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Cashier, 91, attacked by thief but keeps working
March 13, 2010A 91-year-old New York pharmacy cashier refuses medical attention and goes back to work after a thief punches her.
Female WWII aviators honored with medal
March 13, 2010A long-overlooked group of women who flew aircraft during World War II are awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.
Boy, 7, who rescued family thanks 911 dispatcher
March 13, 2010At a press conference at which the 7-year-old hero who saved his family by dialing 911 when armed robbers invaded his home thanked the woman who took his call, dispatcher Monique Patino. She said: “Hearing them screaming for help, I felt the fear through the phone.”
'Vampire' wearing pipe disrupts downtown Seattle
March 13, 2010A man wearing what appeared to be a pipe bomb was kicked out of a Seattle homeless shelter Friday morning after claiming to be a vampire, then wandered around before surrendering to police, authorities and witnesses said.
Report: Colo. mom in on plot to kill Swede
March 13, 2010Authorities in Ireland are investigating whether a second American woman was involved in a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Democrats seek agreement, vote on health care (AP)
March 13, 2010
AP - Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly by fresh billions for student aid and a sense that breakthroughs are at hand.
Authorities: Haim's name on illegal prescription (AP)
March 13, 2010
AP - The name of the late actor Corey Haim was found on a fraudulent prescription for a powerful painkiller that authorities said Friday was obtained through a major drug ring.
Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement (AP)
March 13, 2010
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government's announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it "a deeply negative signal" for the Mideast peace process and ties with the U.S.
Life-Enabling Molecules Spotted in Orion Nebula (SPACE.com)
March 13, 2010SPACE.com - The chemical fingerprints of potentially life-building molecules have been detected in the Orion nebula by Europe's Herschel Space Observatory.
Al-Qaida suspect from NJ worked at 6 nuke plants (AP)
March 13, 2010
AP - An American seized in Yemen in a sweep of suspected al-Qaida members had been a laborer at six U.S. nuclear power plants, and authorities are investigating whether he had access to sensitive information or materials that would be useful to terrorists.
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