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  • Published
    February 16, 2013

    Obama cuts plan for pre-existing conditions

    WASHINGTON – Citing financial concerns, the Obama administration Friday began quietly winding down one of the earliest programs created by the president’s health care overhaul, a plan that helps people with medical problems who can’t get private insurance. In an afternoon teleconference with state counterparts, administration officials said the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan will stop […]

  • Published
    February 16, 2013

    Fur flies over New York squirrel-shoot event

    Opponents say the fire department fundraiser is cruel, but backers liken it to a fishing derby.

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    February 16, 2013
    SCHWEICKART

    Near-Earth objects: ‘Exciting day … like a shooting gallery’

    Astronomers are giddy as NASA broadcasts live on the day an asteroid flies within 17,000 miles of Earth.

  • Published
    February 16, 2013

    Demand for concealed-weapons permits in Maine leads to big backlog

    As gun sales have jumped, so has the demand for the permits.

  • Published
    February 16, 2013

    Fire in the sky

    A meteorite explodes with the force of a nuclear bomb near a city in Russia, leaving about 1,100 people injured. Scientists are calling it the largest fireball in more than a century.

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  • Published
    February 16, 2013

    Dispatches

    BEIRUT Syrian army, rebels battle to control airport, killing 150 Intense clashes between the Syrian army and rebel fighters near the country’s second-largest airport killed about 150 people in recent days, anti-regime activists said Friday, pointing to the significance both sides in the civil war place on controlling key infrastructure. The battle for the international […]

  • Published
    February 15, 2013
    Maureen O'Connor

    Former San Diego mayor admits to huge gambling loss

    Maureen O'Connor used $2.1 million from her late husband's charitable trust to cover losses.

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    February 15, 2013

    Guam’s tourists flock to gun ranges

    Many Japanese tourists say guns are exhilarating, but support their strong gun-control laws at home.

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    February 15, 2013
    Oscar Pistorius

    Blade Runner sobs in courtroom

    Sprinter Oscar Pistorius is formally charged with premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend.

  • Published
    February 15, 2013

    Jackson, wife agree to guilty pleas

    Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. faces a maximum of several years in prison for conspiracy.