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Pope gives final Sunday blessing before resigning
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI bestowed his final Sunday blessing of his pontificate on a cheering crowd in St. Peter's Square, explaining that his waning years and energy made him better suited to the life of private prayer he soon will spen
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Police: Hotel altercation sparked Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS -- Bullets were flying from a black Range Rover at a gray Maserati as the vehicles raced toward a red light on the Las Vegas Strip. Beneath the neon lights, police say, the Maserati ran the red light at one of the Strip's busiest intersecti
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This year's flu vaccine little help to elderly
ATLANTA -- It turns out this year's flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting older people, the most vulnerable age group. The vaccine is proving only 9 percent effective in those 65 and older against the harsh strain of the flu that i
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Meteor explodes over Russia, injuring 1,100
MOSCOW -- With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave, a meteor blazed across the western Siberian sky yesterday and exploded with the force of 20 atomic bombs, injuring more than 1,000 people as it blasted out windows and spread panic in a city o
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Asteroid buzzes, misses Earth -- unlike meteor
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A 150-foot asteroid hurtled through Earth's backyard Friday, coming within an incredible 17,150 miles and making the closest known flyby for a rock of its size. In a chilling coincidence, a meteor exploded above Russia ju
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- Order could restart gun violence studies
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Pope gives final Sunday blessing before resigning
