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Gabrielle Giffords receives Profile in Courage award
The John F. Kennedy Library awarded the 2013 Profile in Courage award to former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in recognition of the political, personal, and physical courage she has demonstrated in her fearless public advocacy for policy reforms aimed at reducing gun violence.
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Teen shoots 6-year-old sister with handgun
Teen shoots 6-year-old sister: The children were home alone when the 13-year-old Florida boy shot his little sister with a handgun.
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Reggae great dies: Cedric Brooks's sax goes silent
Reggae great dies: Cedric Brooks played in the Jamaican ska band The Skatalites and performed in "Door Peep," "Money Maker," and "Mystic Mood."
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Zip-tied 4-year-old: Two arrested for child abuse
A man and woman zip-tied a 4-year-old to a baby gate, say Raleigh police. The 4-year-old has been taken out of their custody.
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Lauryn Hill sentencing hearing for tax evasion to take place Monday
Lauryn Hill sentencing: Hill pleaded guilty last year to not paying federal taxes on $1.8 million earned from 2005 to 2007. A judge two weeks ago said Hill had paid only about $50,000 of more than $500,000 she owes.
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P.J. Carlesimo out as Nets coach after loss in playoffs
P.J. Carlesimo helped the Nets finish 49-33 after replacing the fired Avery Johnson in December, earning the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference.
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Tsarnaev body: Protests over US burial for bombing suspect (+video)
Tsarnaev body: Funeral director Peter Stefan says no cemetery in Massachusetts is willing to take Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body. Protestors outside the funeral home held signs, "Do not bury him on U.S. soil."
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Frontier fort found: Revolutionary War battle in Georgia
Frontier fort found on a farm in Georgia was the scene of a 1779 shootout with British troops. The frontier fort was found by archeologists midway between Athens and Augusta.
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Ricardo Portillo: Candlight vigil held for punched ref (+video)
Ricardo Portillo: Nearly 100 family and friends gathered at a candlelight vigil Sunday night in Salt Lake City home of Ricardo Portillo. Portilla was refereeing a soccer match, was punched by a player, and later died.
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Boston bombing: Man accused of lying to investigators asks to be released
One of the three men who visited Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarvaev's dorm room after the bombing is seeking release from jail. Robel Phillipos, 19, is charged with lying to investigators.
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East Coast readies for colossal numbers of cicadas
Huge numbers of cicadas, the large black insects that produce a eerie loud noise when mating, are on the verge of emerging after a 17-year underground development cycle. They are expected to surface late this month.
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Punched ref dies after teenage player disagrees with call
Punched ref dies: Ricardo Portillo, 46, died Saturday after his brain swelled and he slipped into a coma. Police suspect a 17-year-old of punching Portillo in the face during a soccer game he was refereeing, after he issued the teen a yellow card.
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Five women killed in San Francisco limo fire
A limousine in the San Francisco area caught fire Saturday night while carrying nine women. Four of the passengers and the male driver managed to escape, but five of the women died in the blaze.
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Elizabeth Smart speaks on human trafficking
Elizabeth Smart spoke about why kidnap and rape victims might not run, during a Johns Hopkins University human trafficking forum. Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped at age 14 in Utah.
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Toys R Us appeals $20 million award in fatal slide lawsuit
Toys R Us will go before the highest court in Massachusetts Monday, to appeal a $20 million award. A jury awarded the money to the Aleo family, who sued the toy company after their daughter was killed on an inflatable pool slide.
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California wildfire 30 percent contained as temperatures drop
The wildfire threatening Los Angeles suburbs, known as Springs Fire, is becoming easier to fight officials say, as cooler more humid winds from the ocean move in.
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Philly abortion trial changes tone of national debate
The trial against Doctor Kermit Gosnell, who ran a Philadelphia inner-city abortion clinic and is charged with killing five people, has forced abortion supporters on the defensive and has energized anti-abortion activists.
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$900,000 per inmate: World's most expensive prison (+video)
$900,000 per inmate makes Guantanamo Bay the world's most expensive prison. That's 13 times the cost of a super max inmate. Is $900,000 per inmate worth it to US taxpayers?
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Tower climber falls, dies in Seattle (+video)
Tower climber falls: Dies after electrocuted on a high-voltage tower in Seattle. Firefighters retrieved the body of the tower climber after he fell to a platform 150 feet above the ground.
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Homeland security orders new student visa checks
A student from Kazakhstan, allowed to return to the US in January without a valid student visa, is accused of hiding evidence in the Boston Marathon bombing case. On Thursday, Customs and Border Protection ordered new checks for student visas.
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