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U.S. Top News: Two dead in news helicopter crash near Seattle Space Needle

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03/19/2014
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Two dead in news helicopter crash near Seattle Space Needle
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A news helicopter crashed and burst into flames in downtown Seattle near the Space Needle on Tuesday, killing a pilot and a photographer on board and setting three cars on fire in the popular tourist area, officials said.
In U.S. contraception case, a question of corporate rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court could dodge the contentious question of whether corporations have religious rights when it weighs objections to an Obamacare requirement that employers provide insurance coverage for contraception.
Texas set to execute aspiring rapper for murdering studio manager
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas is set to execute on Wednesday an aspiring rap musician who was convicted of slitting the throat and stabbing to death a music studio owner in San Antonio so that he could rob him of equipment.
Two tickets share $400 million U.S. lottery jackpot
(Reuters) - Two winning tickets in Florida and Maryland will share about $400 million from Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing, lottery officials said, marking the third highest jackpot in the game's history.
U.S. honors 24 minority veterans from World War Two, Korea and Vietnam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two dozen U.S. Army veterans received the country's top military honor at the White House on Tuesday for acts of bravery in World War Two, Korea and Vietnam as part of an effort to recognize those whose service may have been ignored because of their race or religion.
Undocumented immigrant who hid in Chicago church re-enters U.S.
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - An undocumented Mexican immigrant who made headlines after seeking refuge from deportation in a Chicago church joined a growing protest of deportees crossing into the United States on Tuesday, asking to be allowed to stay, organizers said.
California to ease water restrictions in move to help farmers
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - Drought-plagued California will ease some protection for fish in the fragile San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta, officials said Tuesday, a move expected to make more water available for farming and ease political tensions in an election year.
San Francisco doubles housing assistance to middle-class residents
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco has doubled the amount of money it will lend to middle-class home buyers to help with down payments in a market where an influx of high-paid technology workers has pushed prices up, city officials said on Tuesday.
Pentagon review says Navy Yard shooting could have been avoided
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered steps to improve Pentagon security on Tuesday after reviews found the Navy Yard shooting that killed 12 people last year could have been averted if concerns about the gunman's mental health been properly handled.
Final suspect identified in daytime Cartier heist in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man with links to an interstate robbery crew was being sought in connection with the daytime heist of a Cartier jewelry store in New York City in January, the FBI said on Tuesday.
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