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Handlers: Punxsutawney Phil Sees Six More Weeks Of Winter

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's most famous groundhog foresees no early end to winter. Punxsutawney Phil's handlers announced Friday the weather prognosticator saw his shadow. Legend has it if the furry rodent casts a shadow on Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, expect six more weeks of winter-like weather. Phil's prediction is decided ahead of time by…
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Drivers Say Safety Arms At Crash Site Seemed To Malfunction

By HEIDI BROWN, Associated Press CROZET, Va. (AP) — The safety arms at a railroad crossing where a train carrying Republican lawmakers slammed into a garbage truck appeared to be malfunctioning the day before the deadly crash, drivers who regularly cross over the tracks at the crash scene said Thursday. Gene Locke, who lives near the…
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Girl Arrested In LA Middle School Shooting Believed To Be 12

By AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A girl believed to be 12 years old opened fire Thursday in a middle school classroom, critically wounding one classmate and injuring three others, authorities said. Police arrested the girl and recovered a gun after the shooting that happened just before 9 a.m. at Salvador B.…
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GOP Lawmakers Put Medical Skills To Work After Train Crash

By ALAN FRAM and HEIDI BROWN, Associated Press CROZET, Va. (AP) — Republican members of Congress with medical experience put their skills to work after a train carrying dozens of them crashed into a garbage truck in rural Virginia, killing one person in the truck and injuring others. The congressmen were on their way to a…
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GOP Lawmakers Put Medical Skills To Work After Train Crash

By ALAN FRAM and HEIDI BROWN, Associated Press CROZET, Va. (AP) — Republican members of Congress with medical experience put their skills to work after a train carrying dozens of them crashed into a garbage truck in rural Virginia, killing one person in the truck and injuring others. The congressmen were on their way to a…
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