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April 6, 2012

Fierce assault slams into Damascus before cease-fire

The government appeared to be trying to gain control of the neighborhood before the cease-fire takes hold.
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April 6, 2012

Connecticut Senate repeals death penalty

But the action will not change the fate of two inmates who killed three people in a home invasion.
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April 6, 2012

Tons of radioactive water leak at Japan nuclear plant

The amount of radioactive material spilled into the sea from the Fukushima plant is the largest in history.
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April 6, 2012

‘Merchant of Death’ arms dealer sentenced

Russian Viktor Bout gets 25 years in prison after being arrested in a U.S. sting operation.
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April 6, 2012

Killer Charles Manson up for parole try No. 12

LOS ANGELES — After 11 failed bids for freedom, notorious serial killer Charles Manson, now 77, is up for parole later this month. The parole board rejected his bid in 2007, saying Manson “continues to pose an unreasonable danger to others and may still bring harm to anyone he would come in contact with.” Manson […]

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April 6, 2012

Painkiller use around U.S. rises dramatically

Experts worry that the push to relieve patients’ suffering is leading to an addiction epidemic with few treatment options.
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April 6, 2012

Nation Dispatches

LOS ANGELES Documentary on bullying gets new PG-13 rating The Weinstein Co. says the rating for the documentary “Bully” has been lowered from R to PG-13. The company announced Thursday that an edited version of the film will be released April 13 with a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. The MPAA […]
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April 6, 2012

World Dispatches

VATICAN CITY Pope denounces priests who question celibacy rule Pope Benedict XVI denounced priests who have questioned church teaching on celibacy and ordaining women, saying Thursday they were disobeying his authority to try to impose their own ideas on the church. Benedict made the rare and explicit criticism from the altar of St. Peter’s Basilica […]
Published
April 5, 2012

U.S. fires on Japanese ghost ship

The Japanese fishing vessel, which had drifted toward the coast of Alaska, will take at least an hour to sink, Coast Guard officials said.
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April 5, 2012

Oil speculators called hazardous to U.S.

Financial gambling on oil prices is compared to what occurred before the mortgage collapse.