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Dead man found at Calif. shooting wearing armor

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 03:00 PM PDT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A man found dead at the property where five members of a Southern California family were shot — two fatally — was wearing body armor, clutching a handgun and had a bullet hole in his head, authorities said Sunday.

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Pregnant NY woman set to marry was fatally stabbed

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:48 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A pregnant mother of four killed in her New York City apartment the day before her wedding died from slash and stab wounds to her neck, authorities said Sunday.

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Pregnant NYC woman slashed, stabbed to death

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:20 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A pregnant mother of four killed in her New York City apartment the day before her wedding died from slash and stab wounds to her neck, authorities said Sunday.

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Autopsy: NYC woman slashed, stabbed to death

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:49 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a pregnant woman killed in her New York City apartment the day before her wedding died from slash and stab wounds to her neck.

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Obama, Romney allies square off on foreign policy

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:58 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the eve of their final presidential debate, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama — through their allies — squared off Sunday over which candidate would best protect the nation's interests and security abroad with just two weeks left in a race that polls show is increasingly tight.

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Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:58 PM PDT

AP PHOTOS: The life and times of George McGovern

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 02:55 PM PDT

Proud liberal. Staunch foe of the Vietnam War. Decorated World War II bomber pilot. Three-time U.S. senator. Presidential candidate dealt a crushing defeat by Richard Nixon in 1972.

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Few answers so far in pregnant NYC woman's death

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Neighbors of a pregnant woman found stabbed to death in her New York City apartment the day before her wedding say she had only moved in a few weeks ago.

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2 NY men killed in small plane crash identified

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:04 PM PDT

FIRE ISLAND, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities have identified two New York men who were killed after a small plane crashed into an inlet on Long Island.

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Maine Restaurant Week adds November promotion

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:00 PM PDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Organizers of the annual Maine Restaurant Week are encouraging restaurants to register for the event so they can take part in an upcoming monthlong restaurant promotion in November.

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Presidential race buffets fight for Senate control

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:27 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The party that runs the Senate next year may be decided by how well President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney do in toss-up states like Nevada, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin, where ballots feature parallel Senate races about as tight as the presidential contest.

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Obama immigration stance locks in Hispanic support

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:27 PM PDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Elizabeth Alvisar is exactly the sort of voter Mitt Romney needs.

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Vt.'s Norwich U to host talk by noted futurist

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:46 AM PDT

NORTHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's Norwich University is going to be hosting a lecture by one of the world's foremost futurists, who argues abundance for all is within the grasp of the people of the world.

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Police: Costumed Pa. girl mistaken for skunk, shot

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:36 AM PDT

FREEDOM, Pa. (AP) — Police say a costumed 9-year-old girl was accidentally shot outside a western Pennsylvania home during a Halloween party by a relative who thought she was a skunk.

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Completion nears on town's single-stream building

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:24 AM PDT

WATERVILLE VALLEY, N.H. (AP) — Residents of the New Hampshire town of Waterville Valley soon will no longer have to sort their recyclables.

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Two-day reflection set at Vt. State Hospital

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:10 AM PDT

WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — Patients, family members of patients and others are planning to gather next weekend near the closed Vermont State Hospital in Waterbury to mark the end of an era in the way the state has cared for its mentally ill residents. Tropical Storm Irene's flooding forced the hospital to close more than a year ago.

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Haz-mat situation being investigated in Ware

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:54 PM PDT

A hazardous materials situation is being investigated in Ware, according to the Ware Police Department. Police began investigation "suspicious activity" along West Street (Route 32) at about 6 a.m. Sunday near the complex that houses Ware Middle School and Ware High School, said Lu-Ann Czapla, an administrative Officer for the Ware Police Department. "Public safety is sweeping the area of Mountain View Drive through Brookside Manor," along West Street, said Czapla.

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Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:54 PM PDT

Cranston official: no absentee ballot for killer

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:07 AM PDT

CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) — A Cranston elections official says he won't approve an absentee ballot for next month's election that has been requested by convicted child killer Michael Woodmansee.

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Autopsy pending on body at Calif. shooting scene

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 10:48 AM PDT

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — An autopsy was pending on a charred body found in the Southern California bungalow belonging to a gunman accused of breaking into a neighbor's home and shooting five family members, killing two of them.

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