AFP: Pope Francis's first Angelus prayer: Live Report, Mar 17, 2013

 "VATICAN CITY — WE ARE NOW WRAPPING UP THIS LIVE REPORT where Pope Francis has appeared before thousands of pilgrims massed in St Peter's Square for his first Angelus prayer. It was the new pope's second appearance before the general public since he was elected on Wednesday, and he again asked the faithful to "pray for me". The Angelus has traditionally been a moment to comment on international issues, but Francis used the occasion to emphasise his Italian roots."
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FOX NEWS - NY suspect accused of killing mom, raping girl beaten in jail, Mar 17, 2013

"Authorities say a man accused of killing a Syracuse woman and raping her 10-year-old daughter during a carjacking was beaten and suffered a broken nose on his first day in jail. The Post-Standard, of Syracuse, reports that David Renz had a swollen face and tissues stuffed up both nostrils when he appeared in federal court Friday to face a probation violation charge. His attorneys say Renz was assaulted by other inmates at the Onondaga County Justice Center, where he was taken following his arrest Thursday night. Sheriff Kevin Walsh told the newspaper he was looking into why Renz was put into a holding area with other prisoners. Renz faces charges that he abducted the mother and daughter as they left a gymnastics class in the Syracuse suburb of Clay. Probation officials are still investigating how Renz, who has been charged with possessing child pornography managed to cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet before committing his latest crime. Renz abducted the school librarian and her daughter as they left a gymnastics class Thursday night at a mall in the Syracuse suburb of Clay, about 150 miles west of Albany, state police said Friday."
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NBC News - 2 dead after Pennsylvania lacrosse team's tour bus crashes, Mar 17, 2013

 "By Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC News A tour bus carrying a women’s college lacrosse team careened off a Pennsylvania freeway on Saturday, killing two people, including the team’s pregnant head coach. The bus was carrying 23 lacrosse players and three coaches from Seton Hill University, Pennsylvania Turnpike spokeswoman Renee Colborn told the Associated Press. The two deceased victims were identified as the bus’s driver, Anthony Gueaetta, 61, and Kristina Quigley, 30, according to the Cumberland County Department of Public Safety. Seton Hill University via AP Women's college lacrosse coach Kristina Quigley. Quigley, who was about six months pregnant, was killed in the accident. “At this time, Seton Hill University has learned that the University’s head women’s lacrosse coach, Kristina Quigley, died of injuries sustained in the crash,” Seton Hill University said in a statement Saturday afternoon. “Quigley was pregnant, and her unborn baby boy died as a result of the crash as well. Quigley is survived by her husband, Glenn Quigley and young son, Gavin.”"
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BBC News - Phil Spector film picketed by Lana Clarkson's publicist, Mar 16, 2013

 "Friends of Lana Clarkson, the actress murdered by music producer Phil Spector, have been protesting at a screening of the film about his trial. The movie, starring Al Pacino, focuses on his relationship with his defence lawyer, played by Helen Mirren. But the group against the film say it is too sympathetic towards Spector's defence case. Clarkson's former publicist, Edward Lozzi, called the film a "slap in the face". He told the Hollywood Reporter the group initially hoped to stop the film from being made, but now wanted to ensure it receives no Emmy award recognition. Spector was convicted of second-degree murder in 2009 for shooting Clarkson in his California home in 2003."
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BBC News - Early HIV drugs 'functionally cure about one in 10', Mar 16, 2013

 "Rapid treatment after HIV infection may be enough to "functionally cure" about a 10th of those diagnosed early, say researchers in France. They have been analysing 14 people who stopped therapy, but have since shown no signs of the virus resurging. It follows reports of a baby girl being effectively cured after very early treatment in the US. However, most people infected with HIV do not find out until the virus has fully infiltrated the body. The group of patients, known as the Visconti cohort, all started treatment within 10 weeks of being infected. The patients were caught early as they turned up in hospital with other conditions and HIV was found in their blood."
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BBC News - US to boost nuclear missile defence to counter N Korea, Mar 16, 2013

 "The US plans to bolster its missile defences on the west coast to counter the threat from North Korea, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has announced. He said the US would add 14 interceptors, which can shoot down missiles in flight, to 30 already in place in California and Alaska by 2017. But the final phase of the US European Missile Defence programme is being scrapped to partly fund the project. Due to begin in 2022, it would have sited interceptors in eastern Europe. Mr Hagel cited a "series of irresponsible and reckless provocations" recently by North Korea. Pyongyang carried out a third nuclear test last month. A statement in North Korean state media last month also threatened the US with a pre-emptive nuclear strike."
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