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Opening Statements Begin In Trial Of Police Officer Charged In Freddie Gray Case

4:13pm December 02, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

A jury of eight women and four men were seated Wednesday in the first trial for one of six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore last April.

In a study of 1.3 million women, ages 40 to 74, having a false positive on a screening mammogram was associated with a slightly increased chance that the woman would eventually develop breast cancer. The extra risk seemed to be independent of the density

False Alarm Mammograms May Still Signal Higher Breast Cancer Risk

4:01pm December 02, 2015

Largest study to date finds women who have abnormal mammograms but negative results from further tests have a somewhat higher risk of developing breast cancer during the next 10 years.

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David Vawter (left), project manager at LPCiminelli and Steve James, senior vice president of Operations at SolarCity, on the roof of the factory in South Buffalo.

New York Banks On A Solar Factory To Ignite Buffalo's Economy

3:49pm December 02, 2015

by Joel Rose

Half of the $1 billion in tax credits and other economic incentives that Buffalo is getting from the state is going to build a solar panel factory. Skeptics say it's a risky way to create jobs.

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Mohamed Abdeslam places candles on a window ledge of his family's apartment Nov. 18 during a candlelight vigil in Brussels' Molenbeek district town square. Two of his brothers were among the attackers in Paris on Nov. 13.

In Worst Attacks, Terrorists Often Have Fraternal Bonds

3:42pm December 02, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

The Boston Marathon bombing, the Charlie Hebdo attacks and the recent rampage in Paris share a common element: all involved terrorists who were brothers.

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'Sun-Times' Editorial Board Called For Chicago Police Superintendent's Firing

3:38pm December 02, 2015

Steve Inskeep talks to Mary Mitchell, a Chicago Sun-Times columnist, about the firing of the police superintendent, a week after a video showed a white officer shooting a black teenager 16 times.

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To Measure What Tests Can't, Some Schools Turn To Surveys

2:27pm December 02, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

Social-emotional skills? Growth mindset? Grit? To see how students are doing in important areas beyond reading and math ... there's a survey for that.

U.S. Soldier Honored Posthumously For Protecting Jewish POWs In 1945

2:07pm December 02, 2015

by Camila Domonoske

When Germans at a Nazi camp demanded that Jewish POWs identify themselves, Roddie Edmonds — the highest-ranking American there — ordered every soldier to step forward. "We are all Jews," he said.

Campaign-Finance Provisions May Be Attached To Spending Bill

1:52pm December 02, 2015

by Peter Overby

Sen. Mitch McConnell wants to do away with limits on how much a party committee can spend to support a candidate. Party committees are bound by contribution limits intended to prevent corruption.

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Report Calls For Investigation Into CIA's Post-9/11 Interrogation Program

1:52pm December 02, 2015

by David Welna

Human Rights Watch issued a new report Tuesday examining the legality of the CIA's post-9/11 detention and interrogation program. It is expected to challenge the Obama administration's conclusions that it is impossible to prosecute the CIA officers and others involved in the program.

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Louise Sano sells jewelry, clothing and gifts at her boutique, Global Villages, on Buffalo's west side. "It's very easy to integrate as a new American, a new person coming to the U.S. So I feel like I have created my own village," she says.

Resettled Refugees Help To 'Bring Buffalo Back'

12:22pm December 02, 2015

by Joel Rose

After losing jobs and people for half a century, the region in upstate New York is finally growing again. Refugees may be one reason why: Roughly 10,000 have resettled in the area since 2003.

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