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Mo. teen described as thrill killer by prosecutors (AP)

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AP – A Missouri teenager who confessed to murdering a young neighbor girl was described as a thrill killer by prosecutors and a mentally disturbed child by her defense attorneys as a judge heard arguments Tuesday on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or something less.

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Giants lauded as Super Bowl champs in NYC parade (AP)

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AP – Eli Manning hoisted the Lombardi Trophy from a glittering blue-and-white float, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg joked that New York City should now be nicknamed the “Big Blue Apple,” as thousands of fans crowded lower Manhattan on Tuesday to celebrate the New York Giants’ Super Bowl victory amid tons of confetti.

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Komen VP steps down after Planned Parenthood flap (Reuters)

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Reuters – A senior executive of breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure resigned on Tuesday, a week after the group became the target of a public furor for cutting funding to women’s health organization, Planned Parenthood.

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Susan G. Komen Apologizes: Hoisted By Its Own Pink Ribbon? (Time.com)

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Time.com – The most powerful breast cancer advocacy organization in the country forgot about one of its special interest groups: breast cancer survivors and their families

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A Tale of Two Passes: How the Giants Won (Time.com)

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Time.com – A Tale of Two Passes: How the Giants Won

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Father in Washington state house blast left farewell message (Reuters)

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Reuters – Josh Powell, in a farewell voicemail message left for relatives before he triggered a fiery blast that killed himself and his two young sons, said he could not live without them and was “not able to go on anymore,” ABC News reported on Tuesday.

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Washington state same-sex marriage supporters cheer court ruling (Reuters)

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Reuters – Gay marriage proponents in the Pacific Northwest cheered a U.S. court ruling on Tuesday that overturned a California ban on same-sex nuptials, in what they saw as boost to their cause a day before a key vote to legalize such unions in Washington state.

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Court overturns California gay marriage ban, appeal planned (Reuters)

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Reuters – An appeals court on Tuesday found California’s gay marriage ban unconstitutional in a case that may lead to a showdown in the Supreme Court.

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No charges against NYPD boss’ son after rape claim (AP)

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AP – The police commissioner’s TV host son won’t face criminal charges of sexually assaulting a woman who said he attacked her after a date last fall, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Mrs. Obama beats Fallon in WH fitness challenge (AP)

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AP – Michelle Obama and “Late Night” host Jimmy Fallon turned the White House into a playground to promote the first lady’s “Let’s Move!” fitness campaign.

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