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Boston bomb suspect died of gunshots, blunt trauma

BOSTON (AP) -- A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings died from gunshot wounds and blunt trauma to his head and torso, a funeral director said Friday. Worcester funeral home owner Peter Stefan has 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body and read details from his death certificate. The certificate cites Tsarnaev's "gunshot wounds of torso and extremities" and lists the time of his death as 1:35 a.m. on April 19, four days after the deadly bombing, Stefan said.

2 pounds of loose skin removed from fat Oregon dog

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Obie the formerly obese dachshund is recovering after surgery at an Oregon veterinary clinic that removed 2 1/2 pounds of loose skin. Owner Nora Vanatta said the surgery this week at the Emergency Veterinary Clinic of Tualatin went well. The loose skin was dragging after the dog lost 40 pounds in eight months on a diet. Obie had weighed 77 pounds. He was down to 37 before the surgery. He now weighs about 35 pounds and Vanatta wants him to lose about 5 more. Obie fans have been following his weight loss on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BiggestLoserDoxieEdition .

Officials: Israel launches airstrike into Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night. The strike occurred overnight Thursday into Friday, the officials told The Associated Press. It did not appear that a chemical weapons site was targeted, they said, and one official said the strike appeared to have hit a warehouse. The U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

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<p>THORN: At a meeting Monday in Millville, more than 50 residents, worried about proposed cuts in school spending, were told the district has proposed letting students take online courses of

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