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Today's Top Stories Wednesday, December 12, 2012 'If I had looked back, I might been one of the ones who got hit!' Survivors shellshocked after masked gunman opens fire in crowded Oregon mall killing one shopper and leaving another 'fighting for her life' before cowardly deciding to take his own Police say at least one person is dead and multiple people are wounded after someone fired a rifle in a Portland, Ore., area mall filled with holiday shoppers. 'ANGEL' SHOT DOWN: Beloved mom murdered outside Brooklyn hospital waiting for daughter to receive asthma treatments A woman was found shot in the head and critically wounded outside Brookdale University Hospital hospital early Tuesday, cops said. Delta and Virgin hook up Delta and Virgin Atlantic are hooking up. In a bid to grab a bigger piece of the lucrative New York to London travel route, Delta Air lines is paying $360 million for a 49% stake in the U.K. airline. ‘It’s just baffling:’ NYPD sergeant pictured with Obama at 9/11 ceremony found dead in apparent suicide An NYPD sergeant who rose to fame when she was photographed with President Obama during a 9/11 anniversary wreath ceremony last year was found dead in an apparent suicide at her Long Island home Tuesday sources said.

News

• WHY DID SHE KILL HERSELF? Suicide note found from nurse who hanged herself after shock jocks pranked her to get secret information on Kate's pregnancy • Nelson Mandela's 'sparkle' is fading, his wife says, as ailing South African hero suffers from lung infection • Jewish woman 'adopts' struggling family for Christmas as fender-bender turns into holiday miracle • HOW DID THEY DIE? Bodies of missing cousins found in Iowa woods positively ID'd kicking off investigation • Is a ban on sodomy the same as a ban on murder? Justice Scalia defends controversial view • Masked gunman opens fire in Oregon mall

Crime

•	Cop dragged in Times Square

•	Woman fatally shot in neck outside Brookdale University Hospital

•	Queens drug addict busted for killing his mother and father -- one year apart

•	Columbus Circle gun also used in Queens shooting

•	Waitress sues cops, former steakhouse boss for sexual assault

•	Get ready for 12/12/12

Editors Picks  

Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett happy in Middle Earth Apparently you can go there and back again. The last time Elijah Wood visited Middle Earth, he pretty much had the weight of a world on his shoulders.

Eats Beat: Strand Smokehouse opens right on 'cue in Queens New to the scene ... There’s a new barbecue mecca in Astoria.

Movie review: ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Over the last year, fans have expressed increasingly vocal concerns about Peter Jackson's decision to shoot his “Hobbit” trilogy at 48 frames per second.

TV review: ‘Peter Rabbit’s Christmas’ Beatrix Potter would approve of how her young progeny Peter Rabbit hops through a holiday adventure in this new animated Nickelodeon special.

Restaurant review: Gaonnuri Along with the boast of being the world’s highest Korean restaurant, Gaonnuri’s menu proudly proclaims its location “in the heat of New York City.”

Free & Cheap in New York: Wednesday, Dec. 12 ‘ANNIE’ DAY NOW. The Shadow Box Theatre (SBT), an award-winning children’s musical puppet troupe, will present “Big Annie” at PS 3, the Bedford Village School.

Stars found 'Les Miserables' a pretty tough aria It may look good on screen, but the star-studded cast behind “Les Miserables” tells Confidenti@l that making the epic musical wasn’t all high notes.

SI features News back pages in Eli 'Inspiring' spread You can't tell the story of Eli Manning's ups and downs in New York without the back page of the Daily News, which is why Sports Illustrated turned to New York's Hometown Newspaper for a little help with a profile on the Giants quarterback.