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Arrest made in Yale killing
Police are considering whether a Yale University graduate student's killing may have stemmed from a dispute with an animal research technician described as an overbearing "control freak" who clashed with scientists and their proteges in the lab where they both worked.
Remembering Sept. 11, 2001
A day of national mourning has become a day of personal service for some who choose to honor victims by helping others.
Bill would kill subsidized student loans
The House voted Thursday in favor of the biggest overhaul of college aid programs since their creation in the 1960s — a bill to oust private lenders from the student loan business and put the government in charge.
Threatening note forces plane to return to Miami
A threatening note forced a Boston-bound airplane to return to a Miami airport about 40 minutes after takeoff, but nothing suspicious was found.
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