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Landmark Gun Bills Signed in Colorado

By Associated Press March 20, 2013

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has signed bills placing new restrictions on firearms exactly eight months after dozens of people were shot in a movie theater in suburban Denver.

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Category: National News Tags: Colorado, Gun Control

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Police Find Dead Body, Explosives, Guns Inside Florida College Dorm Room

By Chris Chaberski March 18, 2013

On Wednesday morning, authorities found the body of a University of Central Florida student inside a dorm room, dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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Category: National News Tags: death, Guns, suicide

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New Pope Elected — Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina, Now Called Francis I

By Chris Chaberski March 13, 2013

Jorge Bergoglio, the 76-year-old archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been elected as pope. He is the first Latin American to lead the Catholic Church. Bergoglio, who has taken the name Francis I, is also the first Jesuit priest to become pope.

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Category: National News, News Tags: Pope

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Live Video of the Chimney at the Sistine Chapel — Next Vote Coming Up Soon

By Chris Chaberski March 13, 2013

Wednesday morning's vote at the papal conclave at the Vatican led to black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney, meaning no new pope after the cardinals' second vote.

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Category: National News Tags: Pope

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Man given suspended sentence for stabbing mom

By Associated Press March 12, 2013

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A judge gave a 45-year-old Bozeman man a suspended sentence for stabbing his mother in the leg during an argument over taking out the garbage.

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Category: National News Tags: Bozeman, Montana, Stabbing, Trial

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Hearing Delayed for Teens Accused in Wyoming Slayings

By Associated Press March 12, 2013

CODY, Wyo. (AP) — A court hearing has been delayed for two teenagers accused in the shooting deaths of a woman and her parents near the Wyoming-Montana border.

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Category: National News Tags: Montana, murder, Wyoming

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Dennis Rodman Plans to Vacation with North Korean Leader

By Associated Press March 12, 2013

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Former professional basketball star Dennis Rodman says he plans to return to North Korea to vacation with Kim Jong Un.

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Category: National News Tags: North Korea

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Oklahoma City Thunder Fan Sinks Shot from Half-Court to Win $20,000 for His Wife’s Cancer Treatment

By Frank Pain March 8, 2013

Heath Kufahl and his wife were at an Oklahoma City Thunder game and were picked to compete at halftime against another couple for a chance to win $20,000.

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