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1. 5 die in possible murder-suicide at Georgia spa
   Five people were killed in a suburban Atlanta spa Tuesday night in a shooting that police said appeared to be a murder-suicide.

   

   
2. Jury deliberations begin in lacrosse player's murder trial
   Jury deliberations are expected to begin Wednesday in the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend.

   

   
3. Opinion: Addiction is not hopeless
   Adam Brooks says that while there is no cure for this chronic illness that affects the brain, it can be managed and recovery is possible.

   

   
4. Smithsonian breaking ground on black history museum
   The Smithsonian Institution will officially begin construction Wednesday on a new museum dedicated to African American culture and heritage -- a complex committed to the celebration and study one of the central components of the American story.

   

   
5. Remains linked to death row inmate identified
   The remains of two bodies recovered last week based on maps provided by a California death row inmate have been identified through DNA testing as those of two women, Chevelle Wheeler and Cyndi Vanderheiden, investigators said Wednesday.