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Four months later, Newtown victims' families open up
When something like the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, happens, you wonder how in the world the parents ever go on? It has been four months now and the grief and pain is more than evident. But underneath, there is something else.
Noah Pozner loved wearing his brown winter jacket. He brought it to school at Sandy Hook Elementary on December 14, the day he and 19 other children were killed.
“It’s the things you hold on to when you have nothing left,” says Noah’s mother, Veronique Pozner.
Noah's parents share their family's story in People Magazine, clutching that same brown coat that a state trooper later tracked down and returned to them. Pozner sums up her grief, saying it's agonizing to see your baby's name on a tombstone.
Sea lion dances to 'Boogie Wonderland'
A sea lion grooves to Earth, Wind and Fire, and bops to Backstreet Boys. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on the musical mammal.
Invention could mean end to robocalls
If you never get another robocall, you might want to thank Aaron Foss. CNN's Rene Marsh explains.
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Obama wants $100M for brain research
Supporters say the president's plan will create jobs and help scientists better understand how the brain works.
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Fort Hood victims won't get medals
The Army decides not to award Purple Hearts to those killed and wounded in the Fort Hood shooting. CNN's Chris Lawrence reports.
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North Korea's advantage explained
CNN's Tom Foreman explains what might happen if North Korea triggers a war with South Korea and the United States.
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Hutchinson: Open to expanding background checks
By CNN's Gregory Wallace
(CNN) – Asa Hutchinson, the former Republican congressman who led the National Rifle Association’s school safety initiative, personally disagrees with its opposition to universal background checks, he told CNN on Tuesday.
"Yes. Absolutely. I'm open to expanding background checks," he said in response to a question on the "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer."
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