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Probe: Mark Duggan Did Not Fire at London Cops

Mark Duggan, the 29-year-old man whose death sparked London's riots, did not shoot police officers before he was killed, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said Tuesday. The IPCC said a CO19 firearms officer shot him twice and that the bullet lodged in a police radio was "consistent with being fired from a police gun."

Safety regulators open probes on Ford, VW cars

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Auto safety regulators have opened preliminary investigations into new Ford Motor Co Mustangs with manual transmissions for possible shifting problems and diesel Volkswagen Jetta sedans for possible fuel leaks.
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China launches safety campaign after deadly train crash

China's rail minister, facing public outrage over Saturday's deadly train crash, has ordered a two-month safety review of railway operations and apologised for the accident which killed 39 people, state media reported on Tuesday.
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Stocks rise, euro steady after flight to safety

World stocks clawed back some recent losses and the euro steadied on Tuesday as investors paused from selling riskier assets in the face of the euro zone debt crisis and worries about Washington's debt ceiling fight.
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Amber Alert Issued for 4-Month-Old Child

An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing four-month-old police believe is with a New York man Matthew Slocum, who is wanted for questioning in connection with a homicide committed Wednesday morning.
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Australia grounds Singapore's Tiger Airways over safety

Australia's airline safety regulator has grounded the local operations of Singapore's budget carrier Tiger Airways Holding Ltd over serious safety concerns, disrupting thousands of passengers at the start of the school holiday season.
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FDA Unveils Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels

Cigarette makers are now required to add graphic warning labels depicting rotting teeth, a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his neck, and other images to packaging and advertising in the U.S. by October 22, 2012, government officials said Tuesday.
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FDA Unveils 9 New Graphic Tobacco Labels, Warning Smokers [PHOTOS]

Nine new warning labels with graphic images will be required on U.S. cigarette packs, FDA announced on Monday. The labels will cover the top half of a tobacco package on both sides, each including a national quit smoking hotline number. 20% of an ad will also be given to warning labels.
Sega hacked, LulzSec offers help

Sega confirmed 1.29 million data breach, LulzSec the Dreamcast lover will hunt down the hackers

Sega, the latest victim of hackers, has confirmed on Saturday that personal data of 1.29 million customers was stolen. Just a day before, Sega announced that they had identified that unauthorized entry was gained to their SEGA Pass database, accessing customers' names, e-mail addresses, dates of birth and encrypted passwords. Sega immediately isolated the location of the breach to protect the data, and launched an investigation.
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3 Officials Say No Bodies at Texas Farmhouse

A county judge, a Texas public safety official and a county Sherriff's Captain said on Tuesday evening no bodies had been found at a Texas farmhouse after local authorities received a tip from a self-confessed psychic that there was a mass grave on the site.

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