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• Massive School Closures In KC To Be Done By Fall March 11, 2010
  Kansas City's school superintendent said Thursday the plan to shutter nearly half the district's schools, while "painful," will move forward quickly so that all the closures will be complete by fall. […]
• Man Convicted In Slaying Of Broncos Cornerback March 11, 2010
  Suspected gang member Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams after a New Year's Eve outing three years ago. […]
• Mich. Congresswoman Called To Detroit Grand Jury March 11, 2010
  A congresswoman who is the mother of Detroit ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says she'll comply with a subpoena to testify before a grand jury in Detroit. […]
• 43 Somalis Die In Capital After 2 Days Of Warfare March 11, 2010
  Fighting between Somali insurgents and pro-government troops has killed at least 43 people over two days, as African Union peacekeepers helped the beleaguered government beat back an insurgent attack. […]
• Minority Births On Track To Outnumber White Births March 11, 2010
  Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years. […]
• NY Man Dies After Police Use Stun Gun On Him March 11, 2010
  Police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old New York man who died after a sheriff's deputy used a stun gun to subdue him. […]
• Ex-New Orleans Officer Pleads In Shooting Cover-Up March 11, 2010
  A second former New Orleans officer has pleaded guilty in an alleged conspiracy to cover up a deadly police shooting of unarmed residents after Hurricane Katrina. […]
• Obama Pushing A New Export Initiative March 11, 2010
  President Barack Obama says doubling exports over the next five years will boost the economy by helping U.S. companies sell their goods and services abroad and creating new jobs at home. […]