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Storms, Twisters Pound South, Midwest
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posted Jan 31 2013 9:31AM
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<VIDEO> Suspected tornadoes are under investigation in a number of states, after severe storms blasted the South and Midwest. Two deaths are blamed on the weather.
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Schools Try Dogs, Recess to Help Stressed Teens
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posted Jan 31 2013 9:29AM
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<VIDEO> Stress, anxiety and panic attacks are on the rise at many U.S. high schools, so some schools are trying unconventional methods to help students cope.
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Storms Flip Cars, Smash Homes in South
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posted Jan 31 2013 9:27AM
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<VIDEO> The massive storm system that hammered the Southeast on Wednesday demolished homes and businesses, and flipped cars on a major Georgia interstate. At least two people were killed.
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Slain Teen's Father: 'Light of My Life' Taken
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posted Jan 31 2013 9:25AM
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<VIDEO> The father of a 15-year-old Chicago girl who was shot dead days after she performed at events for President Barack Obama's inauguration is speaking out.
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Sex to Burn Calories? Obesity Myths Exposed
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posted Jan 31 2013 9:24AM
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<VIDEO> A report in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine says dogma and fallacies are detracting from real solutions to the nation's weight problems.
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Ala. Sheriff: Boy Unharmed in Hostage Standoff
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posted Jan 31 2013 9:23AM
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<VIDEO> Authorities in Dale County, Ala. say a young boy who was taken hostage when a man shot and killed a school bus driver Tuesday remains unharmed. The hostage standoff has police negotiators trying to win the child's safe release.
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Senate Hearing Shows Divide on Gun Measures
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posted Jan 31 2013 9:09AM
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<VIDEO> Senators heard from former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others about whether new gun control legislation is needed.
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Friend: 'Hurt' by Death of Inaugural Performer
by AP
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posted Jan 31 2013 9:06AM
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<VIDEO> A 15-year-old majorette who performed at some of President Barack Obama's recent inauguration festivities has been shot to death in Chicago. Police say Hadiya Pendleton was shot in the back Tuesday in a South Side park.
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Obama Wants Immigration Reform within Six Months
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 30 2013 9:58PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he's looking for immigration reform to be completed within six months.
He tells the Spanish-language TV network Telemundo that a deal should be attainable this year, but he wants it done even sooner. He says that politics, not technical issues, are standing in the way.
A group of senators, both Democrats and Republicans, has agreed on a framework for comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants already in the country. Obama is promoting his own set of principles similar to those included in the Senate plan.
In the Republican-controlled House, another group of lawmakers is working on its own proposal.
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NASA Launches New Communication Satellite
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 30 2013 9:51PM
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA has launched a new communication satellite.
An unmanned Atlas rocket blasted off Wednesday night from Cape Canaveral. NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite was on board.
This is the 11th TDRS (T-driss) satellite to be launched by NASA. The space agency uses the orbiting network to communicate with the astronauts living on the International Space Station. The satellites also relay all the images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
The first TDRS spacecraft was launched in 1983. The second was lost aboard space shuttle Challenger in 1986.
This newest third-generation TDRS carries the letter K designation. Once it begins working full time, it will become TDRS-11.
It costs between $350 million and $400 million.
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School Bus Driver Killed, Child Held Hostage
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posted Jan 30 2013 9:55AM
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<VIDEO> Authorities in Southern Alabama say a man allegedly boarded a school bus, killed the driver and took a six year old child hostage.
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High-tech Cargo Blimp Getting Built in Calif.
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posted Jan 30 2013 9:52AM
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<VIDEO> The Defense Department has ordered a prototype of a high-tech cargo blimp from a California company. The aircraft is designed to land like a helicopter and carry heavy and oversize cargo to places where nothing else can land.
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US Wants Full History of Boeing 787 Batteries
by AP
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posted Jan 30 2013 9:50AM
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<VIDEO> US Transportation regulators are asking Boeing for a complete history of the lithium-ion batteries used on 787 Dreamliners. Battery problems have grounded all 50 787s in use around the world.
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Border Activist Wary of Immigration Reform
by AP
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posted Jan 30 2013 9:49AM
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<VIDEO> Jim Gilchrist, a co-founder of the Minuteman Project says if Congress includes an amnesty proposal in comprehensive immigration, it will only encourage an even greater influx of illegal immigrants.
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CDC: Leafy Greens Top Food Poisoning Source
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posted Jan 30 2013 9:48AM
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<VIDEO> The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has fingered leafy greens like spinach and lettuce as the leading source of food poisoning, a perhaps uncomfortable conclusion for health officials who want us to eat our vegetables.
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Gay Scout's Dad Prays for Policy Change
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posted Jan 30 2013 7:48AM
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<VIDEO> The father of a gay boy scout in California, who was denied an Eagle Scout badge says his son has had a tough time handling critics and he prays that Boy Scouts of America ends what he calls discrimination.
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Raw: Senate Confirms Kerry Nomination
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posted Jan 30 2013 7:47AM
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<VIDEO> The Senate has confirmed Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry as the next secretary of state. The vote was 94-3. Once sworn-in, Kerry will replace Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is stepping down after four years.
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Senate Confirms John Kerry as Secretary of State
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 29 2013 7:45PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has confirmed Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry as the next secretary of state.
The vote was 94-3. Once sworn-in, Kerry will replace Hillary Rodham Clinton, who is stepping down after four years.
The vote came just hours after the Foreign Relations Committee approved his nomination by voice vote. Kerry has led the committee for the past four years.
The 69-year-old Kerry is a decorated Vietnam veteran and the 2004 Democratic presidential candidate.
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NYC Bus Crashes, Driver Says He Fainted
by AP
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posted Jan 29 2013 10:01AM
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<VIDEO> A New York City bus driver reported he blacked out before crashing into a parked car, injuring three people, authorities said. The driver and two passengers were taken to the hospital.
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9-11 Relatives See al Qaida Suspects
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posted Jan 29 2013 9:59AM
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<VIDEO> Relatives of victims of the September 11th, 2001 attacks were able to see the suspects, during a war crimes tribunal at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Five men are accused of training and aiding the hijackers.
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First Person: How to Trace a Gun
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posted Jan 29 2013 9:58AM
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<VIDEO> When guns are recovered in crime scenes around the country, tracing their history is not something out of Hollywood with elaborate computer databases. Instead, the government does it in rural West Virginia using paper, people and time.
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LULAC: Immigration Reform 'Positive First Step'
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posted Jan 29 2013 9:44AM
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<VIDEO> League of United Latin American Citizens called an effort by key Democratic and Republican U.S. senators to get a wide-ranging immigration bill through the Senate by summer a 'very positive first step.'
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Texas Supporters Pleased With Immigration Plan
by AP
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posted Jan 29 2013 9:43AM
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<VIDEO> The reaction to a bipartisan immigration reform plan being outlined by senators today is generally favorable from Latino advocacy groups, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and organized labor.
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Gatorade To Remove Controversial Ingredient
by AP
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posted Jan 25 2013 12:32PM
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NEW YORK (AP) - PepsiCo Inc. is removing a controversial ingredient from its Gatorade sports drink following customer complaints.
A spokeswoman for the company, Molly Carter, says the move was in the works for the past year after the company began "hearing rumblings" from consumers about the ingredient. She said it wasn't a response to a recent petition on Change.org by a Mississippi teenager.
That petition noted that the ingredient, brominated vegetable oil, has been patented as a flame retardant and is banned in Japan and the European Union. The petition had more than 200,000 supporters Friday.
Carter said the ingredient is still used in other PepsiCo drinks, such as Mountain Dew. PepsiCo's decision to remove the ingredient from Gatorade was first reported by the industry tracker Beverage Digest.
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Obama Taps Foreign Policy Aide As Chief of Staff
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posted Jan 25 2013 11:15AM
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<VIDEO> President Barack Obama has chosen trusted adviser and national security expert Denis McDonough as his fifth chief of staff.
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'Brain Pacemakers' Try to Zap Alzheimer's
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posted Jan 25 2013 11:13AM
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<VIDEO> Clinical trials using pacemakers to mildly jolt the brains of Alzheimer's patients are just getting under way. Researchers need new treatments to combat the memory-robbing disease. Its symptoms are only temporarily helped by current drugs.
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1960's NASA Engine Roars Back to Life
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posted Jan 25 2013 10:34AM
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<VIDEO> NASA rocket scientists in Alabama are testing an old engine that was designed for the 1969 moon mission. They're trying to see what the old technology can teach them, as they prepare for a return to the moon.
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New Details in Levy Murder Case
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posted Jan 25 2013 10:31AM
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<VIDEO> The parents of murdered Washington intern Chandra Levy say there are new details in the case, forcing authorities to put the appeal for the man convicted of the crime on hold.
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Panetta: Women Integral to Military's Success
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posted Jan 25 2013 10:29AM
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<VIDEO> Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, in lifting a ban on women serving in combat, said women have become integral to the military's success and have shown they are willing to fight and die alongside their male counterparts.
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Panetta to Remove Ban on Women in Combat Military Roles
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 23 2013 7:46PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war.
The groundbreaking move recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff overturns a 1994 rule banning women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units. Panetta's decision gives the military services until January 2016 to seek special exceptions if they believe any positions must remain closed to women.
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Clinton Spars With Senator on Benghazi
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posted Jan 23 2013 11:55AM
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<VIDEO> An exasperated Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asked Sen. Ron Johnson "what difference does it make" when he pressed her on initial administration claims that protests, and not terrorism, led the four Americans being killed in Libya.
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Clinton on Benghazi: Top Security Commitment
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posted Jan 23 2013 10:24AM
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<VIDEO> Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is telling Congress that she is committed to improving security at U.S. diplomatic missions worldwide after the Sept. 11 raid on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya.
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Jilly Kelly says her emails to Gen. Petraeus were 'tame': report
by WPIX- New York
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posted Jan 23 2013 9:04AM
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<VIDEO> Jilly Kelly wrote Gen. Petraeus from a Yahoo account shared with her husband.
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Plane's Parachute Deploys Before Crash
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posted Jan 23 2013 8:54AM
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<VIDEO> Three people on board a small plane escaped serious injuries when the pilot deployed the aircraft's parachute. The plane went down in Danbury, Connecticut on Tuesday.
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Texas College Shooting Leaves 3 Injured
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posted Jan 23 2013 8:51AM
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<VIDEO> A shooting at a Houston-area community college sparked fears of another school massacre less that six weeks after the carnage in Newtown, Conn. No one was killed in the shooting at Lone Star College, but three people were injured.
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LaPierre: Obama Casts NRA As 'Absolutists'
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posted Jan 23 2013 8:50AM
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<VIDEO> A top National Rife Association's official delivered a speech that was billed as a response to President Obama's inaugural address. Wayne LaPierre accused the President of using the word 'absolutist' to cast law-abiding gun owners as extremists.
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AP Analysis: Technology Kills Middle Class Jobs
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posted Jan 23 2013 8:48AM
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<VIDEO> Five years since the great recession engulfed the world, the impact is clear. Millions of middle-class jobs have vanished. Experts now fear those jobs are lost for good - killed by sophisticated technology and smarter software.
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Pa. Ex-pastor Convicted of Killing 2nd Wife
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posted Jan 23 2013 7:21AM
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<VIDEO> A former Penn. pastor awaiting trial in the death of his first wife has been convicted in the death of his second wife. In 2008, Arthur Schirmer clubbed his second wife on the head with a crowbar, then staged an accident to cover it up.
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Authorities: Fight Led to Texas College Shooting
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posted Jan 23 2013 7:19AM
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<VIDEO> A fight between two people led to a shooting at a Texas community college, where a maintenance man was caught in the crossfire and wounded, officials said.
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Obama Renews Oath for 2nd Term
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posted Jan 22 2013 4:44AM
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<VIDEO> Declaring "our journey is not complete," President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term before a crowd of hundreds of thousands Monday.
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Raw: Ohio Vehicle Pile-ups Leave One Person Dead
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posted Jan 22 2013 4:43AM
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<VIDEO> A multi-vehicle crash on I-270 near Columbus was one of four highway pile-ups that plagued Ohio motorists on Monday. Authorities say a southwest Ohio highway pileup involving as many as 85 vehicles left one person dead.
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Vice President Interviewed on CNN Monday
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 21 2013 5:12PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden says the reason he has been called upon to close deals with congressional Republicans is because he has developed trust with lawmakers over the course of four decades in Washington and because they know he speaks for President Barack Obama.
In an interview with CNN aired Monday, Biden says he and Obama have occasionally disagreed about tactics but stressed that they have never differed on policy. He said their views meshed even when they were both running for president and described himself as "totally simpatico" with Obama.
Biden's name has surfaced as a potential presidential candidate in 2016. Most recently, he helped complete a New Year's agreement with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to avoid a "fiscal cliff" of broad tax increases and spending cuts.
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Officials: 15-year-old Kills 5 Inside NM Home
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posted Jan 21 2013 9:12AM
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<VIDEO> A 15-year-old boy fatally shot two adults and three children at a home near Albuquerque, authorities said Sunday. The teenager was arrested on murder and other charges in connection with the shootings.
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Raw: Obama Sworn in for Second Term
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posted Jan 21 2013 9:07AM
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<VIDEO> On the cusp of his second term, President Barack Obama took the oath of office in an intimate White House ceremony, a swearing-in ritual he will repeat on Monday before a massive crowd at the Capitol.
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Raw: Obama, Biden Lay Wreath at Arlington
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posted Jan 21 2013 8:19AM
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<VIDEO> President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. Their visit came shortly after Biden was sworn in to a second term, and before Obama will be sworn in later at the White House.
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Raw: Woman Thrown on Philly Subway Tracks
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posted Jan 18 2013 11:41AM
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<VIDEO> Philadelphia transit police say a suspect has been arrested for throwing a woman on the subway tracks Tuesday afternoon. The woman was able to escape and suffered only bumps and bruises.
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Colorado Shooting Theater Reopens
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posted Jan 18 2013 9:25AM
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<VIDEO> The Colorado theater where 12 people were killed last July was reopened after a ceremony Thursday night. Some shooting victims and relatives boycotted the ceremony.
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More Women Expected to Serve Mormon Missions
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posted Jan 18 2013 9:24AM
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<VIDEO> The Mormon church's recent decision to lower the minimum age for missionaries to 19 years old, rather than 21 has been greeted with enthusiasm from many young members of the LDS church -- but especially young women.
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Homeless Claim Harassment by Fla. Police
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posted Jan 18 2013 9:22AM
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<VIDEO> Sarasota, a Gulf Coast city of 53,000 full time residents, is known for its arts scene and nearby beautiful beaches. But some homeless and the American Civil Liberties Union say authorities are trying to harass the homeless into leaving town.
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Private Gun Sellers Concerned With New Checks
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posted Jan 18 2013 9:16AM
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<VIDEO> Some gun owners are concerned about President Obama's new proposal to expand background checks to private sales, but others say there are some checks that are easy to implement.
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Life-threatening Virus Spreading Among U.S. Infants
by CBS
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posted Jan 17 2013 9:42AM
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<VIDEO> The dangerous infection RSV is spreading among infants in the U.S. Dr. Jon LaPook reports how the virus can become life-threatening.
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AP Examination Finds Troubled Levees Nationwide
by AP
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posted Jan 17 2013 9:32AM
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<VIDEO> Nearly one in four of the nation's levee systems evaluated by the federal government are deemed to be in unacceptable condition, posing risks to nearby residents. As AP's Haven Daley reports, the problem levees stretch over 2,000 miles.
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Passengers Grounded With 787 at Chicago's O'Hare
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posted Jan 17 2013 9:30AM
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<VIDEO> The FAA has grounded Boeing's 787 jetliner, declaring that U.S. airlines cannot fly the 787 again until the risk of battery fires is addressed. The move canceled plans by LOT Polish Airlines to start 787 service between Chicago and Warsaw.
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FAA Grounds Boeing 787s to Address Battery Fires
by AP
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posted Jan 17 2013 9:25AM
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<VIDEO> Federal officials say they are temporarily grounding Boeing's 787 Dreamliners until the risk of possible battery fires is addressed.
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Gun Group: Armed Security Makes Schools Safer
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posted Jan 17 2013 9:23AM
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<VIDEO> A pro-gun owner groups says all american children should have the same security at school as the President's daughters, 11-year-old Sasha and 14-year-old Malia.
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Gun Shop Manager: Prices Will 'Double, Triple'
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posted Jan 17 2013 9:20AM
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<VIDEO> A month after the Newtown elementary school shooting, President Obama has launched a bid to crack down on gun violence. The AP spoke to a gun shop manager in Atlanta who says 'the person is the criminal, not the weapon.'
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AP Poll: More Americans Backing Gun Laws
by AP
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posted Jan 16 2013 11:11AM
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<VIDEO> A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that a majority of Americans favor a national ban on military-style, rapid-fire weapons and limits on gun violence depicted in video games, movies and TV shows.
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Man Killed After Fall Between Subway Cars While Defecating; 2nd Man hit At Same
by WPIX- New York
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posted Jan 16 2013 10:21AM
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<VIDEO> Man killed after fall between subway cars while defecating; 2nd man hit at same station.
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Former Pres. Clinton: Hillary Will Live to 120
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posted Jan 16 2013 10:17AM
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<VIDEO> Former President Bill Clinton says his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is so healthy, he expects her to live to be 120. Secretary Clinton is recovering from a recent concussion and blood clot.
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AP-GfK Poll: 6 in 10 Favor Stricter Gun Laws
by AP
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posted Jan 16 2013 10:14AM
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<VIDEO> Nearly six in 10 Americans want stricter gun laws in the aftermath of last month's deadly school shooting in Connecticut, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
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Newtown Mom: 'Void' One Month After Son's Death
by AP
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posted Jan 16 2013 10:10AM
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<VIDEO> The mother of one of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting says there is a 'horrible, gaping' void after her son's death. Veronique Pozner, mother of Noah, spoke with AP Monday, exactly one month after the shooting.
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School: 'Unacceptable' That Pa. Girl Was Taken
by AP
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posted Jan 16 2013 10:09AM
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<VIDEO> An abducted 5-year-old girl was found huddled beneath a playground slide early Tuesday, nearly a full day after a stranger claiming to be her mother took her from a Philadelphia elementary school.
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Luxury Vehicle Brands Boast Big Gains in Detroit
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posted Jan 16 2013 10:07AM
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<VIDEO> The cars many only dream of buying are flying off dealer lots. As the AP's John Mone explains, super luxury brands and high performance vehicle makers are boasting about big sales numbers in the last year.
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Cuomo: NY Gun Control Bill Is 'Common Sense'
by AP
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posted Jan 16 2013 10:03AM
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<VIDEO> New York Gov. Cuomo signed a bill into law Tuesday, to restrict gun sales and require reporting of threats by mentally ill.
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Bling Is the Thing at Detroit Auto Show
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posted Jan 16 2013 10:01AM
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<VIDEO> Headlights, grilles and other specialized features are decorating vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The looks are inexpensive but distinctive and provide a bit of blinged-out, automotive eye candy.
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Man Shot at St. Louis Business School
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 15 2013 7:13PM
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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Police say a gunman walked into a business school in downtown St. Louis and shot an administrator in the chest before shooting himself.
Police Chief Sam Dotson said the shooting happened about 2 p.m. Tuesday. The administrator was a man in his 40s who was shot in his office.
Dotson says both the administrator and the gunman are in surgery. He says he doesn't know if their wounds are life-threatening.
He says no one else was injured.
The shooting happened at the Stevens Institute of Business and Arts, which has about 180 students in programs including business administration and interior design.
Dotson says officers found students hiding under desks and in closets.
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Another Appeal to Stop a Virginia Execution
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 15 2013 7:09PM
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Attorneys are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block the execution of a Virginia man who strangled two inmates and vowed to keep killing unless given the death penalty.
A panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to intervene today. Attorneys then asked the nation's top court to appoint them to 42-year-old Robert Gleason's case so they can order a mental health evaluation.
The attorneys argue Gleason wasn't competent to waive his appeals.
Gleason is set to die by electrocution tomorrow night at Greensville Correctional Center.
In Virginia, condemned inmates can choose between lethal injection and electrocution, and Gleason is the first inmate to choose electrocution since 2010.
Gleason says it's not that he wants to die, it's because he knows he will kill again if he's not executed.
He was serving life in prison when he killed his cellmate in 2009. After threatening to kill again, he strangled another inmate in 2010 as he awaited sentencing.
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Missing Girl Found in Philadelphia
by AP
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posted Jan 15 2013 9:09AM
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<VIDEO> A 5-year-old girl taken from her school in Philadelphia was found early Tuesday morning, under a jungle gym and crying for help. A woman dressed in Muslim garb similar to the girl's mother took her from school on Monday.
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Heavy Rain Floods Parts of Indiana
by AP
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posted Jan 15 2013 9:08AM
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<VIDEO> Areas of Central and Southern Indiana are coping with huge floods after heavy rains. At least one death is blamed on the weather.
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Feds Warned Against Risk Seen in Buffalo VA
by AP
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posted Jan 15 2013 9:06AM
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<VIDEO> Federal authorities warned against the infection risks of using insulin pens on more than one patient, and officials on Monday asked why a Buffalo veterans hospital may have used the pens on many patients, causing an HIV scare.
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NY Senate Passes Gun Control Bill
by AP
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posted Jan 15 2013 9:05AM
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<VIDEO> The New York State Senate passed a strict gun control bill Monday night. It's the first gun control measure approved since last month's massacre in Connecticut.
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Calif. Cold Snap Hurting Citrus Growers
by AP
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posted Jan 15 2013 9:00AM
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<VIDEO> Citrus growers across California worked frantically through the night to keep their fruit from freezing as temperatures in their orchards dropped.
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Obama: Gun Control Specifics to Come Within Days
by AP
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posted Jan 15 2013 8:57AM
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<VIDEO> President Barack Obama says he's reviewing a list of proposals from Vice President Joe Biden about how to reduce gun violence and expects to present specifics later this week.
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Arrests Made in L.A. Department Store Holdup
by AP
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posted Jan 14 2013 9:15AM
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<VIDEO> Los Angeles Police tell AP that suspects are under arrest, in the armed robbery of a department store Thursday night. 14 people were taken hostage for several hours during the holdup.
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Flu Vaccine Shortages in Some States
by AP
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posted Jan 14 2013 9:13AM
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<VIDEO> Flu vaccine shortages are being reported in a number of states. Finding vaccine for children can be especially difficult.
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New Corvette Bursts Onto the Road After 9 Years
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posted Jan 14 2013 9:09AM
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<VIDEO> The 2014 Corvette has arrived, the first all-new version in nine years. The king of American sports cars, driven by astronauts and celebrated in a Prince song, rolled out Sunday night in Detroit. It will arrive in showrooms this fall.
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14 People Released After Armed Robbery at Store
by AP
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posted Jan 11 2013 9:44AM
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<VIDEO> Los Angeles police are looking for suspects after an armed robbery at a Nordstrom Rack clothing store. The LAPD says SWAT teams found and released 14 individuals after entering the store.
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Theater Shooting Arraignment Set for Today
by AP
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posted Jan 11 2013 9:30AM
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<VIDEO> A Colorado judge set the arraignment of theater shooting suspect James Holmes for Friday morning. The defense says Holmes is not ready to enter a plea.
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Judge: Colorado Shooting Suspect to Face Trial
by AP
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posted Jan 11 2013 9:23AM
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<VIDEO> A Colorado judge says there's enough evidence for James Holmes to face trial on charges that allege he killed 12 people and injured 70 others in a movie theater last summer.
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Raw: Rain, Flooding Across Louisiana
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posted Jan 11 2013 9:19AM
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<VIDEO> Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a statewide emergency Thursday after storms rolled across Louisiana, dumping huge amounts of rain and flooding some areas.
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Raw: General Motors to Open Tech Center in Ga.
by AP
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posted Jan 11 2013 9:17AM
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<VIDEO> General Motors will buy a former UPS facility in suburban Atlanta and open an information technology center. It's expected to create 1,000 high-tech jobs and includes an investment of $26 million.
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Raw: Clinton, Karzai Meet in Washington
by AP
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posted Jan 11 2013 9:15AM
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<VIDEO> Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before they were to be joined for dinner by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.
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CDC Doctor Explains Rise in Flu, Other Viruses
by AP
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posted Jan 11 2013 9:14AM
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<VIDEO> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dr. Joe Bresee, Chief Public Health Officer-Influenza Division, discusses the reasons and prevention methods of the recent rise in the confluence of influenza, whooping cough, and norovirus.
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Pa. Hospital Sets Up Tent for Mild Flu Cases
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posted Jan 11 2013 9:13AM
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<VIDEO> A hospital has set up a special tent outside the emergency room to handle an onslaught of flu cases. The hospital is reporting an extremely busy flu season and says it's too soon to tell how long the tent will be needed.
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Sandy Victim: Gift Card Gives Us 'More Hope'
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posted Jan 11 2013 9:05AM
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<VIDEO> The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief fund is giving families at nineteen schools in eight communities in New York and New Jersey they feel were hardest hit by the October 2012 storm a gift card worth $1,000.
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California School Shooting Suspect May have Been Bullied
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 10 2013 7:51PM
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TAFT, Calif. (AP) - People who know a student suspected of opening fire with a shotgun in a high school classroom in Taft, Calif., say he's a loner often teased by classmates.
Authorities haven't released the name of the suspect in Thursday's wounding of a 16-year-old boy at Taft Union High School.
But people in the small San Joaquin Valley town who know his identity say he was teased for his small stature.
They describe him as smart but say he sometimes said irreverent things that brought scorn from classmates.
Neighbor Trish Montes says her son used to work at the school and tutored the student last year. She says her son felt sorry for him and would sometimes walk with him between classes.
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Bill Clinton on Gun Control: 'This Is Nuts'
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posted Jan 10 2013 10:14AM
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<VIDEO> In a speech at the Consumer Electronics Show, former President Bill Clinton outlined the importance mobile technology but also talked about political issues like gun control calling the availability of high-capacity gun magazines "nuts."
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Ferry Strikes NYC Dock; At Least 50 Injured
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posted Jan 9 2013 12:26PM
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<VIDEO> NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say about 57 people were injured in a New York City ferry crash.
There were about 330 passengers and crew members on the vessel when it arrived from New Jersey on Wednesday morning.
Officials say two people were critically hurt. Most of the injuries were minor.
The marine industry magazine MarineLog reported in August that the ferry's water-jet propulsion system had been replaced with a new system of propellers and rudders to save fuel costs.
Police say the crew passed alcohol breath tests given after the crash.
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Wife Says Poisoned Lottery Winner Had No Enemies
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posted Jan 9 2013 8:17AM
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<VIDEO> The wife of a Chicago lottery winner who was poisoned with cyanide said Tuesday she was devastated by his death and cannot believe her husband could have had enemies.
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Raw: Karzai Visits Walter Reed
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posted Jan 9 2013 8:11AM
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<VIDEO> Afghan President Hamid Karzai toured Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday. He is in the United States this week to meet with top U.S. officials, including President Barack Obama.
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Gun Buy-Back in Former Rep. Giffords' Hometown
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posted Jan 9 2013 7:54AM
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<VIDEO> On a day when former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, and her husband, Mark Kelly, announced they will launch a gun control lobbying effort, two gun buy-backs were held in Giffords' hometown of Tucson, Arizona.
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Anheuser-Busch Debuts Beer with Super Bowl Ad
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posted Jan 8 2013 12:04PM
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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Anheuser-Busch InBev is introducing a new specialty brew with a Super Bowl ad.
The maker of Budweiser, Bud Light and other brews said Tuesday that Budweiser Black Crown is an amber lager. The first ad promoting it will run on Feb. 3 during Super Bowl 47, though the beer will be available in stores nationwide starting Jan. 21.
The beer's recipe resulted from a challenge to Anheuser-Busch InBev's 12 brewmasters, an effort dubbed Project 12. Customers were able to sample the options during a testing phase last year.
Budweiser Black Crown has 6 percent alcohol content. By comparison, Budweiser has 5 percent.
Benj Steinman is editor of Beer Marketer's Insights. He says Anheuser-Busch InBev is trying to compete with the large variety of specialty products now on the market.
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Ill. Lottery Winner Died From Cyanide Poisoning
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posted Jan 8 2013 9:32AM
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<VIDEO> The sudden death of an Illinois lottery winner who was about to collect $425,000 in winnings has triggered a homicide investigation now that authorities have determined he died shortly after injesting a lethal dose of cyanide.
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Teen Accused of Plotting to Bomb Classmates
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posted Jan 8 2013 9:25AM
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<VIDEO> An eastern Alabama high school student faces an attempted assault charge after authorities say he planned to use homemade explosives in a terrorist attack on fellow students at his school.
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Raw: Police Investigating Fatal Okla. Shooting
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posted Jan 8 2013 9:23AM
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<VIDEO> Four young women were found shot to death in the same apartment in a rugged part of south Tulsa on Monday, apparent victims of a midday shooting spree at a building near a park along the Arkansas River. A 4-year-old was found unharmed.
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After NYC Subway Deaths, Barriers Eyed
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posted Jan 8 2013 9:19AM
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<VIDEO> Transit officials are giving a new look to the idea of installing safety barriers on New York City subway platforms after three deaths on the tracks since early December.
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Accused Theater Shooter Showed 'No Emotion'
by AP
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posted Jan 8 2013 9:09AM
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<VIDEO> The families of victims of the Colorado theater shooting sat through testimony Monday from police officers who tried to save the lives of the wounded. Suspected gunman James Holmes didn't appear to show any emotion.
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Obama Taps Hagel for Defense, Brennan for CIA
by AP
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posted Jan 8 2013 9:07AM
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<VIDEO> Rounding out his second-term national security team with a pair of controversial picks, President Obama has named former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary and White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan to run the CIA.
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Obama to Host Karzai at the White House this Week
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 7 2013 7:05PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will host Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the White House on Friday.
It's the first in-person meeting for the two leaders since Obama won re-election. His victory meant the continuation of his administration's plans to bring the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan to a close by the end of 2014.
The White House says Obama and Karzai will discuss the next phases of the U.S. transition out of Afghanistan. Obama is expected soon to decide what the U.S. role in Afghanistan will be after 2014.
Obama faces pressure from Democrats and even some Republicans to wind down the war more quickly, while the military wants to avoid a too-fast pullout that might squander hard-won gains.
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Woman Rescued From Icy Ohio River
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posted Jan 7 2013 11:51AM
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<VIDEO> A woman was rescued from a stretch of icy river in downtown Toledo Sunday. She was reportedly walking on ice that formed on the Maumee River when she fell through.
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Sources: Obama to Nominate Hagel to Head DOD
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posted Jan 7 2013 8:17AM
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<VIDEO> President Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday, signaling he's ready for a confirmation fight likely dominated by questions about Hagel's stands on Israel and Iran.
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Preliminary hearing for James Holmes
by CBS
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posted Jan 7 2013 8:16AM
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<VIDEO> James Holmes, the suspect in the Colorado movie theater massacre, returns to court. Holmes' attorneys will challenge the evidence against him as they are likely setting up an insanity defense. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
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Woman Set on Fire, Boyfriend Sought
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posted Jan 7 2013 8:14AM
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<VIDEO>San Francisco police are searching for a man, accused of dousing his girlfriend with gasoline and setting her on fire on Sunday.
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No Sign of Missing Skydiver in Wash. State
by AP
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posted Jan 7 2013 6:51AM
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<VIDEO> Rescue crews spent their fourth straight day looking for a skydiver who vanished during a jump above Washington's Cascade foothills, but found no sign of the Florida man by dusk.
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Giffords Visits Site of Mass Connecticut School Shooting
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 4 2013 5:48PM
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NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona is visiting the Connecticut town where a gunman killed 26 people last month inside an elementary school.
Giffords, who was shot and critically wounded in a 2011 shooting, met with lawmakers and local officials, including U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal. Giffords was accompanied by her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly. A spokesman says she was planning to meet with families of some of the Newtown victims.
Giffords was left partially blind, with a paralyzed right arm and brain injury, when a gunman opened fire at a constituent meet-and-greet in Arizona two years ago. Six others were killed and 13 people, including Giffords, were injured.
At the time of last month's school massacre, Gifford's husband said it should lead to better gun control.
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Teen robs central NY bank using bomb threat
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posted Jan 4 2013 5:13AM
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SYRACUSE. N.Y. (AP) - Police in Syracuse, N.Y., say a 17-year-old girl held up a bank by threatening tellers with what she claimed was a bomb detonator.
The Syracuse Post-Standard reports that Cheyenne Brandon walked into an Alliance Bank branch Wednesday morning, holding a device attached to a cord.
Court records say she told the tellers she had a bomb and "was going to blow everyone up" unless they turned over their money. Two tellers gave her a total of $1,395.
Police tell the newspaper an officer saw Brandon running into a nearby park and caught her, recovering the money. There was no bomb.
Brandon is being held on a first-degree robbery charge.
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School offers fresh start for Sandy Hook kids
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posted Jan 4 2013 5:12AM
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MONROE, Conn. (AP) - More than 400 students who escaped a gunman's rampage that killed 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary have returned to school.
Students settled in at their old, familiar desks on Thursday but in a different school in a different town. For some parents, it was tough to let them go.
Sarah Caron, mother of a 7-year-old who went back to class, says "It's very hard to turn off the little 'What if?"'
Students, teachers and administrators were met by a large police presence outside their new school in the neighboring town of Monroe, where a middle school that had been shuttered for nearly two years was overhauled and renamed after their old school. Several police officers guarded the entrance and checked IDs of parents dropping off children.
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Transocean's $1.4B oil spill deal will help Gulf
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posted Jan 4 2013 5:11AM
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A $1.4 billion settlement between the Justice Department and Deepwater Horizon rig owner Transocean Ltd. will pump hundreds of millions of dollars into projects designed to help the Gulf Coast recover from the nation's largest offshore oil spill.
U.S. Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana said the settlement announced Thursday will dedicate $800 million of the civil penalty and $300 million of criminal penalty to coastal protection and restoration work. Other settlement funds will support spill-prevention research and training.
U.S. Republican Sen. David Vitter of Louisiana said he hopes it leads to "much bigger final action with BP, the main culprit in this horrible disaster."
BP PLC leased the rig from Transocean. It already has agreed to pay $4.5 billion in penalties and plead guilty to criminal charges.
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113th Congress Sworn In Thursday
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 3 2013 7:43PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite grumbling in his own party, John Boehner has been easily re-elected to a two-year term as House speaker.
The vote came a day after blistering attacks from lawmakers, including Republicans, over Boehner's decision to cancel a vote on aid to victims of Superstorm Sandy. In the end, only 10 Republicans voted for someone else as speaker. Boehner received 220 votes. Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi got 192 votes.
Boehner struggled to hold back tears and hinted there will be a battle over government spending with President Barack Obama.
In the Senate, Vice President Joe Biden swore in 12 new members elected in November, including Virginia Senator-elect Tim Kaine. Also, lawmakers who won another term and South Carolina Republican Tim Scott. The former House member was chosen by Gov. Nikki Haley to fill the remaining term of Sen. Jim DeMint, who resigned to head a Washington think tank.
The new Congress still faces the ideological disputes that plagued the dysfunctional 112th Congress, one of the least productive in more than 60 years.
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Flu? Malaria? Disease forecasters look to the sky
by AP
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posted Jan 3 2013 7:17AM
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NEW YORK (AP) - Sunny with a chance of flu? That's what some health scientists are thinking, as they study the weather for clues about how to predict disease outbreaks.
A growing wave of computer models factor in rainfall, temperature or other weather conditions to forecast disease. In one recent study, scientists said they could predict more than seven weeks in advance when flu season was going to peak in New York City.
Health officials are excited by this kind of work and the idea that it could be used to fine-tune vaccination campaigns. But some experts note that outbreaks are influenced as much, or more, by human behavior and other factors as by the weather.
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2016 politics on display
by AP
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posted Jan 3 2013 5:44AM
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WASHINGTON (AP) - For future White House hopefuls, the vote on the "fiscal cliff" compromise could help frame upcoming deliberations over the debt ceiling, reforms to the tax code and how to fund government.
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican Party's 2012 vice presidential nominee, voted for the fiscal cliff compromise this week, while Senate Republicans Marco Rubio of Florida and Rand Paul of Kentucky voted against the measure.
Vice President Joe Biden helped broker the deal with GOP leaders in the Senate, while Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton faced a health scare requiring hospitalization.
And New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie railed against fellow Republicans for not holding a vote on Superstorm Sandy aid, offering a window into how those serving outside Washington might build a case for tackling the capital's gridlock.| | | Tags : Topics: Business_Finance, PoliticsSocial: Business_Finance, PoliticsLocations: Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, Washington, WisconsinPeople: Chris Christie, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Joe Biden, Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, Rand Paul
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Mom says boy didn't steal plane in Alabama crash
by AP
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posted Jan 3 2013 5:42AM
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JASPER, Ala. (AP) - Jordan Smith's mother says he fell in love with flying at an early age and was just one test short of earning his private license when the small plane he was piloting crashed after taking off from a county airport northwest of Birmingham, Alabama.
Sherrie Smith disputes reports from officials that her 17-year-old son and two friends took the plane without permission Tuesday night. All three teens died in the crash.
She said Wednesday that the owner of the Piper PA 30 had given Jordan his own key to the plane and the code to a security gate behind which it was parked.
She said Jordan had flown the plane many times and had earned a scholarship to Wallace State Community College to study aviation.
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Three Star General Retires Over Bullying Allegation
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 2 2013 7:32PM
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The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has permitted a three-star Army general accused of bullying subordinates to retire without a demotion in rank.
A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Nate Christensen, says Lt. Gen. Patrick O'Reilly was placed on the retirement rolls Tuesday.
A Pentagon inspector general's investigation last year found that O'Reilly regularly yelled and screamed at subordinates, often in public, demeaned and belittled employees and behaved in such a way as to result in the departure of at least six senior staffers from the Missile Defense Agency during his time as its director.
Panetta determined that O'Reilly had met the basic standard for being allowed to retire without a loss in rank, which is that he "served satisfactorily" as a three-star.
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Votes on Superstorm Aid on the Way
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 2 2013 7:26PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A New York lawmaker says House Speaker John Boehner has promised votes to aid victims of Superstorm Sandy by Jan. 15.
Republican Rep. Peter King says the speaker will schedule a vote Friday for $9 billion in flood insurance and another on Jan. 15 for a remaining $51 billion in the package. The votes will be taken by the new Congress that will be sworn in Thursday.
Boehner's decision to cancel an expected vote Tuesday night had outraged lawmakers from New York, New Jersey and elsewhere, including many in his own party.
King said Boehner made the promise in a private meeting with lawmakers from affected states. King and others said they were now satisfied that the aid will be forthcoming.
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Obama in Hawaii, fiscal cliff standoff behind him
by AP
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posted Jan 2 2013 10:15AM
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HONOLULU (AP) - President Barack Obama is back in Hawaii for vacation after a tense, end-of-the-new-year standoff with Congress over the fiscal cliff.
The president arrived early Wednesday morning, local time, after an overnight flight aboard Air Force One. He was rejoining his family for a holiday break after having returned to Washington following Christmas to deal with the unfinished business that threatened to throw the economy back into recession.
The House voted late Tuesday night on a package to avoid income tax increases for most Americans, allowing rates to rise on incomes exceeding $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for couples. The wide-ranging deal, approved by the Senate earlier, delayed for two months billions in budget-wide cuts.
The White House had no immediate update on when Obama would receive and sign the bill.
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Colo theater shooting lawyers head back to court
by AP
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posted Jan 2 2013 7:38AM
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CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - Prosecutors and defense lawyers in the Colorado theater shooting are heading back to court in advance of a crucial hearing in the case.
The judge has told both sides to appear in court Wednesday to make sure everything is ready for next week's preliminary hearing, where prosecutors are expected to outline their case against the defendant, James Holmes.
At the conclusion of the preliminary hearing, the judge will decide if the evidence is sufficient to put Holmes on trial.
Holmes is charged with killing 12 people and wounding 70 on July 20 in a theater in the Denver suburb of Aurora. The theater was showing the Batman movie "The Dark Night Rises."
Holmes hasn't yet entered a plea. His lawyers have said he suffers from mental illness.
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Woman stumbles, falls on NYC subway tracks, dies
by AP
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posted Jan 2 2013 4:33AM
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NEW YORK (AP) - New York City police say a young woman stumbling around on a Manhattan subway platform not far from Times Square fell onto the tracks and was killed by a train.
The accident happened at around 5 a.m. on New Year's Day at the No. 2 line station on 34th Street and Seventh Avenue. That's one stop from where revelers gather in Times Square to see the ball drop.
Police say the victim was in her 20s. Her name wasn't immediately released.
Subway deaths are common in the city. Last year, according to a report in the Daily News, there was about a fatality a week.
But track deaths have been getting extra scrutiny in recent weeks after two men were shoved to their deaths in December.
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Senate Votes to Block "Fiscal Cliff" Impact
by Associated Press
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posted Jan 1 2013 7:22PM
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate has passed legislation to block the impact of across-the-board tax increases and spending cuts that make up the fiscal cliff.
The vote was an overwhelming 89-8 and came well after midnight on New Year's Day.
A House vote is expected before Wednesday.
The White House-backed legislation would prevent middle-class taxes from rising, and raise rates on incomes over $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for couples.
It also blocks spending cuts for two months, extends unemployment benefits for the long-term jobless, prevents a 27 percent cut in fees for doctors who treat Medicare patients and prevents a spike in milk prices.
A last-minute addition would also prevent a $900 pay raise for members of Congress from taking effect in March.
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Clinton receiving blood thinners to dissolve clot
by AP
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posted Jan 1 2013 6:15AM
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Doctors treating Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a blood clot in her head say blood thinners are being used to dissolve the clot and say they are confident she will make a full recovery.
Clinton's doctors say the former first lady didn't suffer a stroke or neurological damage from the clot that formed after she suffered a concussion during a fainting spell at her home in early December.
A spokesman says Clinton was admitted to New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Sunday when the clot turned up on a follow-up exam on the concussion.
The clot is located in the vein in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear. Her doctors say Clinton will be released once the proper dose for blood thinners is determined.
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Psychiatric exam for suspect in NYC subway death
by AP
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posted Dec 31 2012 8:59AM
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NEW YORK (AP) - A psychiatric evaluation has been ordered for a woman accused of shoving a man to his death in front of a subway train because she believed he was Muslim.
Erika Menendez was charged Saturday night with murder as a hate crime after she told police she spontaneously pushed 46-year-old Sunando Sen off a subway platform Thursday night. Sen, a native of India, had lived in Queens for decades, where he was a graphic designer and copy shop owner.
The 31-year-old Menendez laughed so hard during her arraignment that that Judge Gia Morris told her lawyer he'd have to stop his client from laughing.
She was held without bail and ordered to have a mental health exam. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 14.
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Father of Conn. gunman claims body for burial
by AP
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posted Dec 31 2012 8:58AM
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The father of the gunman who killed 26 people in a Connecticut school shooting has claimed his son's body for burial.
A spokesman for the family said Monday that Peter Lanza claimed the remains of Adam Lanza.
The 20-year-old Adam Lanza killed 20 first-graders and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14. He also killed his mother in their Newtown home before going on the rampage and then committing suicide.
A private funeral was held earlier this month in New Hampshire for his mother, Nancy Lanza, who was divorced from Peter Lanza.
Peter Lanza lives in Stamford, Conn., and is a tax director at General Electric.
Police have not offered a motive for the killings.
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