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Health report upbeat as Mandela turns 95

Well-wishers celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 95th birthday on Thursday outside the gates of the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where the former South…

July 18, 2013

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Panama holds former CIA officer convicted in Italy in rendition case

Robert Seldon Lady, the former CIA chief in Milan, entered Panama, crossed the border into Costa Rica and was sent…

July 18, 2013

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Dell delays buyout vote until next week

Postponement signals lack of support

July 18, 2013

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Senators ready to restore lower college loan rates

Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, wasn’t satisfied with the bipartisan agreement on student loans Thursday and said the issue would be…

July 18, 2013

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U.S. official: New anti-leak measures set at NSA

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said systems administrators like Snowden must now work with a colleague when accessing sensitive, compartmented…

July 18, 2013

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Penn State’s Sandusky settlements hit $60M so far

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., in January…

July 18, 2013

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Mandela makes ‘dramatic’ progress, says daughter

“I visited him yesterday and he was watching television with headphones,” said Zindzi Mandela in an interview with Britain’s Sky…

July 17, 2013

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Obama defends health-care program

GOP fails 38th time to repeal or scale back law

July 17, 2013

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Top EU diplomat calls for inclusive Egypt politics

The Muslim Brotherhood, from which Morsi hails, has rejected the new political order and demanded the reinstatement of Egypt’s first…

July 17, 2013

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$33,000 spent on sequestered jurors

The sheriff’s office spent almost 10 times that amount – $320,000 – on total costs related to the trial, including…

July 17, 2013

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Greek Parliament approves new austerity measures

Lawmakers and supporters of the left wing opposition party Syriza who exited the parliament building to support anti-austerity protesters, shout…

July 17, 2013

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New health push from NYC mayor: Take the stairs

He proposed Wednesday to tweak the building code to promote using stairs, including by requiring new buildings and major renovations…

July 17, 2013

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Journalists brief Security Council for first time

Iraqi Journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, right, addresses a United Nations Security Council meeting on the meeting on the protection of civilians…

July 17, 2013

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WTC transportation hub taking shape in NYC

Designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, the complex will be “a light-radiating work of art” when it opens sometime in…

July 17, 2013

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Trayvon Martin’s friend gets scholarship offer

The nationally syndicated radio personality and philanthropist says he was touched by Jeantel, who spent two days testifying in the…

July 17, 2013

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US and Cuba discuss migration issues

On Wednesday, Cuba repeated its opposition to the United States’ so-called wet-foot, dry-foot policy in which Cuban refugees reaching American…

July 17, 2013

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Daniels denies trying to quash academic freedom

Danielsdu1-i-syn INDIANAPOLIS – Purdue University President Mitch Daniels on Wednesday denied trying to quash academic freedom while serving as Indiana’s…

July 17, 2013

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NSA spying under fire: ‘You’ve got a problem’

From left to right, Deputy Attorney General James Cole, Robert S. Litt, general counsel in the Office of Director of…

July 17, 2013

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Assad supporter killed in Lebanon

Syria-linked violence spreading across border

July 17, 2013

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Spacesuit water leak ends spacewalk; astronaut OK

NASA/Associated Press <br><br>In this image from video made available by NASA, astronauts discuss the aborted spacewalk aboard the International Space…

July 16, 2013

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