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MLK streets struggle still with poverty, crime
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MLK streets struggle still with poverty, crime

January 18, 2014

Melvin White is founder of the Beloved Streets of America project, a nonprofit working to revitalize a downtrodden six-mile stretch of the drive in St. Louis named for the slain…

Syrian opposition will go to peace conference
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Syrian opposition will go to peace conference

January 18, 2014

Syrian National Coalition Chief Ahmad al-Jarba said Saturday his Western-backed opposition group will attend next week’s peace conference that would bring his coalition face-to-face with the government the rebels are…

New subpoenas issued in bridge scandal
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New subpoenas issued in bridge scandal

January 18, 2014

Christie’s chief of staff, chief counsel and top communications strategist are among those being compelled to produce emails and text messages related to an apparent political payback scheme to cause…

States’ proposals to tighten voter registration denied
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States’ proposals to tighten voter registration denied

January 18, 2014

The decision came just hours before a court-imposed deadline in a lawsuit filed in federal court by Kansas and Arizona that seeks to force the commission to modify state-specific requirements…

Work starts on Mexican side of border bridge
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Work starts on Mexican side of border bridge

January 17, 2014

Construction of the Tornillo bridge and port of entry, aimed at relieving congested cargo traffic lanes between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a major manufacturing center, started on…

Taliban attack Kabul eatery
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Taliban attack Kabul eatery

January 17, 2014

Taliban suicide bombers targeted a restaurant in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday. The bombers killed at least 14 at the restaurant, which was popular with foreigners.Massoud Hossaini/Associated Press The attack was one…

2 students shot in Philly school gym; 2 boys held
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2 students shot in Philly school gym; 2 boys held

January 17, 2014

A police officer Friday stands outside the Delaware Valley Charter School in Philadelphia. Police say two students were shot at the Philadelphia high school.Matt Rourke/Associated Press One boy fled and…

Nation/World Briefs
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Nation/World Briefs

January 17, 2014

WASHINGTON – The commander of the nuclear missile force in Montana where 34 launch control officers are implicated in an exam cheating scandal tells The Associated Press that his unit…

Pope took action in abuse cases
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Pope took action in abuse cases

January 17, 2014

New documents gathered by the Vatican show that Catholic Church never had any policies precluding sex-abuse victims from reporting abuse to police. The documents show that the Vatican defrocked more…

Fed budget comes to $3M per word
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Fed budget comes to $3M per word

January 17, 2014

J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press<br><br>A group of senators arrive on Capitol Hill for a Senate vote to approve a $1.1 trillion spending package that banishes the likelihood of an election-year government…

Obama issues new policy for selling arms abroad
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Obama issues new policy for selling arms abroad

January 17, 2014

Obama’s “presidential directive” is an update of a 1995 policy directive aimed at setting written guidelines for sales of U.S. military hardware overseas. The Clinton White House unveiled the policy…

Deadline looms for Panama Canal expansion dispute
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Deadline looms for Panama Canal expansion dispute

January 17, 2014

The Panama Canal Authority is planning a meeting Tuesday to discuss what to do if a Spanish consortium that has been working on an expansion of the Panama Canal stops…

For Sale: ‘Slightly haunted’ home
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For Sale: ‘Slightly haunted’ home

January 17, 2014

Gregory and Sandi Leeson are getting a lot of attention – although not the kind they want – since putting their 113-year-old Victorian home in Dunhome, Pa., up for sell…

U.S. employers advertise most jobs since March 2008
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U.S. employers advertise most jobs since March 2008

January 17, 2014

David Goldman/Associated Press<br><br>IRetired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Duane Stubbs, right, of Morrow, Ga., shakes hands with retired U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Leland Smith, CEO of SolidHires, during a job…

Beverly Hills center pampers poshest of pets
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Beverly Hills center pampers poshest of pets

January 17, 2014

The Pussy & Pooch Pet Lifestyle Center store in Beverly Hills, Calif., markets itself as a lifestyle hub, complete with a holistic vet and wellness spa, trainer, grooming salon, bakery…

Obama backs limits on NSA phone collections
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Obama backs limits on NSA phone collections

January 17, 2014

President Barack Obama is giving the intelligence community and attorney general 60 days to come up proposals for who should store phone records swept up by the NSA. The president…

Surgeon general renews anti-smoking push
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Surgeon general renews anti-smoking push

January 17, 2014

A new report from the surgeon general’s office warns that the United States may not meet its goal of reducing the number of smokers to 12 percent of the population…

Oklahoma Sen. Coburn to retire after current session
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Oklahoma Sen. Coburn to retire after current session

January 16, 2014

J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press<br><br>Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a longtime deficit hawk, released a statement late Thursday saying he would give up his seat at the end of the current session…

Website security gets OK
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Website security gets OK

January 16, 2014

Health and Human Services Department technology experts say cybersecurity concerns with the HealthCare.gov website have been resolved since the website launched last year. The House Oversight and Government, with committee…