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Prosecutor: Illinois woman stabbed son 100 times
Seattle Post Intelligencer
This Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 booking photo provided by the DuPage County Sheriff's Department in Wheaton, Ill., shows Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, of Naperville, Ill., who was charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old …
Elzbieta Plackowska Update: Illinois mom stabbed son 100 times and girl 50 …CBS News
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Northern Ireland prison officer killing 'a despicable act'
BBC News
Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers has condemned the fatal shooting of a prison officer on the MI in Northern Ireland as ''a despicable act''. David Black, 52, was attacked on the motorway between Portadown and Lurgan as he drove to work at …
Cameron says killers will not succeedIrish Times
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Koshik the elephant 'talks' to his trainer – video
The Guardian
Meet Koshik, a male Asian elephant who mimics the sounds of human speech. Here he is seen interacting with his keeper at the Everland theme park in Yongin, South Korea. He imitates the human voice by putting his trunk in his mouth and shaking it while …
The elephant that speaks KoreanTelegraph.co.uk
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'Pure mayhem' as New York City tries to get back to work
NBCNews.com
The promise of limited restoration of transit services lured hundreds of thousands back into the nation's largest city Thursday, but the commute was nightmarish even by New York City's standards: Seemingly endless lines at bus stops, backups at the city's …
NYC stirs back to life but gridlock persistsCBS News
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