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California boy with replica gun fatally shot by deputies

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(Reuters) – A 13-year-old California boy carrying a replica of an assault rifle was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies who apparently believed the gun

Website contractors blame Obama administration

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The principal contractors responsible for the federal government’s trouble-plagued health insurance website say the Obama administration shares responsibility for the snags that

Drop in Niger child deaths, says Save the Children

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Niger has made the greatest strides worldwide in reducing child mortality, a new study by Save the Children suggests. Other countries that reported progress in

Bus crash kills 22 on temple visit in Thailand

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BANGKOK (AP) — A bus carrying worshippers home from a temple at the end of Buddhist Lent plunged into a ravine in northern Thailand, killing

2 killed in crash of vintage plane in Texas

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GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Two men have died after a vintage fighter plane crashed near Galveston. The Texas Department of Public Safety says 51-year-old pilot

Samsung Electronics apologises to Chinese consumers

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Samsung Electronics has apologised to Chinese consumers after a report carried on China’s state TV claimed some of its phones were malfunctioning. The report alleged

NFL rules you might not know

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The NFL rulebook is thick enough to compete with a New York telephone book — cellphone numbers included. There are rules, and then there are

Bollywood playback singer Manna Dey dies at age 94

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NEW DELHI (AP) — Famed playback singer Manna Dey, who recorded nearly 4,000 songs and can be heard in scores of Bollywood films, died in

Obama assures Germany’s Merkel U.S. not monitoring her communications: White House

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(Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday sought to assure German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the United States is not monitoring her communications after Merkel

‘Gay’ insects are having sex by accident, say scientists

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Bug boffins find 85% of creepy crawlies are mating “quick and dirty” with the same sex because they’re desperate to reproduce It’s a part of