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BUSINESS
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CRIMES
Terror suspect: Beheadings part of attack on paper
A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to helping plan an attack on a Danish newspaper says a coconspirator wanted newspaper employees beheaded to make a statement.
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SPORTS
NCAA: Big East shocked, loses 3 teams to start
The opening day of the first round of the NCAA tournament shocked the Big East — three teams lost and another won in overtime, thrilled double-digit seeds — three of them won and wore out fans with three games going overtime, including BYU's 99-92 double-overtime win against Florida.
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HEALTH
FDA restricts tobacco marketing to kids
U.S. health officials on Thursday sought to clamp down on the marketing of cigarettes to children and teenagers, issuing national limits on vending machine sales, free samples and taking other steps after a failed attempt more than a decade ago.
MIDEAST CONFLICT
Israel strikes in Gaza after deadly rocket
Israeli aircraft struck two targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday a day after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave killed a Thai worker in Israel, Hamas security officials and witnesses said.
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TERRORISM
Terror suspect: Beheadings part of attack on paper
A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to helping plan an attack on a Danish newspaper says a coconspirator wanted newspaper employees beheaded to make a statement.
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OBITUARIES
Fess Parker, TV's 'Davy Crockett,' dies at 85
Fess Parker, a baby-boomer idol in the 1950s who launched a craze for coonskin caps as television's Davy Crockett, died Thursday of natural causes. He was 85.
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ELECTIONS
CAPITAL CULTURE: Designer favored by Obama closes
The signs of Maria Pinto's rise were clear when Michelle Obama entered the world stage wearing her designs, also favored by Oprah Winfrey.
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