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  • Boy, 13, charged in half-sister’s death
    A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sister after investigators said he told them he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves imitated from TV.
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    TAYLOR STREET Closed at Jefferson Boulevard between Ardmore Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard through June 28. ST. JOE CENTER ROAD Lane restrictions at the bridge over the St.
  • Proportion of US adults who smoke falls to 18%
    Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says: Last year, about 18 percent of adults participating in a national health survey described themselves as current smokers.
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Swikar Patel | The Journal Gazette
Lori Keys, center, dances with more than 30 participants during a flash mob Thursday afternoon at One Summit Square. The impromptu gathering – organized through onebillionrising.org – was meant to protest violence against women.

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