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Police call fatal NYC shooting a hate crime

Police say a gunman used anti-gay slurs before fatally shooting a 32-year-old man in New York City's Greenwich (GREN'-ich) Village. 9 minutes ago

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Obama's Morehouse visit shines spotlight on HBCUs

When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities - a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress.

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Suspect identified in fatal Hofstra home invasion

A wanted man with a criminal history dating back nearly 15 years was identified by police Saturday as the masked home invader involved in the death of a Hofstra University student early Friday morning.

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Official: `Amazing' no one died in train crash

Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries.
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Witnesses: Car drives into crowd at Va. parade

Witnesses said a car drove into a crowd at a parade in a small southwestern Virginia mountain town Saturday and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known.

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FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
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Ex-Pa. officer once hailed as hero faces charges

A former Philadelphia police officer once hailed as a hero and given a seat next to the first lady at a speech by President Obama has been arrested and charged with rape and other crimes.

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Women sad, angry over sale of nonprofit Ohio home

For more than 100 years, the Anna Louise Inn in downtown Cincinnati has been a safe, serene place that thousands of struggling women came to know as home.
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Last-minute sales soar for $600 million Powerball tickets

It's all about the odds.
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Boston police, city to review bombings response

Boston's police department and mayor's office will conduct twin reviews of the response to last month's bombing of the Boston Marathon, police commissioner Ed Davis said Saturday.
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NY pol accused of serial sex harassment to resign

A New York assemblyman accused of sexually harassing young female staffers for years says he will resign before he's expelled from the Legislature.

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