May 18, 2013
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NRA official: ‘Culture war’ more at stake than gun rights
HOUSTON — The National Rifle Association kicked off its annual convention Friday with a warning to its members they are engaged in a “culture war” that stretches beyond gun rights, further ramping ...
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Associated Press Double amputee Jason Koger, 34, of Owensboro demonstrates his i-limb ultra revolution prosthetic hands during an meeting with prosthetist Ryan Spill on Thursday in Philadelphia. Koger, a husband and father of three who lost his limbs in an accident, can now activate with an iPhone app 24 different grip patterns for his new hands.
App lets amputees program their own bionic hands
PHILADELPHIA — Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly hundreds of miles to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, he’s got an app. Koger came to Philad...
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Ricin case goes to grand jury
OXFORD, Miss. — A dust mask that tested positive for ricin also contained DNA from a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Obama and others, an FBI agent testified ...
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Associated Press During a moment of silence, Joan Olsen (left) and her daughter Emily Olsen embrace at the start of the Walk for Suicide Awareness in September in Kaukauna, Wis. Joan and Emily were honoring Chris Olsen, Joan's husband and Emily's father. The suicide rate among middle-age Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in the decade between 1999 and 2010, the government reported Thursday, but the rates in younger and older people did not change.
US suicide rate jumps sharply for middle-aged
NEW YORK — The suicide rate among middle-aged Americans climbed a startling 28 percent in a decade, a period that included the recession and the mortgage crisis, the government reported Thursday. ...
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Remains of suspect claimed
BOSTON — The body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was the subject of a massive manhunt and died after a gunbattle with police, was claimed on Thursday. Department of Pu...
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Decades-old question: Is antibacterial soap safe?
WASHINGTON — It’s a chemical that’s been in U.S. households for more than 40 years, from the body wash in your bathroom shower to the knives on your kitchen counter to the bedding in your baby’s ba...
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Man killed after airport gunfire
HOUSTON — A man who had fired a gun inside a ticketing area at Houston’s largest airport was killed after being confronted by a law enforcement official during an incident that sent people in the t...
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Associated Press Supporters look on as Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (sitting third from right) signs a bill abolishing capital punishment in the state during a ceremony in Annapolis on Thursday. Also sitting (from left) are Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown. Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller and House Speaker Michael Busch.
Governor signs repeal of death penalty
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Opponents of capital punishment marked a milestone Thursday as Maryland became the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line to abolish the death penalty in nearly 50 years, joinin...
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Fresh off of victory, NRA holds Houston convention
AUSTIN, Texas — The National Rifle Association has spent much of the past year under siege, ardently defending gun rights following mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut and fighting back agai...
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Daughter voices anger at mom
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The teenage daughter of a woman who just revealed she abandoned her family 11 years ago said Thursday the disclosure has angered her and she is not eager to restart their relation...
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