As many as three gunmen opened fire Tuesday outside a funeral home during services for a murder victim, killing two people and critically wounding another before fleeing the scene of the apparent gang-related shootings, police said. (Nov. 30)
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Tens of thousands of people gathered in Rockefeller Center on Tuesday night to watch the lighting of the country’s most famous Christmas tree, just days after a terror scare at a tree lighting in Oregon. (Nov. 30)
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Thousands of university students across the United Kingdom took to the streets to protest proposed hikes to British tuition fees. Rome also faced similar protests. Students there claim funding cuts mean faculty positions are going unfilled. (Nov. 30)
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His first shots blasted the film projector and punched into a wall. The last he aimed at himself. In between, the 15-year-old high school sophomore held his teacher and about two dozen classmates hostage for more than six hours. (Nov. 30)
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Defendant Brian David Mitchell, who is now on trial for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting Elizabeth Smart, suffered an apparent seizure in the courtroom Tuesday and was rushed to a hospital. (Nov. 30)
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Despite the fact he failed to win a tournament this year and lost his marriage, Tiger Woods said Tuesday in preparation for the Chevron World Challenge, that it was a difficult, but rewarding year. (Nov. 30)
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Investigators have seized hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $44.6 million in suburban Atlanta, one of the biggest meth seizures in the country, authorities said Tuesday. (Nov. 30)
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Gay troops can serve openly in the armed forces without harming the military’s ability to fight, the Pentagon declared Tuesday, calling for ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ ban to be scrapped and pointing to a new survey to show most troops won’t mind. (Nov. 30)
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Idaho US Attorney Wendy Olson says the US Department of Justice is looking into allegations of criminal conduct among the staff at the state’s only private prison. The decision comes hours after video of a fight there is broadcast. (Nov. 30)
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Retiring Sen. Chris Dodd thanked his colleagues, supporters and friends as he delivered his final speech on the Senate floor Tuesday. He urged Congress to find paths to bipartisanship. (Nov. 30)
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