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After IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

Analytic tools able to collect data related to online, offline behavior

May 18, 2013

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Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges

Growing power of Islamists may be spurring trend

May 18, 2013

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Will Boy Scouts accept gay youths?

Members plan to vote on proposal Thursday in Texas

May 18, 2013

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$600M Powerball prize inspires the office pool

Establishing rules can prevent controversy, bad feelings

May 17, 2013

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Photo exhibit ignites outrage

Photographer Arne Svenson secretly took pictures of the residents of a glass-walled building across the street from his apartment.Bebeto Matthews/Associated…

May 17, 2013

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Treasury told of IRS probe in ’12

At a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Friday, ousted IRS chief Steven Miller apologized for the agency’s targeting of…

May 17, 2013

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Hagel orders retraining for sex-abuse prevention

He said this step, which also applies to the military’s nearly 19,000 recruiters and must be completed by July 1,…

May 17, 2013

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Ousted IRS chief regrets treatment of tea party

Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller, right, testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing about the extra scrutiny the…

May 17, 2013

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Obama to tap Daniel Werfel as acting IRS head

Werfel will replace Steven Miller, ousted Wednesday amid revelations that the IRS improperly singled out conservative groups for special scrutiny.…

May 16, 2013

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Texas tornado winds believed to be up to 200 mph

This aerial photo shows a damaged home among debris field Thursday in Granbury, Texas. Ten tornadoes touched down in several…

May 16, 2013

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Afghan woman recounts night of soldier’s rampage

sergeant may face death penalty for massacre of 16

May 15, 2013

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2 Minnesota women sentenced in Somali terror case

Amina Farah Ali, 36, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on 13 terrorism-related counts, and Hawo Mohamed Hassan, 66,…

May 15, 2013

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Emotional day of testimony in Arias trial

Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, looks back towards Jodi Arias as he reads his “victim impact statement”…

May 15, 2013

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Dying man’s eye blinks lead to Ohio murder verdict

A jury convicted Ricardo Woods, 35, of murder and felonious assault for the death of David Chandler who was shot…

May 15, 2013

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Wisconsin wildfire started by logging operations

The fire began Tuesday afternoon in the woods near Simms Lake in Douglas County, about 40 miles southeast of Duluth,…

May 15, 2013

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Cyclone Mahasen fizzles as it hits Bangladesh

At least 45 deaths related to Mahasen were reported in Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka, but officials had prepared for…

May 15, 2013

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Obama picks budget official to run troubled IRS

Werfeldu1-i-syn Obama named longtime civil servant Daniel Werfel as the acting IRS commissioner. Werfel, 42, currently serves as controller of…

May 15, 2013

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House advances student loan fix

The GOP-led House Education and the Workforce Committee sent to the full House a bill that would offer some students…

May 15, 2013

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OJ back in court; Day 4 of bid for new Vegas trial

Witness Malcolm LaVergne said that defense attorney Yale Galanter’s conflict was that he had given Simpson legal advice regarding his…

May 15, 2013

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Mom in N.M. chases down child abductor; man arrested

Hernandezdu1-i-syn The young girl was playing in her yard at St. Anthony’s Plaza Apartments in Albuquerque’s North Valley about 6:30…

May 15, 2013

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Terrorism witnesses were mishandled by Justice Department

As a result of the department’s failure to share information with the Terrorist Screening Center, some in the witness protection…

May 15, 2013

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Obama acts to quell IRS, Libya controversies

speaker says administration will be held accountable

May 15, 2013

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Report: Feds’ warnings about Sandy were confusing

The gigantic October storm lost tropical characteristics hours before landfall in New Jersey, so the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration…

May 15, 2013

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Wisconsin wildfire consumes 8,700 acres

The wildfire has consumed about 8,700 to 9,000 acres in Douglas and Bayfield County but is about 90 to 95…

May 15, 2013

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Eurozone recession extends into 6th quarter

Eurostat, the EU’s statistics office, said Wednesday that nine of the 17 eurozone countries are in recession, with France a…

May 15, 2013

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NASA telescope’s planet-hunting days may be over

If engineers can’t find a fix, the failure could mean an end to the $600 million mission’s search, although the…

May 15, 2013

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Wave of bombings kills at least 33 in Iraq

The bloodshed came amid growing tensions between the Shiite-led government and minority Sunnis following a deadly security crackdown on a…

May 15, 2013

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Details of Jolie’s breast treatment revealed

Jolie, 37, revealed on Tuesday that she carries a defective BRCA1 gene that puts her at high risk of developing…

May 15, 2013

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Syria rebels attack Aleppo prison; Internet back

Meanwhile, the Internet went down across Syria on Wednesday – the second time in a week – but was restored…

May 15, 2013

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Jurors find Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty

The swift verdict sets the stage for the final phase of the trial to determine whether the 32-year-old Arias should…

May 15, 2013