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CHICAGO – Like a dark and stormy night, bad writing has long shadowed the business world — from bureaucratese to mangled memos to the cliche-thick murk of corporatespeak. But in an era of nonstop e-mail and instant and text messaging, written communication skills within companies may be getting even worse …

ERDENHEIM, Pa. – An 11th-grader brought a rifle to school and shot himself to death in a hallway Tuesday morning between classes, according to officials and a witness. No one else was injured in the 9 a.m. shooting at Springfield Township High School in Montgomery County, the district said. The …

NEW YORK – Pale Male, the famed red-tailed hawk of New York City’s Central Park, was perched on the 22nd floor of the swank Beresford apartment building on Wednesday when the national emblem of the United States soared past, carrying a large fish in its talons. “Pale Male usually sits …