Nation & World
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2011
Hubble shows green blob of gas creating new stars
WASHINGTON — The Hubble Space Telescope got its first peek at a mysterious giant green blob in outer space and found that it’s strangely alive. The bizarre glowing blob is giving birth to new stars, some only a couple of million years old, in remote areas of the universe where stars don’t normally form. The […]
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2011
Brave few overcame fear to stop the mayhem in Arizona
Those who acted included a retired Army officer and a petite 61-year-old woman who was there to thank Giffords.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2011
Arizona sheriff’s remarks cheered, criticized
Sheriff Clarence Dupnik drew attention with his comments at a televised news conference.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2011
Debate escalates over effect of rhetoric in U.S. politics
WASHINGTON — Across the ideological spectrum, officials and activists agreed after Saturday’s Tucson massacre that it was time to soften the harsh edges of America’s raucous national dialogue. But by Monday, a bitter debate had erupted over how to do it – and on whose terms. On the right, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., […]
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2011
Gabrielle Giffords: Halt in swelling, ability to respond give doctors hope
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords remained in critical condition Monday at Tucson’s University Medical Center. Recent CT scans showed no further swelling in the brain, but doctors were guarded. “We’re not out of the woods yet,” her neurosurgeon Dr. Michael Lemole said. “That swelling can sometimes take three days or five days to maximize. But every day […]
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2011
Winter storms coat South with snow, sleet, ice
JACKSON, Miss. – A blast of winter weather pushed across the South on Sunday, coating bridges and roads with snow, sleet and freezing rain and causing hundreds of flight cancellations. The governors of Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia issued emergency declarations. Alabama Gov. Bob Riley said workers had readied snow and salt trucks to help clear […]
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2011
Gates says China’s weapons programs worrisome to U.S.
BEIJING – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says China’s rapidly developing defense capabilities are worrisome to the United States. China has made strides in building a new stealth fighter jet and Washington is also concerned about a new ballistic missile that could theoretically explode a U.S. aircraft carrier nearly 2,000 miles out to sea. China […]
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2011
Signs point to ‘self-sustaining’ recovery
Americans are spending more freely because they no longer worry as much about losing their jobs.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2011
Southern Sudanese start secession vote
The weeklong effort is expected to create a new nation out of the oil-rich but impoverished region.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2011
‘We have a seriously disturbed student’
Jared Loughner terrified both teachers and students when he attended algebra classes at a Tucson community college.
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