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Guilty plea to shooting officer with Taser
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KINGSTON, N.Y., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A New York teenager admitted to shooting a police officer in the head with the officer's stun gun during a street chase before the officer shot him in the leg.
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Assange asks for guarantee of safety
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MELBOURNE, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called on the Australian government to assure his safety home in advance of his extradition hearing on sexual assault charges.
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Lewis-McChord soldier faces murder charge
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. Army soldier will face a general court-martial for his alleged role in the killings of unarmed Afghan civilians in 2009, Joint Base Lewis-McChord said.
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Setback for Israeli chief of staff nominee
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JERUSALEM, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The nomination of Israel's next military chief of staff, Maj. Gen Yoav Galant, hit another setback Tuesday when the attorney general backed off defending him.
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Retelling increases witnesses' inaccuracy
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LUND, Sweden, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A person's memory of an event -- such as a crime -- is not improved by retelling the story, a researcher in Sweden says.
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Texans protest racist symbols
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HOUSTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Hundreds of workers and community leaders in Houston Monday held a protest rally against a local company they accuse of displaying racist symbols.
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Republicans $23 million in debt
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The Republican National Committee said Monday it has run up $23 million in debt.
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Ed Martin to run for Sen. McCaskill's seat
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Republican Ed Martin, a Missouri lawyer who lost his 2010 bid for Congress, said Monday he running for the Senate seat now held by Democrat Claire McCaskill.
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Russian navy to get new nuclear sub
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SEVERODVINSK, Russia, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The Russian navy will receive a new nuclear-powered, multipurpose attack submarine, under construction since 1993, by year's end, officials said.
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Myanmar Parliament opens
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NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Myanmar's new military-led Parliament opened Monday, nearly three months after elections widely rejected as a sham by democracy supporters at home and abroad.
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New Navy warship passes sea trials
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SAN DIEGO, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A new U.S. guided missile destroyer completed sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico and is ready for delivery to the Navy, probably in March, officials say.
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7,000 pizzas headed for overseas troops
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ELK GROVE, Ill., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A retired Air Force master sergeant living in Illinois said his non-profit is shipping 7,000 pizzas overseas to U.S. service members for the Super Bowl.
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Ex-Pa. senator hires Iowa campaign staff
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DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania is showing signs of entering the 2012 presidential race by hiring consultants in the key early state of Iowa.
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Conyers to go for 24th term in 2012
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DETROIT, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Saying he's not ready to retire, U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr., who has been in Congress since 1965, announced plans to run for re-election in 2012.
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Early voting for next Chicago mayor starts
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CHICAGO, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Election officials predicted a high turnout as early voting in Chicago's marquee mayoral election began Monday.
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