Teen raped at B.C. rave breaks silence
“Sickening” and “repulsive” is how a teenaged victim described the alleged rave gang rape she suffered in Pitt Meadows two years ago.
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US judge rules against contraception law
A federal judge declared on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is unconstitutional.
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Lacrosse player guilty in ex-girlfriend's death
A jury on Wednesday found former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely guilty of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of his ex-girlfriend, and recommended he serve 25 years in prison.
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Buenos Aires train crash kills 49
A packed commuter train crashed at a Buenos Aires station during Wednesday’s morning rush hour, killing 49 people and injuring more than 600 in Argentina’s worst rail disaster in three decades.
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Santorum at centre stage in crucial Arizona debate
Rick Santorum finally got his chance at centre stage in a debate of Republican U.S. presidential candidates on Wednesday that represented the best chance to address large numbers of voters before a pivotal period in the 2012 campaign.
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Virginia passes revised abortion ultrasound requirement
Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday passed a revised ultrasound requirement for women seeking abortions that dropped a mandatory internal scan, after Republican Governor Bob McDonnell shifted his stance on the hotly contested measure.
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Gay spouse given health benefits in U.S. court case
A U.S. judge on Wednesday ruled that part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and said a federal government worker should be allowed to enroll her same-sex spouse in her health insurance coverage.
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