AP – A powerful storm system bearing a string of possible tornadoes left at least one person dead and dozens injured as it tore roofs from buildings, upturned trailers and wreaked chaos across a broad swath of the Midwest.
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Intense storms batter Midwest; 1 dead, dozens hurt
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AP – A New Jersey mother born on February 29 beat 2 million-to-1 odds when she had her daughter — who was also born on leap day.
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NJ mother, child, both born on leap day
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The Christian Science Monitor – T.J. Lane, the teenager held as a suspect in a fatal shooting outside a Cleveland-area high school on Monday, appeared in juvenile court Tuesday, where a judge determined that he will remain in custody pending trial. Whether the 17-year-old will face trial as a juvenile or an adult will be determined next month, but Ohio is a state where minors charged with serious crimes are routinely transferred to adult court.
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Ohio school shooting: State likely to seek adult trial for teen suspect
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AP – Old child support debts could cost thousands of poor men their only income next year because of a policy aimed at reducing the cost to the government of mailing paper checks to pay federal benefits.
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Child support debts may leave some with no income
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Reuters – The trial to decide who should pay for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill has been delayed by a week, to allow BP Plc to try to cut a deal with tens of thousands of businesses and individuals affected by the disaster.
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BP oil spill trial delayed for settlement talks
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The Christian Science Monitor – As attacks on allied forces in Afghanistan continued Sunday in the wake of Quran burnings by American troops, US officials reaffirmed their commitment to the government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai and to preventing Al Qaeda advances in the country.
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US officials urge ‘stay the course’ in wake of Afghan violence
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AP – President Barack Obama says there is no easy answer to the problem of rising energy prices and he’s dismissing Republican solutions as little more than gimmicks.
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Obama: No easy answers to lowering pump prices
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AP – Seven states are asking a federal judge to block an Obama administration mandate that requires birth control coverage for employees of religious-affiliated hospitals, schools and outreach programs.
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7 states challenge birth control coverage rule
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AP – An Alabama woman is under guard at a hospital after she gave birth following her arrest in the death of her 9-year-old stepdaughter, who authorities say was forced to run for three hours as punishment for lying about eating a candy bar.
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Stepmom gives birth after arrest in girl’s death
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AP – Bombs and deadly shootings relentlessly pounded Iraqis on Thursday, killing at least 55 people and wounding more than 225 in a widespread wave of violence the government called a “frantic attempt” by insurgents to prove the country will never be stable.
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Widespread shootings, bombings kill 55 across Iraq
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