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• 3. WHY NON-LETHAL CIVILIAN DRONES ARE STRUGGLING TO TAKE OFF
• Makers of civilian unmanned aircraft say their practical applications are hindered by fears that the technology can be abused and delays in government-issued safety standards.
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• 4. "OUR HOMELAND HAS EXPERIENCED WORSE"
• Cyprus is preparing to draw on the resilience it practiced after the 1974 invasion and division of the island as it tries to envision an economic reboot.
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• 5. VIETNAM REMEMBERED, 40 YEARS AFTER
• U.S. combat troops' departure from Vietnam 40 years ago left soldiers on both sides, as well as anti-war protesters, with a mixture of pride, disappointment and optimism.
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• 6. NEWTOWN SHOOTER HAD ARSENAL IN HIS HOME
• Newly released search warrants carried out at Lanza's home reveal a stockpile of weapons and ammunition, but shed little light on what drove him to massacre 26 people inside a school.
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• 7. ORAL SURGEON ACCUSED OF HAVING UNSANITARY INSTRUMENTS
• Health officials in Tulsa, Okla., are urging 7,000 patients of Dr. W. Scott Harrington to be tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV after inspectors found unsafe practices that could spread disease at his dental offices.
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• 8. SHOTGUN GIVEAWAY
• Gun proponents in Tucson, Ariz., are giving free shotguns and firearms training to residents in crime-ridden neighborhoods, but violence prevention experts say that it's unlikely to reduce crime rates.
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• 9. THE COMEBACK PUP
• A harbor seal pup comes back from a brutal attack, infection and amputation of a crucial flipper thanks to animal rescuers at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut.
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