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Saturday, December 15, 2012

28 dead after Connecticut massacre

NEWTOWN, Conn., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Adam Lanza killed his mother Friday, then went to the Newtown, Conn., grade school where she taught and killed 26 people, 20 of them children, police said. A law enforcement official said the 20-year-old gunman took his own life after he inflicted the horrible... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

North Korean launch no threat, NORAD says

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The North Koreans appeared to have sent an object into orbit using a long-range rocket, though there was no threat to North America, said NORAD. The North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed that North Korea launched a missile at 7:49 p.m.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Vote on constitution to be on 2 Saturdays

CAIRO, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- A referendum on Egypt's controversial draft constitution will be staggered over two consecutive Saturdays, officials said Wednesday. Officials on state-run television said the vote, originally scheduled for only this weekend, now will be Saturday and Dec. 22, with half of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Mandela treated for lung infection

PRETORIA, South Africa, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Nelson Mandela, leader of the anti-apartheid movement and former South Africa president, is being treated for a persistent lung infection, doctors said. Mandela was admitted to a Pretoria-area hospital on Saturday, where he was examined, the South African... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 10, 2012

Capriles: Chavez no king appointing heir

CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Venezuelans should freely vote for a new leader if Hugo Chavez dies, not simply accept his successor, the man who lost the presidential election to Chavez said. "This is not Cuba, nor is it a monarchy where a king designates the next king," the newspaper El... Sign in to see full entry.

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