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Connecticut home invasion killer loses bid to drop appeals, proceed to execution

VERNON, Conn. – A Connecticut judge has rejected a request by one of two men convicted in the killings of a mother and her two daughters in a home invasion to drop his remaining appeals and proceed to execution. The Hartford Courant reports (http://cour.at/1dmKn02 ) that a Superior Court judge …

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Man in wheelchair robs bank in New York, makes getaway

NEW YORK – It may not have been the fastest getaway, but police are searching for a man in a wheelchair who robbed a bank in New York City. It happened at the Santander bank in Queens shortly after 2 p.m. Monday. Police say a man in his late 20s …

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Afghan official: 3 children killed, 4 wounded by mortar picked up while playing

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says three children were killed and four wounded after they found an unexploded mortar in a field while playing. Fazal Mohammad Ishaqzia, the governor of Panjwayi district in the southern Kandahar province, said the children killed Wednesday all belonged to the same family. Kandahar …

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