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Justices far from being tech savvy, Kagan says

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says her fellow justices aren’t the most technologically advanced people. She said justices still send…

August 20, 2013

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Medical care costs rise more than wages

Coverage costs still are climbing faster than wages. That means, in many cases, that a bigger portion of the average…

August 20, 2013

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Near drowning discussed by Italy astronaut

European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano talked on his online blog about how he nearly drowned during a spacewalk outside…

August 20, 2013

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CIA admits Iran coup role

The acknowledgment is contained in documents obtained by the National Security Archive through a Freedom of Information Act. The archive,…

August 20, 2013

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Prosecutors end Hasan case

After calling nearly 90 witnesses in 11 days, prosecutors said they had completed their case during Maj. Nidal Hasan’s trial.…

August 20, 2013

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Iran Foreign Ministry to handle nuclear talks

Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says the election of moderate President Hasan…

August 20, 2013

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White House studies cutting aid to Egypt

White House deputy press secretary Josh Earnest says President Barack Obama has called a meeting to discuss whether or not…

August 20, 2013

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Ex-Pakistani leader faces murder charges

A Pakistani court has indicted former Pakistani President and military chief Pervez Musharraf on charges in connection with the assassination…

August 20, 2013

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States predict more insurance customers

USA TODAY contacted the 50 states, and 19 had estimates for how many of their uninsured residents they expect will…

August 19, 2013

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Benghazi aftershocks affecting U.S. policy in Egypt

The attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi that killed the American ambassador and left three other Americans dead was…

August 19, 2013

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Islamists on defensive throughout Middle East

Political leaders in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Jordan have sided with the Egyptian military and secularists who…

August 19, 2013

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House chairman rejects ‘special’ citizenship path

Republican Rep. Bob Goodlatte of Virginia also said at a town hall meeting in the Shenandoah Valley that he’ll do…

August 19, 2013

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Kidnap suspect leaves money to victim’s family

Hannah Anderson’s paternal grandmother was left $112,000 by the man suspected of kidnapping the 16-year-old California girl. James DiMaggio was…

August 19, 2013

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Judge bars most motive evidence in Fort Hood trial

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan spoke up during his court-martial Monday, questioning a witness and challenging the prosecution’s definitino of “jihad.”…

August 19, 2013

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Court: Mubarak may be freed soon

Underscoring the growing anger over Mohammed Morsi’s ouster, suspected Islamic militants ambushed two minibuses carrying off-duty policemen in Egypt’s Sinai…

August 19, 2013

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Panel urges better coastal construction

foresees more flooding, harsher storms

August 19, 2013

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Defiant NSA leaks reporter says he won’t be silenced

Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, right, says he will start publishing more stories about National Security Agency surveillance programs after his…

August 18, 2013

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Egypt: 36 prisoners dead in riot

A son of the late Ammar Badie prays during his father’s funeral in al-Hamed mosque in Cairo’s Katameya district on…

August 18, 2013

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Crews battle Idaho wildfire

began Aug. 7; now is 9 percent contained

August 18, 2013

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Deaths of wandering autistic youths prompt action

A month later, across the continent, a larger search unfolded over three days as hundreds of emergency service personnel and…

August 17, 2013

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Worker finds man’s Purple Heart at Goodwill store

Pvt. James Roland earned a Purple Heart medal while serving in World War II. The medal was found in June…

August 17, 2013

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Animal adopters urged to consider needy pets

Val Sorensen’s 17-year-old dog “Abby,” right, is blind and going deaf. Sorensen is co-founder of Wigglebutt Warriors, a fundraiser for…

August 17, 2013

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Harmony pushed for workers of all ages

There’s a new urgency to the quest for workplace harmony, as baby boomers delay retirement and work side-by-side with people…

August 17, 2013

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Egypt is challenging Obama’s philosophy

President Barack Obama on Thursday arrives to make a statement about the violence in Egypt to media gathered in Chilmark,…

August 17, 2013

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Poll: Parents are backing high-stakes testing

Burgess-Peterson Elementary School Principal Robin Robbins, center, meets with students during an after-school study program in Atlanta in preparation for…

August 17, 2013