Dozens of clowns walked in a procession towards Mexico City’s Basilica de Guadalupe on Wednesday to thank the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico’s patron saint, for her blessings and to pray for her continuing protection over the coming year. (Dec. 15)
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2 women with severe injuries have been flown to Perth in mainland Australia for treatment on Thursday after a wooden boat smuggling as many as 100 asylum seekers smashed against the cliffs off Christmas Island, a day earlier. (Dec. 15)
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Bob Feller, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, died Wednesday night. He helped the Cleveland Indians win a World Series and served his country during World War II. (Dec. 15)
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The Justice Department sued BP and several other companies involved in the Gulf oil spill Wednesday, an opening salvo in the government’s effort to get billions of dollars for untold economic and environmental damage. (Dec. 15)
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What’s a parent to do when the Christmas photo op goes terrifyingly off the rails? Santa and his set manager at one Columbus, Ohio mall say they’ve got it covered…most of the time. (Dec. 15)
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Workers continued on Wednesday to shovel snow out of the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium as preparations for Monday night’s Minnesota-Chicago NFL game continue. (Dec. 15)
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The FBI is offering its resources to assist New York homicide investigators chasing a possible serial killer after four women’s bodies were found dumped alongside a remote beach highway. (Dec. 15)
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A judge in Charlottesville, Virginia is reviewing defense attorneys’ request for the medical records of a University of Virginia women’s lacrosse player who was found dead in her apartment last may. (Dec. 15)
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The US House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy that for 17 years has forced gays desiring to serve in the military to conceal their sexual identity. (Dec. 15)
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The wife of the man who held a Florida school board at gunpoint said Wednesday that her husband was a ‘gentle giant’ who was pushed over the edge by the economy and frustrated over her losing her teaching job. (Dec. 15)
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