Wisconsin hostage taker had more than 200 rounds
Marinette authorities say the 15-year-old student who held his social studies class hostage at Marinette High School carried two knives and over 200 rounds of ammunition. Sam Hengel, armed with two pistols, held about two dozen students and a teacher for six hours before fatally shooting himself. no hostages were harmed. Investigators have not determined a motive.
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WikiLeaks faces European arrest warrant and Amazon dispute
WikiLeaks fights off multiple fronts as Julian Assange faces a European arrest warrant linked to Swedish rape charges. Amazon blocks WikiLeaks from its servers after congressional questions, while the White House and officials push reforms following the U.S. cables dump.
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Europe hit by bitter cold snow causing travel mayhem
Heavy snow and subzero temperatures across Europe kill at least eight homeless people in Poland, shut Gatwick and Geneva airports, delay flights in Brussels, Frankfurt, and Paris Orly, and close airports in Edinburgh Leeds Chambery and Grenoble. Eurocontrol notes severe delays as icy roads spark 2,000 accidents.
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Deficit panel split on cuts and tax plan confrontation
The 18 member deficit commission split over a package of cuts and tax increases fueling anger on both sides. Bowles and Simpson pursue a plan to trim $4 trillion in a decade while facing resistance from lawmakers and within their own ranks.
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Weight and death risk rise with being overweight study finds
A large study of about 1.5 million adults shows overweight healthy white individuals have a 13 percent higher risk of death than those in the ideal BMI range. Obesity raises death risk from heart disease stroke and certain cancers with morbid obesity raising it dramatically.
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