hundreds of law enforcement officers Friday raided Southern California auto parts shops and other businesses suspected of illegally selling nitrous oxide for use as a recreational drug, in one of the nation’s largest such raids to date. Four federal arrest warrants were served during the 17 simultaneous raids in Los Angeles, Orange […]
Published
March 23, 2013

Teenagers arrested in fatal shooting of toddler

The two are accused of wounding a mother and killing her 13-month-old son, who was in a stroller.

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Published
March 23, 2013

Nation Dispatches

QUANTICO, Va. Marine fatally shoots two colleagues, himself A Marine who worked at a rigorous school that tests Marines who want to become officers fatally shot two of his colleagues before killing himself in a barracks dorm room. The three Marines — two men and a woman — were part of the staff at the […]
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March 23, 2013

Wage dispute stalls talks on immigration bill

WASHINGTON – A last-minute dispute over wages for lower-skilled workers flared Friday as senators scrambled to sketch out a deal on a sweeping immigration bill before Congress takes a two-week recess. The public clash between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO underscored the high stakes involved in legislation that would dramatically reshape the […]
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March 23, 2013

Affordable Care Act: Racing against deadlines, detractors

Republican opposition and looming deadlines are two big hurdles facing the future of health care.
Published
March 23, 2013

Democrats poised to pass budget

The Senate Democrats' version is a blueprint that would raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations.
Published
March 22, 2013

Meteor sightings light up social media

The brief but bright flash of light was seen as far south as Florida and as far north as New England.