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Lead-poisoned children receiving care in Nigeria

For some, it already is too late to reverse serious neurological damage, said Dr. Michelle Chouinard, Nigeria country director for…

August 3, 2013

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Swaddle-maker swamped after prince’s photo op

It took perhaps 45 seconds last week for Prince George of Cambridge, the newborn heir to the British throne, to…

August 3, 2013

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Snowden finds comfort in new Russian home

gets job offers; misses his U.S. girlfriend

August 3, 2013

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Survey: Vets worry most about suicide

About 3,000 active-duty troops have killed themselves since 2001. The annual tally of these deaths climbs each year. And those…

August 3, 2013

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Labor unions getting creative

Declining membership prompts unified effort

August 3, 2013

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U.S. issues travel alert

Al-Qaida threat leads to closure of 21 embassies

August 2, 2013

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Judge blocks horse slaughter

Companies aim to open plants in N.M.

August 2, 2013

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Legislators’ health care to be paid by taxpayers

House Republicans pushed a bill through the House that would keep the IRS from implementing any of President Barack Obama’s…

August 2, 2013

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High court won’t delay release of California inmates

A majority of justices refused an emergency request by the governor to halt a lower court’s directive for the early…

August 2, 2013

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Arkansas school official calls hiding from gunmen ‘failed policy’

The Arkansas attorney general has said Clarksville School District cannot arm teachers and janitors. The school district had been training…

August 2, 2013

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Kerry tries to defuse flap over comments

Secretary of State John Kerry was backing away from comments he made Thursday suggesting the United States backs the military…

August 2, 2013

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House approves bill to repeal Obamacare – for 40th time

The measure, symbolic because of the certainty that it will be ignored by the Democratic-led Senate, was approved by a…

August 2, 2013

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U.S. employers add 162,000 jobs in July

Employers added 162,000 in July, pushing the nation’s unemployment rate down to 7.4 percent, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday.…

August 2, 2013

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Report: Wildlife agency ignored whistle-blowers

Deputy Inspector General Mary Kendall said Ashe and other high-level officials ignored months of “pointed discussions and stern warnings” about…

August 1, 2013

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Snowden move is latest snub to Obama from Russia

“His presence here creates additional problems in Russia-U.S. relations,” said Alexander Konovalov, president of the Moscow-based Institute of Strategic Studies…

August 1, 2013

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Congress heads home for vacation after months of feuding, few accomplishments

Congress is set to head home for summer vacation with few accomplishments to show for its efforts so far this…

August 1, 2013

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U.S., Pakistan to open talks

Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Pakistan for the first time since taking over the secretary’s post. He told…

August 1, 2013

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Critics of NSA, Obama meet

The White House and congressional leaders, including Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, spoke out against Russia on Thursday after…

August 1, 2013

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Deadline nears to add system to stop trains

Safety officials have long sought the equipment to prevent collisions like the recent crash in Spain, where a speeding train…

August 1, 2013

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Ohio man gets life term in kidnapping of three women

Ariel Castro told a Cleveland judge he is “not a monster. I’m sick” during a sentencing hearing Thursday where he…

August 1, 2013

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Snowden leaves airport after Russia grants asylum

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden left the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow Thursday shortly after Russia granted the American temporary…

August 1, 2013

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Study: Hot weather leads to hot heads

Solomon Hsiang of the University of California, Berkeley, says as the world gets warmer, people are more prone to get…

July 31, 2013

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Illinois governor to sign medical marijuana bill

The Chicago Democrat will center his remarks on military veterans – something that’s been a focus in his governorship –…

July 31, 2013

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Prosecutor says kidnapped Ohio women kept diaries

Ariel Castro, who pleaded guilty to 937 counts related to kidnapping and raping three women he kept imprisoned for years…

July 31, 2013