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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish police say they're looking for a gunman who used an automatic weapon to shoot through the windows of a Copenhagen cafe today, killing one person and wounding three. The attack occurred as the cafe hosted a free speech event organized by an artist who had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad. Police say the gunman fled in a carjacked Volkswagen that was later found a few miles away.
BOSTON (AP) — A blizzard warning is in effect for coastal areas from Connecticut to Maine as New England faces its fourth major storm in less than a month. The storm is expected to bring heavy snow and powerful winds to a region that has already seen more than 6 feet of snow in some areas. Forecasters say 8 to 14 inches could fall in southern New England and up to two feet in Maine, followed by temperatures expected to dip below zero.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government analysis of the economic and safety impact of small commercial drones appears to clear the way for proposed federal rules that would favor companies wanting to use the unmanned aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration's analysis describes draft rules that would open the door to widespread use of small drones for all kinds of uses, including aerial photography, crop monitoring and inspections of bridges and other structures. The document indicates the FAA has dropped its insistence that drone operators have the same licenses required for pilots of manned aircraft.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. House committee investigating an Oregon health insurance exchange has asked the office of departing Gov. John Kitzhaber (KITS'-hah-bur) to preserve all documents related to the shutdown of Cover Oregon. Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform have asked for a slew of documents in hopes of understanding whether campaign advisers played a role in the decision to switch to the federal health insurance exchange. Kitzhaber announced his resignation yesterday amid a conflict-of-interest scandal.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't expect to see them right away, but the Agriculture Department has given its approval to two types of genetically modified apples designed to resist turning brown after they're bruised or sliced. Arctic Golden and Arctic Granny Smith are being developed by a Canadian company. The first Arctic apples are expected to be available in late 2016 in small, test-market quantities.
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