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Nation & World

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April 18, 2013

World Dispatches

WELLINGTON, New Zealand Country becomes 13th to legalize gay marriage Hundreds of jubilant gay-rights advocates celebrated at New Zealand’s Parliament on Wednesday as the country became the 13th in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage. Lawmakers voted 77 to 44 in favor of the gay-marriage bill. People watching […]
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April 18, 2013

Thatcher laid to rest in London

Margaret Thatcher, prime minister from 1979 to 1990, was the center of a 'storm of conflicting opinions.'
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April 18, 2013

Assad accuses West of backing al-Qaida in Syria’s civil war

BEIRUT – Syria’s president accused the West on Wednesday of backing al-Qaida in his country’s civil war, warning it will pay a price “in the heart” of Europe and the United States as the terror network becomes emboldened. Bashar Assad also lashed out at Jordan for allowing “thousands” of fighters to enter Syria through its […]
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April 18, 2013

Ex-justice of peace tied to Texas slayings

Eric Williams' wife, who has been charged in the case, says her husband was the triggerman.
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April 18, 2013

Court limits foreign victims’ right to sue in U.S.

Civil courts had been used extensively to target companies implicated in rights abuses in other nations.

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April 18, 2013

Court sides with drunk driver

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police usually must try to obtain a search warrant from a judge before ordering blood tests for drunken-driving suspects. The justices sided with a Missouri man who was subjected to a blood test without a warrant and found to have nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol […]
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April 18, 2013

More animals getting chiropractic adjustments

LOS ANGELES – Thirty years ago, Dr. Gene Giggleman was a veterinarian who thought chiropractors were quacks. Since then, he says he’s straightened out thousands of dogs and cats, not to mention the occasional snake, hamster, gerbil and guinea pig. “And I know people who have adjusted pigs, goats and rodeo bulls,” said Giggleman, a […]
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April 18, 2013

Analysis: NRA is silver bullet for opponents of gun law

A stunning Senate vote falls short
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April 18, 2013

Mississippi man arrested in ricin mailings

Authorities were still waiting for definitive tests on the letters since field tests often are false positive.
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April 18, 2013

In race to be first, news organizations err

After the FBI denies an arrest had been made, media outlets back down from their claims.