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HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut’s legislature moved closer to legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples, as a key panel approved a measure that could make it the first state in the country to recognize gay unions through legislative action rather than court order. The legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee voted 25-13 to …

LOS ANGELES – Sandra Dee (search), who at the height of her fame in the 1960s was arguably the biggest female teen idol of her time, has died, leaving a legacy of film roles that includes “Gidget” (search) and “Tammy and the Doctor.” “She was Gidget, and she was Tammy, …

MANILA, Philippines – U.S.-backed offensives have disrupted terrorism training by the Jemaah Islamiyah group (search), prompting the al-Qaida (search) affiliate to constantly change camps and delaying the arrival of a batch of Indonesian recruits, a Philippine government report said. That training began in 1998, mostly in the southern strongholds of …