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A Hollywood studio where dogs learn to fly
Members and volunteers from Guide Dogs for the Blind wait in line at a mock TSA screening during a K9 flight class at the Air Hollywood K9 flight school in…
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Al-Qaida calls for economic boycott of U.S.
“To keep up the hemorrhage in America’s security and military spending, we need to keep the United States on a constant state of alert about where and when the next…
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Investigators: 36,000 game disability system
Patrick Semansky/Associated Press<br><br>The Government Accountability Office estimates that the Social Security Administration paid 36,000 workers $1.3 billion in potentially improper disability payments between December 2010 and January.du1-i-syn The Government Accountability…
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FAA reports increase in air-traffic mistakes
But in a new report, the agency drew no conclusions about whether skies are less safe because the incidents grew from greater voluntary reporting by air-traffic controllers and better radar…
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Clashes erupt in Egypt as Islamists stage protests
Clashes erupted throughout Egypt Friday as Egyptian army battled supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.Khalil Hamra/Associated Press The street rallies came a day after Egypt’s military-backed interim government extended a…
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Florida girl was bullied for months before suicide
Stephanie Allen/Associated Press<br><br>Police in Lakeland, Fla., are looking into possible charges against up to 15 girls who bullied 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick for more than a year online with taunting messages…
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Advocates press Obama on immigration
Advocates for immigration reform are urging the Obama administration to stop deporting illegal aliens or to grant citizenship to the 11 million illegal aliens now in the United States if…
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Envoys hint at Syria peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, suggested Friday that peace talks to end the civil war in Syria could be revived once Syria…
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Four men given death sentences in India gang rape
Four Indian men will be hanged for the rape and murder of an Indian woman on a moving bus last year in New Delhi. A judge sentenced the men to…
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Bomb hits near U.S. consulate in Afghanistan, one dead
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which underscored the perilous security situation in Afghanistan, where U.S.-led troops are reducing their presence ahead of a full withdrawal planned for next…
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Government to declassify parts of secret order
In a filing Thursday with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, the Justice Department said that the declassification would make possible the publication of “much of the court’s opinion and order.”…
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First lady’s push to drink more water draws criticism
Michelle Obama travels Thursday to Watertown, Wis. – naturally – to promote a new program by her Partnership for a Healthier America to encourage people to drink more water. “Drink…
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Some homework required
Applying for health insurance through one of the new health insurance exchanges might feel like a combination of doing your taxes and making a big purchase that requires some research…
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Apes plan trips, research shows
This photo provided by Carel van Schaik shows the orangutan Arno in the jungle of Sumatra in 1998 looking in the direction he intends to travel the next day and…
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Kerry quickly rejects Syria’s offer on arms
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is taking a hard line with Syria, rejecting its offer to begin a “standard process” to turn over its chemical weapons to international inspectors.…
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U.S. women regain jobs lost in recession
Women have recovered all the jobs they lost during the Great Recession, the Labor Department says. Men, however, are still about 2.1 million jobs short because many of the industries…
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Twitter says it has filed IPO documents
San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. posted on its official Twitter account that it has “confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO.” Twitter’s IPO has been long expected.…
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20 years on, Oslo Accords promise rings hollow
It’s been 20 years since the Palestinians and the Israelis signed a Declaration of Principles that launched years of efforts to negotiate a final peace agreement to create a Palestinian…
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Report: Data on Americans routinely shared with Israel
The disclosure that the NSA agreed to provide raw intelligence data challenges Obama administration assurances that there are rigorous safeguards to protect the privacy of U.S. citizens. Details of the…
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Arctic sea ice nears annual summer minimum
Although not nearly as ice-free as last September’s all-time record low, the amount of Arctic sea ice in the summer of 2013 was well below average, and will likely go…
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Suicide bombs hit Egypt military in Sinai, kill nine
The bombings in the town of Rafah on the border with the Gaza Strip appear to be a deadly response by insurgents to a military crackdown on their north Sinai…
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Iraq tries novel ways to curb rising violence
Iraq is taking some extreme measures to reduce rising violence in the country. Some of the measures include building a moat around the oil-rich city of Kirkuk to prevent car…
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White House: Russian prestige on the line in Syria
President Barack Obama’s White House is saying the success or failure of a plan for Syria to turn over its chemical weapons to an international group rests on Russian President…
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Health law smoking penalties could hit poor hardest
Because smokers incur more health costs than nonsmokers, supporters of the rule say, it makes sense for them to pay for the higher costs. If tobacco users have to pay…
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Diplomats working on plan to secure Syrian weapons
U.N. Security Council members are trying to determine what should be included in a new resolution calling for Syria to hand over all of its chemical weapons. Russian President Vladimir…
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Nation pauses to remember Sept. 11 dead
For the families, the memories of that day are still vivid, the pain still acute. Some who read the names of a beloved big brother or a cherished daughter could…