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First Same-Sex Civil Union Couple Splits Up

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. – A lesbian couple who entered into the nation’s first same-sex civil union are splitting up amid allegations of violent behavior. Carolyn Conrad, 35, asked a court in October to end her relationship with Kathleen Peterson, 46. Conrad also obtained a restraining order Wednesday against her partner, saying …

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Arrest Made in Assassination of Lebanese Journo

BEIRUT, Lebanon – A Syrian was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of Gibran Tueni, the anti-Syrian general manager and columnist of Lebanon’s leading newspaper. Abdel-Qadar Abdel Qader was among three Syrian nationals detained earlier for questioning in the Dec. 12 killing of Tueni, who was also …

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Man Kills Mother, Co-Worker, Then Self

DETROIT – A man killed his mother and a co-worker Wednesday and seriously wounded a teenage niece in an early morning shooting spree that ended when he committed suicide, police said. Jamal Samuels, 22, shot his mother, 56-year-old Annie Samuels, and his 14-year-old niece multiple times at their home on …

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