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U.S. Top News: Thousands expected to pay final tribute to fallen Arizona firemen

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07/9/2013
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Thousands expected to pay final tribute to fallen Arizona firemen
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners, including firefighters from around the country and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, were expected to converge in central Arizona on Tuesday to pay final tribute to 19 young firemen killed last week in the line of duty.
Former associate of Boston crime boss Bulger to return to stand
BOSTON (Reuters) - An admitted murderer and former top associate of reputed Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger is due to return to the witness stand on Tuesday to detail Bulger's crimes.
South Korea to toughen rules on pilots shifting to new jets
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is considering tightening regulations for pilots seeking certification to convert to flying new aircraft after the fatal crash of an Asiana Boeing 777 plane in San Francisco, a government source said on Tuesday.
Texas House nears vote on proposed abortion restrictions
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Thousands of supporters and opponents of abortion rights converged on the Texas Capitol on Monday for hours of protests as the state House of Representatives prepares to debate the proposed abortion restrictions on Tuesday.
Illinois could end last state ban on carrying concealed guns
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's home state of Illinois, the only one in the United States to have a law prohibiting the carrying of concealed guns, could lift the ban on Tuesday when lawmakers are expected to vote on the measure.
Regulators probe GM screening test after vehicle fire
DETROIT (Reuters) - Safety regulators have opened an investigation of some recalled General Motors Co sedans after a vehicle fire in March led them to question a screening test's effectiveness.
Fort Hood shooting trial may begin after years of delays
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Nearly four years after 13 soldiers were shot to death at Fort Hood, jury selection may begin on Tuesday in the murder trial of Major Nidal Hasan, who is accused of the largest massacre on a U.S. military base in history.
San Francisco-bound Boeing 777 turns back to Tokyo with hydraulic system leak
TOKYO (Reuters) - A San Francisco-bound Boeing Co 777 operated by Japan Airlines Co turned back to Tokyo on Monday after its crew detected a leak in the hydraulic system that controls its flaps, the carrier said.
Three Ohio women freed from abduction ordeal release video
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Three young Ohio women freed two months ago from a decade of captivity in the home of a former school bus driver spoke publicly for the first time since their ordeal in a video released early on Tuesday thanking supporters and loved ones.
Asiana plane was far below target speed before San Francisco crash
SAN FRANCISCO/SEOUL (Reuters) - The role of the pilots in Saturday's crash of an Asiana Airlines plane in San Francisco came under increasing scrutiny on Monday as U.S. investigators began to interview them and released new details about the jet's dangerously slow air speed before it slammed into the ground.
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