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White House touts slow increase in health care costs
Health care costs rise at slow rate
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New peace effort gets underway with familar cast of faces
Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk at the State Department will head the U.S. team that hopes to broker a peace agreement…
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Child prostitution raids rescue scores, FBI says
The FBI rescued 105 young children, mostly girls, in an operation aimed at shutting down child prostitution rings around the country. Ron Hosko, assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative…
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Afghan aid money squandered, report says
SIGAR has found waste under just about every rock it has kicked over in Afghanistan. It found that a brand-spanking new $34 million headquarters for the Marines at Camp Leatherneck…
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Envoy seeks end to Egypt violence
Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi hold daily rallies at this camp they have built in Cairo. They are demanding the new military-backed government return Morsi to office. Europe’s top…
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Sea-level rise threatens 1,400 U.S. cities, study says
Prior emissions have already locked in 4 feet of future sea-level rise that will submerge parts of 316 municipalities, but the timing is unclear and could take hundreds of years,…
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Mexico nabs three cartel suspects in officer’s killing
President Enrique Pena Nieto vowed the attack wouldn’t go unpunished. “We will work with all speed to arrest and bring to justice everyone responsible for the death of Vice Adm.…
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Optimism muted as Israel, Palestine prepare for new peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry achieved his first major achievement in his new job this week with the announcement that Israel and Palestine are renewing peace talks after five…
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Scientists collect water near site of blown well
Joseph Montoya, a Georgia Tech biology professor, was leading a research project on a vessel near the site of the 2010 BP oil spill when the gas well, owned by…
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Morsi supporters remain defiant in face of Egyptian army threat
Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans against Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Sunday in the Nasr City district of Cairo, where protesters have installed a…
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Tracking ankle bracelets nearly impossible
Sheer numbers mean some alarms go unchecked
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Pope to Rio youths: Jesus is better than World Cup
In the land of Pele that will host the World Cup in 2014, the joke might have gone over poorly coming from a pope from Argentina, Brazil’s nemesis on the…
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Selling Obamacare shapes up as challenge
Martin Upshaw discusses his need for health insurance during an interview in Chicago. As President Barack Obama’s health-care law moves from theory to reality in the coming months. Upshaw is…
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15-year-old boy grows hair to donate to children
As a small child, James heard his mother talk about Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that specializes in creating wigs for financially disadvantaged children under the age of 21.…
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FEMA denies aid to religious groups
Hurricane Sandy victims can’t use taxpayer dollars
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Why you don’t need to worry about getting the plague
There are about seven cases of the plague each year in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most are in the West, where the…
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Burning Man grows
Federal land managers have issued Burning Man organizers a four-year special recreation permit that allows a peak population of 68,000 on the northern Nevada desert this year. Last year, attendance…
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Kansas at crossroads of marijuana trafficking
State cracking down on pot coming from other states
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Starting high school later might help sleepy teenagers
Severna Park High School students arrive for class in Anne Arundel County, Md. Some schools are opting to start the day later to increase attendance and decrease tardiness. Studies also…
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Should feds start regulating amusement parks?
Safety experts wondering after Six Flags death
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Air show leads fight against federal fees
Government now charging events for air traffic control
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Some gay-rights activists regret focus on marriage
Demonstrators march last month in Seattle to increase lesbian visibility and activism without focusing on labels, such as bisexual, intersex and transgender women. Some activists think rights for transgender people,…
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Ups, some downs for NYC bike sharing
The program is sponsored by Citi, the banking institution, to the tune of $41 million. It has 6,000 bicycles available. Neither Citi Bike nor the city transportation department would say…
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Police: Gunman in Fla. standoff lived in building
Miami-Dade morgue workers carry out a body Saturday at the scene of a fatal shooting in Hialeah, Fla. A gunman holding hostages inside the apartment complex killed six people before…
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Syrian refugees face suspicion in Lebanon
Roberta Russo, a communication officer for the United Nations refugee agency, shows a new a prefabricated house designed by the Swedish furniture manufacturer IKEA and intended to serve as an…
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FDA proposes food-safety rules
New rules proposed Friday by the Food and Drug Administration would make U.S. food importers responsible for ensuring that their foreign suppliers are handling and processing food safely. Imported fruit…