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Woman denied food stamps kills self, shoots children

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A woman in the border city of Laredo, Texas who was angry because she had been denied food stamps killed herself and shot and critically wounded her two children late on Monday, authorities said on Tuesday.
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The parents of Lisa Irwin, a 10-month-old baby girl who has been missing since Oct. 4, asked people to stop prayer vigils being held in their front yard, on Nov. 29, with little or no reason for their request. Now, however, Ashley Irwin, Lisa's aunt, has indicated the vigils were diverting people's attention away from the case and it therefore became necessary to stop them.
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Texas A&M Bomb Threat: It Was a Hoax

The all clear signal has been given at Texas A&M University in College station after a bomb threat was determined to be a hoax, school officials said Monday.

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