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Dozens injured in head-on train crash Map of Bridgeport Connecticut New England| About 60 people have been injured, five critically, after a head-on, rush-hour collision between two commuter trains near New York City | |
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UConn Wins NCAA Title. New Orleans
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Connecticut to sign landmark gun law The governor of the state where 20 young children were shot dead at school in December is set to sign some of the strictest gun control laws in the US
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Newtown gunman 'had weapons arsenal' Map of Newtown Connecticut New England Adam Lanza who killed 27 people in a massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, owned an arsenal of weapons and ammunition, court papers show
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Snow-hit US states begin clear-up Massachusetts: Thousands of people across large swathes of the north-eastern United States and eastern Canada are clearing up after an intense snow storm
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Sandy Hook children back to school Children from the primary school where a gunman killed 26 people last month are to start the new term at what police say is the US's 'safest...
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Newtown shooting: Gun lobby defiant Washington: The US has observed a moment of silence for the 26 victims of the school shooting, as a gun lobby group called for armed security at schools
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Bells toll for US school victims Map of Newtown New England| People across the US have observed a moment of silence exactly a week after a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at a school in Connecticut | |
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Biden to head US Newtown response Washington: Obama is to announce that Vice-President Joe Biden will lead government attempts to respond to the deadly school shootings in Connecticut
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Obama 'backs assault weapons ban'. Washington
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Newtown killings prompt gun firm sale New York: Cerberus, a private equity firm has said it is to sell its stake in the Bushmaster, maker of the AR15 rifle, the weapon used in the school s...
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School killings spark gun debate U.S. Senate: Two pro-gun US senators have called for changes to firearm laws, as the first victims of the Newtown school shootings were buried in Connecticut
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Obama: US must protect children Washington: President Barack Obama has said the US must do more to protect its children in the wake of Friday's shootings at a school in Newtown
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Democrats urge wider gun control Washington: Two senior US Democrats have called for stricter gun control legislation following the elementary school shootings in Newtown
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US massacre victims identified Map of Newtown Connecticut New England All 20 children who died in a shooting at a school in Connecticut were aged between six and seven, according to an official list of the dead
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Newtown school gunman used rifle Map of Newtown Connecticut New England The gunman who killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook school used a rifle as his main weapon, the chief medical examiner says
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School gunman 'forced his way in' Map of Newtown Connecticut New England| Adam Lanza who killed 20 children and six adults at a school in Newtown, Connecticut, forced his way into the building, police say | |
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Obama plea after school shooting Washington: US President Barack Obama has called for 'meaningful action' in the wake of a shooting at a Connecticut school that left 27 dead, including 20...
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School shooting: Children among 27 killed Map of Newtown Connecticut New England A gunman has killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The gunman, 20-year-old son of a teacher, also died
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Shooting report at US primary school Students at a US primary school have been evacuated as police responded to reports of a shooting in Newtown, Connecticut
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US court hears terror suspects Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan extradited from the UK to the US on the same day as Islamist cleric Abu Hamza have pleaded not guilty in a court
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Connecticut abolishes death penalty
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Fire kills ad executive's girls and parents
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Early snowstorm killing three people. Pennsylvania
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Snowstorm to hit US East Coast. Pennsylvania
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FBI detains ex-Goldman Sachs man Rajat Gupta, 62, a former director at investment bank, has been taken into custody on charges relating to a hedge fund insider trading case
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Uconn captured national title. Houston
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Winter storm hits north-east US. New Jersey
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Nine die in US workplace shooting
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Passengers held on hot plane for 4 hours
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Power plant blast 'causes mass casualties'
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Folk singer Mary Travers dead at 72
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Missing Yale student's body found Authorities in the state say a body found inside a wall cavity at Yale University is that of missing student, Annie Le, 24
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Singer Eartha Kitt dies at 81
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Paul Newman dies at 83 Map of Westport CT New England| The legendary actor whose steely blue eyes, good-humored charm made him one of the most renowned figures in arts, has died of cancer. He was star of films like The Sting and the Col... | |
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Democrat Lieberman trails in vote count
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94-year-old died from anthrax Ottilie Lundgren has been diagnosed with inhalation anthrax
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