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Lone Star: No charges filed against second person in college shooting
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The two men who were arguing and a bystander were shot in the incident Tuesday outside the library at the North Harris County campus of Lone Star College.
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Subway suit: NJ men sue over short footlong sandwiches
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Two New Jersey men sued Subway this week, claiming the world's biggest fast-food chain has been shorting them by selling so-called footlong sandwiches that measure a bit less than 12 inches.
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Nielsen: Roughly 20.6M watched second inauguration
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About 20.6 million people tuned in the President Obama's second inauguration Monday, sharply down from 37.8 who watched in 2009.
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New Mexico teen shoots, kills parents, young siblings
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For at least a week, authorities say, 15-year-old Nehemiah Griego had been planning the attack. After shooting his mother and three siblings in their beds, he ambushed his father as the pastor returned home from an overnight shift at a homeless shelter.
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Sugary drink limit opponents say limits question racial fairness
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Opponents of the city's limit on the size of sugary drinks are raising questions of racial fairness alongside other complaints as the novel restriction faces a court test.
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Steubenville: Judge denies separate trials for players charged with rape
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The attorney for one of two Ohio high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl last summer says a judge has declined a request to give the defendants separate trials.
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Roe vs. Wade: 40 years ago, ruling was made
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It was 40 years ago Tuesday that the Supreme Court handed down one of its most controversial rulings—Roe v. Wade.
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Nehemiah Griego accused of gunning down family
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Police say Nehemiah Griego had reloaded his guns after he allegedly shot his family and planned to go to a Wal-Mart to randomly shoot people.
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President Obama to attend prayer service
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President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and their families plan to attend a prayer service Tuesday morning at the Washington National Cathedral.
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New Mexico shooting: Teenager shoots 5 inside Albuquerque home
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A teenage boy fatally shot two adults and three children inside an Albuquerque home, authorities said Sunday.
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Condoleezza Rice joins CBS News
Rice served as secretary of state during President George W. Bush's second term. She was the first African-American woman to hold the post.
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Erika Menendez says her 'mind was just racing' the day of the attack
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Erika Menendez says her "mind was just racing" the day she allegedly pushed a man in front of a New York City subway train to his death.
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Presidential Inauguration: What to do when you're in town celebrating
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Whether visitors want to try one of the first family's favorite restaurants, discover a sense of history or escape from the crowd to find a museum off the beaten path, Washington is the nation's cultural capital this weekend for inauguration visitors.
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House to vote on debt limit increase, Cantor says
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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says the House will vote next week to let the government borrow more money to meet its obligations.
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Aurora Colorado movie theater reopens after shooting
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The Colorado movie theater where a gunman killed 12 people and wounded dozens of others reopens Thursday with a private ceremony for victims, first responders and officials - an event boycotted as insensitive by some of those who lost loved ones in the massacre.
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U.S. unemployment aid benefits fell to five year low last week
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell to a five-year low last week, a hopeful sign the job market is healing. But much of the decline reflects seasonal volatility in the data.
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Vice President Biden to meet with mayors on gun violence regulations
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One day after President Obama put forth his plan to combat gun violence, Vice President Joe Biden is taking the issue to Mayors across the country.
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FAA grounds Boeing 787s to address battery fires
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The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will issue an emergency safety order requiring airlines to temporarily cease operating the 787, Boeing's newest and most technologically advanced plane.
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