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Two New York police officers shot in leg in separate encounters Jan 4th 2013, 05:35 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two New York City police officers were shot in the leg late Thursday in separate incidents, including a shooting aboard a subway train, police said. Two plainclothes officers aboard a subway train headed toward Manhattan from Brooklyn at about 7:30 p.m. EST (0030 GMT) asked a man walking between train cars for identification, said Police Commissioner Ray Kelly in a statement. The man appeared to be reaching for his wallet but instead pulled out a 9-mm Taurus handgun and opened fire. ... Same-sex marriage bill heads to Illinois state Senate floor Jan 4th 2013, 04:48 SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - A panel of Illinois lawmakers voted on Thursday to send legislation legalizing gay marriage in President Barack Obama's home state to the floor of the state Senate, setting up a possible vote on the issue next week. The 8-5 vote by the Senate Executive Committee fell along party lines, with the panel's Democratic majority supporting the measure and its Republican minority opposing it. Although the Democratic-controlled Senate adjourned late on Thursday, lawmakers said the bill likely would be called on Tuesday when the Senate returns for a special session. ... Media files: 2013-01-04T044854Z_1_CBRE9030DDX00_RTROPTP_2_USA-CAMPAIGN.JPG (image/jpeg) Gerda Lerner, pioneer of women's history studies, dies Jan 4th 2013, 03:19 (Reuters) - Gerda Lerner, a former professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who played a pioneering role in the study of women's history, has died at age 92, a university official said on Thursday. Lerner, who lived in Madison, Wisconsin, died on Wednesday evening, said Susan Zaeske, associate dean for advancement, arts and humanities at the College of Letters and Science at the university. The cause of death was not disclosed. ... Media files: 2013-01-04T031905Z_1_CBRE903097Z00_RTROPTP_2_US-LERNER.JPG (image/jpeg) Wave damage, flooding found on beached Shell drill ship Jan 4th 2013, 02:21 ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - The Royal Dutch Shell drill ship that was tossed by high winds and grounded off an Alaska island on New Years Eve has suffered some damage from waves and flooding, but so far has not spilled any of the 155,000 gallons of fuel and other petroleum products aboard, officials managing the emergency response said Thursday. Salvage experts were flown to the stricken Kulluk on Wednesday and Thursday, officials said at a news conference in Anchorage. ... Media files: 2013-01-04T022131Z_1_CBRE90306KK00_RTROPTP_2_ALASKA-SHIP.JPG (image/jpeg)

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