NRA Vows to Fight Gun Control Task Force

The National Rifle Association, the strongest pro-gun lobby group in the United States, on Thursday set the stage for a bitter congressional battle over stricter gun controls, accusing vice president Joe Biden of having “an agenda to attack the second amendment”.

Emerging from a meeting with Biden’s gun…

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2 Wounded in California School Shooting,Suspect in Custody

TAFT, Calif.     (AP) — A student was shot and wounded at a San Joaquin Valley high school Thursday and a suspect was taken into custody, officials said.

The shooting occurred about 9 a.m. at Taft Union High School, an oil and agricultural community about 120 miles northwest of Los Angeles…

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Beyonce Makes Her GQ Cover Debut

For its February issue, GQ magazine is showing readers the 100 sexiest women of the 21st century — but it doesn’t look like they need to go any further than their cover star, Beyonce.

The men’s magazine couldn’t keep the singer’s stunning cover under wraps — with early…

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Brittany Spears Leaves X-Factor

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears said Friday she has made the “difficult decision” to leave Fox’s “The X Factor” after one season.

In a statement, the pop singer said she had an incredible time working on the singing contest but that it was time to get back into the…

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Boston Declares Flu Emergency

(Reuters) – With flu cases in this city up tenfold from last year, the mayor of Boston declared a public health emergency on Wednesday as authorities around the United States scrambled to cope with a rising number of patients.

U.S. health authorities say the flu arrived about a month earlier…

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