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Sex-changing treatment for kids: It's on the rise

CHICAGO (AP) -- A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sex-changing treatments, according to reports in the medical journal Pediatrics.......

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Infant killed after shots fired into Detroit home

DETROIT (AP) -- Authorities say a 9-month-old boy was killed when shots were fired into a Detroit home early Monday.......

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1 dead in Mardi Gras parade shooting in Louisiana

PLAQUEMINE, La. (AP) -- Gunfire erupted at a Mardi Gras parade in Louisiana, leaving one man dead. Police have identified a suspect and were searching for him.......

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White House chef Kass dishes up plates and policy

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sam Kass has a to-die-for job as personal chef to the Obama family but whipping up their meals is probably the least important part of his portfolio.......

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For Mardi Gras float makers, next year is here

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- As Carnival builds toward its out-of-control crescendo of Fat Tuesday, Barry Kern and his team of float-builders and artists are already preparing for next year's parades.......

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Obama takes tougher stance on higher education

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Access to college has been the driving force in federal higher education policy for decades. But the Obama administration is pushing a fundamental agenda shift that aggressively brings a new question into the debate: What are people getting for their money?......

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Ex-Glock attorney accused of stealing millions

ATLANTA (AP) -- The vice president of Glock Inc. confessed nine years ago to the company's founder that he and another top lieutenant had been stealing millions from the gun maker, later telling investigators there was so much cash flying around that it seemed like "Monopoly money."......

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