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Police: 2 shot at Conn. hospital, suspect arrested
A hospital maintenance worker shot and wounded two of his supervisors Wednesday in a dispute over a disciplinary issue, police said.
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Trial of Mexican drug gang opens in San Diego
Two members of a breakaway Mexican drug gang dissolved their victims' corpses in vats of acid in a gruesome display of Mexican cartel tactics played out on U.S. soil, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday.
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Texas man gets life in prison in torture case
A Texas man who kidnapped his former neighbor and tortured her while holding her captive nearly two weeks was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.
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Suspect in Capitol bomb sting waives court hearing
A Virginia man charged with plotting a suicide bombing inside the U.S. Capitol as part of an FBI sting will remain in jail while he awaits trial after he waived his right to a detention hearing Wednesday.
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AP Exclusive: National meth lab busts up in 2011
Methamphetamine lab seizures rose nationally again in 2011, further evidence the powerfully addictive and dangerous drug is maintaining a tight grip on the nation's heartland, according to an Associated Press survey of the nation's top meth-producing states.
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UN chief sending humanitarian official to Syria
A U.N. spokesman says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is dispatching his top humanitarian official to Syria.
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Netflix shares fall on worries about big new rival
Netflix's stock dropped 5 percent Wednesday amid worries that the Internet video service's subscriber growth will dwindle and licensing fees will rise now that cable-TV provider Comcast is offering an alternative plan to its customers.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
Rising sales point to better year for housing
The housing market is flashing signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season.
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NATIONAL
Feds crack down on rhino horn smuggling ring
Federal wildlife investigators say they've broken up an international smuggling ring that trafficked in sawed-off rhinoceros horns for buyers in Vietnam and China who believe they cure cancer.
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Feds crack down on rhino horn smuggling ring
Federal wildlife investigators say they've broken up an international smuggling ring that trafficked in sawed-off rhinoceros horns for buyers in Vietnam and China who believe they cure cancer.





