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NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

National Security Agency Director Gen. Keith B. Alexander testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Intelligence Committee. He…

June 18, 2013

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U.S., Taliban to start talks about ending Afghan war

Top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, Joseph Dunford said NATO will support any positive movement to bring reconciliation between the…

June 18, 2013

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Ariz. citizenship-proof law illegal, court rules

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot on their own require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens…

June 17, 2013

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Report: Slowdown in costs for health care to continue

A report Tuesday from accounting and consulting giant PwC projects lower overall growth in medical costs for next year, even…

June 17, 2013

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4 women among NASA’s 8 new astronauts

Among the lucky candidates: the first female fighter pilot to become an astronaut in nearly two decades. A female helicopter…

June 17, 2013

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Obama’s immigration enforcement director to resign

In an internal letter to colleagues on Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton announced he would depart the…

June 17, 2013

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More possible Zimmerman jurors asked to return

A defense attorney questioned a potential juror extensively about her views on the case and whether she was bothered by…

June 17, 2013

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Marriage rate may be low, but more weddings predicted

Cultural changes about whether and when to marry, the fact that two-thirds of first marriages are preceded by cohabitation and…

June 17, 2013

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Newspaper: Snowden won’t return voluntarily to U.S.

“The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me,” he said.…

June 17, 2013

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Supreme Court: Arizona citizenship proof law illegal

A police officer keeps watch outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Monday. With a week remaining in the current…

June 17, 2013

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Women in combat jobs coming soon

Pentagon to start training them for new role by 2015

June 16, 2013

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Feds recover missing Nazi diary

Alfred Rosenberg played a significant role in the slaughter of millions of Jews and other non-Aryans considered inferior under the…

June 15, 2013

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Expedition hopes to find La Salle’s long lost ship

Particularly intriguing was the tale of the Griffin, a vessel that La Salle built and sailed from Niagara Falls to…

June 15, 2013

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IRS supervisor involved in scrutinizing forms from tea-party groups

Holly Paz, who, until recently, was a top deputy in the division that handles applications for tax-exempt status, told congressional…

June 15, 2013

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As U.S. considers no-fly zone in Syria, officials look to Iraq

Officials in the Obama administration have pointed to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq as a symbol of what can…

June 15, 2013

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IRS scandal threatens health care

Republicans see chance to limit agency’s funding

June 15, 2013

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Google launches Web-beaming balloons

Eighteen months in the works, the top-secret project was announced Saturday in New Zealand, where up to 50 volunteer households…

June 15, 2013

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Moderate cleric named Iran’s new leader

Passengers in a public bus flash victory signs in support of Iranian presidential candidate Hasan Rowhani, who was declared the…

June 15, 2013

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Hostages freed at Pakistani hospital

5 die during standoff

June 15, 2013

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Syrian troops capture suburb by major airport

Protesters demonstrate against western intervention in Syria, outside the U.S. embassy in central London on Saturday.Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press The U.S.…

June 15, 2013

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Montana water to help in climate-change study

Daniel Green, a graduate student in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, was getting help last week…

June 15, 2013

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Sick, poor feeling sequester

too soon to measure full impact of budget cuts

June 15, 2013

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Is new technology a danger installed in your car’s dashboard?

Automakers have been trying to excite new-car buyers, especially younger ones, with dashboard infotainment systems that let drivers use voice…

June 14, 2013

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After Albuquerque incident, Whole Foods revises policy

Whole Foods Market Inc. Co-CEO Walter Robb said in a blog post Friday that the recent “unfortunate incident” in Albuquerque…

June 14, 2013

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Iran’s battered reformers seek election rebound

turnout suggests liberals did not stay home

June 14, 2013

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Judge delays remedies in Arpaio profiling case

In May, U.S. District Judge Murray Snow concluded that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office has systematically singled out Latinos…

June 14, 2013

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Flag-bearing skydivers swoop into Philadelphia

The parachutists seemed to float in the air for a few minutes, then swooped down and landed about 20 feet…

June 14, 2013

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Commander of Nazi-led unit lives in U.S.

Michael Karkoc, 94, told American authorities in 1949 that he had performed no military service during World War II, concealing…

June 14, 2013

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EU gets deal on trans-Atlantic trade pact mandate

Under Friday’s deal, trade ministers at a meeting in Luxembourg agreed to France’s demand to keep its movie and television…

June 14, 2013

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Whey from N.Y.’s Greek yogurt used to produce power

More Greek yogurt production has meant more whey, a watery byproduct from the process. Yogurt makers commonly ship it back…

June 14, 2013