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at 15:49 on November 6, 2009, EDT.

Neighbours: Fort Hood shooting suspect cleaned out apartment, left goodbye message for friend

FORT HOOD, Texas - An Army psychiatrist suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood cleaned out his apartment and left a phone message saying goodbye to a friend in the days before the rampage that left 13 people dead, neighbours said Friday.

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at 17:33 on November 6, 2009, EDT.

Details emerge about background of Army psychiatrist suspected in rampage at Fort Hood, Texas

WASHINGTON - There are many unknowns about the man authorities say is responsible for the worst mass killing on a U.S. military base. Most of all, his motive.

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at 17:00 on November 6, 2009, EDT.

Fort Hood shooting raises questions about motives, Army procedures

WASHINGTON - In a country where mass killings have sadly become routine, Americans are particularly traumatized by the alleged crimes of an Army psychiatrist who had apparently asked for a discharge before going on a pre-deployment shooting spree on a Texas military base.

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at 12:19 on November 6, 2009, EDT.

Defence attorneys discount competency evaluation of man charged in Smart kidnapping

SALT LAKE CITY - Defence attorneys for the man charged in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart say a psychiatrist's report deeming him competent for trial is advocacy, not an objective evaluation of facts.

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at 8:15 on November 6, 2009, EDT.

Troubling portrait emerges of Army psychiatrist suspected in rampage at Fort Hood, Texas

WASHINGTON - His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars. He required counselling as a medical student because of problems with patients.

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at 15:03 on November 6, 2009, EDT.

Officials: Gunman apprehended after killing 1, injuring 5 others at Orlando office building

ORLANDO, Fla. - A gunman opened fire Friday in the offices of an engineering firm from which he was sacked more than two years ago, killing one person and injuring five others.

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at 11:07 on November 6, 2009, EDT.

Negotiators at UN climate talks discuss best formula for securing global warming agreement

BARCELONA, Spain - U.N. climate negotiators said Friday that, despite low expectations for setting legally binding emissions targets next month, it is still possible to conclude a strong, 192-nation deal to define future work in fighting global warming.

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at 7:10 on November 6, 2009, EDT.

Cleveland clergy, police urge families of missing women to give DNA to help ID bodies

CLEVELAND - Police say there's only one way for the families of missing women to know for sure if their loved ones are among the victims found in suspected serial killer Anthony Sowell's house: Give DNA samples. But relatives with checkered pasts in the hardscrabble Cleveland neighbourhood seem reluctant to come forward.

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at 6:31 on November 6, 2009, EDT.

Saudi says its airstrikes against infiltrators from Yemen were limited to Saudi territory

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia said Friday it carried out airstrikes against "infiltrators" from Yemen that were limited to areas inside Saudi territory, and vowed to press on with the military action until the border with its restive neighbour was secure.

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at 10:20 on November 6, 2009, EDT.

US man wrongly convicted of murder rejoices in freedom, seeks compensation from lawmakers

SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. - No bars or razor wire hold former Florida inmate No. 082629. Instead, William Dillon sits on furniture the colour of ripe lemons, surrounded by cheerful animal statues and blooming plants, a prisoner no longer after 27 years.

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