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Violent street gang: US targets finances of MS-13

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By ALICIA A. CALDWELLAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration declared the ultra-violent street gang MS-13 to be an international criminal group on Thursday, an unprecedented crackdown targeting the finances of the sprawling U.S. and Central American gang infamous for hacking

Armstrong marches on the day after report

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By EDDIE PELLSAP National Writer Lance Armstrong tried to treat it like any other day. The world-renowned cyclist was at the office of his cancer-fighting foundation, "talking about next week's events and plans for 2013," he said on Twitter. But Thursday was different. It was the day after

Fort Hood suspect's beard raises bias questions

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By DAVID DISHNEAUAssociated Press FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) - An Army appeals court on Thursday questioned whether a military judge exceeded his authority in ordering the suspect in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, to remove his beard or be forcibly shaved. Judges on the U.S. Army

Va Tech massacre at center of 2 court appeals

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By STEVE SZKOTAKAssociated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The state moved Thursday to reverse a wrongful death verdict in the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech while the parents of two students killed want the university's president to stand trial for failing to alert the campus when the first

VP Debate: Biden, Ryan at each other on everything

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By DAVID ESPO and MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) - At odds early and often, Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan squabbled over the economy, taxes, Medicare and more Thursday night in a contentious, interruption-filled debate. "That is a bunch of malarkey," the vice president

VP Debate: Biden, Ryan at each other on everything

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UPDATE: 1100-Pound Woman...Was She The 'Half Ton Killer?'

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KHQ.COM: In 2008, Mayra Rosales, 31, confessed to killing her 2-year-old nephew when she accidentally rolled over on him. As one of the most obese women in the world and topping the scales at nearly 1100 pounds, who wouldn't believe that her mass could smother and crush a 2-year-old? Most

Texas inmate executed for killing 12-year-old girl

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By MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man whose lawyers argued was mentally ill and incompetent for execution was put to death Wednesday evening for killing a 12-year-old girl more than a decade ago. Jonathan Green, 44, received lethal injection after the U.S.

UN official: Islamists in Mali are targeting women

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By EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A senior U.N. official who just returned from Mali says radical Islamists who now control about two-thirds of the country are targeting women - demanding that they cover their heads, restricting their ability to work, and compiling a

Mother of former SEAL asks Romney to stop

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on October 10th

By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated Press SIDNEY, Ohio (AP) - The mother of a former Navy SEAL killed in Libya has called on Mitt Romney to stop talking about her son during his political campaign. A spokesman for the Republican presidential candidate says Romney will respect her wishes. Romney in