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	Click to View in Browser 01/15/2014 Washington, D.C., panel weighs decriminalizing marijuana WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The District of Columbia will take a step closer toward decriminalizing marijuana on Wednesday with a move that will make smoking a joint in the U.S. capital a violation comparable to a parking ticket. Boy, 12, opens fire at New Mexico school, wounds two students (Reuters) - A 12-year-old boy armed with a shotgun opened fire at a middle school in New Mexico on Tuesday, seriously wounding two students before a staff member persuaded him to put down the firearm, authorities said. More West Virginia customers cleared to drink tap water after spill (Reuters) - West Virginia officials on Wednesday gave more residents the green light to drink tap water after a chemical spill that fouled drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people across the state. Supreme Court takes up abortion protest case WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will wade into a divisive case that pits the free speech rights of anti-abortion protesters against public safety concerns raised by women's healthcare providers. Michigan man charged with murder in porch-shooting due in court (Reuters) - A white suburban Detroit homeowner charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of an unarmed young black woman who knocked on his door seeking help early one November morning is due in court Wednesday to be arraigned on the charges. Texas police arrest woman for death of baby found at trash plant SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - San Antonio police said they have arrested the mother of an infant boy on suspicion of capital murder after the body of her newborn son was found stuffed into a duffel bag at a trash recycling plant two days before Christmas. Obama to push manufacturing, economic agenda in North Carolina WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday pitches his economic agenda in North Carolina, a battleground state in the last two national elections that has veered sharply to the right under a Republican governor and a Republican-controlled state assembly. Missing crew member's remains found in crashed U.S. Navy helicopter (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Tuesday said its divers had found the remains of a missing crew member from its military helicopter that crashed off the Virginia coast last week, killing two sailors. Fundraising signals tough fight ahead in Texas governor's race DALLAS (Reuters) - The front-runners in the Texas governor's race each raised about $12 million in the second half of 2013, signaling an election fight that will test whether immigration and other changes are shifting the staunchly Republican state to the political center. FBI to revisit fatal beating of California transient after police cleared LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The FBI plans to re-examine the beating death of a mentally ill California transient after a jury acquitted two ex-policemen of all charges in connection with the fatal confrontation, which touched off protests and political upheaval in the city of Fullerton. Related Video Thai standoff grips capital, gov't sticks to election date South Korean ex-comfort woman writes memoir Great Debate Christie: Crossing the line Punitive politics: Bigger than Christie A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend