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Q: WHAT HAPPENED? A: Shortly after midnight Friday, a gunman wearing a gas mask and black SWAT gear set off a gas canister and ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Movie giant AMC Theatres says it won't be allowing people to wear costumes or face-covering masks into its theaters after a shooting in Colorado that killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more. The Kansas City, Mo.-based company says in a statement on its website Friday that it is "terribly saddened by the random act of ...

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