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Jury recommends 26 years in prison for ex-lacrosse playerfkarimi

[Updated at 11:18 p.m. ET] A jury late Wednesday recommended a prison sentence of 26 years for former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely, convicted of second-degree murder and grand larceny in the death of his ex-girlfriend, Yeardley Love, who ...
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Colvin showed enthusiasm for overseas coverage early, editor recallsjasonhanna

Editor's note: In this piece, CNN Senior Executive Producer Paul Varian looks back on the career of longtime reporter Marie Colvin, who was one of two Western journalists killed Wednesday while covering an uprising in Syria. Varian and Colvin were ...
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49 killed, hundreds injured in Argentina train crashjasonhanna

Editor's note: Lea este artículo en español/Read this article in Spanish [Updated at 7:18 p.m. ET] A train packed with rush-hour commuters plowed head-on into a barrier at a Buenos Aires station Wednesday morning, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds more, officials ...
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Man found guilty of second-degree murder in lacrosse player's deathfkarimi

[Updated 6:54 p.m. ET] A jury has found a former University of Virginia lacrosse player guilty of second-degree murder in the May 2010 death of his ex-girlfriend, who also was a Virginia lacrosse player. George Huguely faced six charges, including robbery ...
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Overheard on CNN.com: Ashes and everyday lifedavidw

Editor's note: This post is part of the Overheard on CNN.com series, a regular feature that examines interesting comments and thought-provoking conversations posted by the community. Millions of Catholics mark the the beginning of the Lenten season by attending Ash Wednesday ...
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At least 49 killed, hundreds injured in Argentina train crashjasonhanna

Editor's note: Lea este artículo en español/Read this article in Spanish [Updated at 4:47 p.m. ET] At least 49 people were killed and hundreds of people were injured Wednesday morning when a train packed with rush-hour commuters plowed head-on into a barrier ...
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Gotta Watch: Performing presidentsSteve Walsh

We now know President Obama can sing. President Clinton's a sax man. President George W. Bush? Well, we may not go as far as to call him a drummer, but we've seen him drum (He dances, too!). Are we on the verge ...
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Reports: At least 49 killed, 600 injured in Argentina train crashjasonhanna

[Updated at 1:23 p.m. ET] At least 49 people were killed and more than 600 people were injured Wednesday morning when a train packed with rush-hour commuters plowed into a station platform in Buenos Aires, Argentina, state media reported. The number ...
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Reports: At least 40 killed, 550 injured in Argentina train crashjasonhanna

At least 40 people were killed and 550 people were injured when a train plowed into a platform at a Buenos Aires station Wednesday, state media reported. Emergency services director Alberto Crescenti said the number of casualties could increase, according to ...
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Jury deliberations to begin in lacrosse player's murder trialfkarimi

Jury deliberations are expected to begin Wednesday in the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend. George Huguely contributed to his ex-girlfriend's death, but did not kill her and had no intent to ...
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