Disabled cruise ship Triumph docks in Mobile Alabama
About 4,200 passengers on the crippled Triumph cheered as four tugboats guided the ship to Mobile Alabama. Passengers described five days aboard marked by overflowing toilets and food shortages while spectators watched from the terminal and nearby shores.
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Ala
Gulf
Alabama
Triumph
Brittany Ferguson
Texas
Ferguson
Mobile
Interstate 10
Las Vegas embraces gun promos for Valentine s Day
Las Vegas shooting ranges roll out bold Valentine offers including take a shot at love with 50 submachine gun rounds and wedding packages posing with Uzis and ammo belts. Promos extend to vow renewals and shooting a paper zombie, fueling a marketing arms race amid debates over gun dangers and public safety.
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Lovebirds
Sin City
Newtown
Josh Sugarmann
Violence Policy Center
McCarran International
Lianne Heck
Jimmy
Mac” McNamara
McNamara
Bob MacDuff
MacDuff
Alberta
Canada
Emily Miller
Julie Jacobson
Ted Morris
Tanya Morris
Jimmy Mac” McNamara
Guns and Ammo
Lawmaker Edwards alleges hotel room robbery in Topeka
Wichita Eagle reports freshman Rep. Joe Edwards of Haysville said he was robbed entering his Ramada Convention Center Downtown room after State of the Union viewing. He sustained a concussion and $260 cash vanished. security records conflict with his account. Edwards skipped sessions while hospitalised. Local police and Ramada officials did not immediately provide details.
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Wichita
Kansas
Joe Edwards
Haysville
House
Ray Merrick
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Merrick
Statehouse
Ramada Convention Center
Wichita Eagle
State of the Union
Ramada
the Eagle
Synthetic marijuana linked to teen kidney damage report
New York AP reports health officials link synthetic marijuana to kidney injury in teens and young adults. Sixteen hospitalized with kidney problems across six states last year, five required dialysis. CDC notes unknown cause, laws ban some chemicals, cases in Oregon Wyoming Kansas Oklahoma New York and Rhode Island.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Oregon
Wyoming
Kansas
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
Thousands rally for tougher gun laws at Connecticut Capitol
At the Connecticut State Capitol thousands gathered including first time activists inspired by Sandy Hook. State Capitol Police estimate about 5500 protesters carried signs demanding change and concentration on stricter limits, aiming to keep gun control on the political agenda against gun rights advocates.
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Sandy Hook
Connecticut
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