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Washington Breaks Record Temperature Set in 1934
Last Updated: 12:40 PM 06/29/12 - The Washington area has broken a record high temperature set almost 80 years ago.
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Supreme Court Turns Away Media Companies' Appeal
Last Updated: 8:49 AM 06/29/12 - The Supreme Court has turned down media companies' plea to lift a prohibition on owning both a newspaper and a television station in the same market.
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Obama Calls Supreme Court Ruling a 'Victory'
Last Updated: 11:49 AM 06/28/12 - President Barack Obama says the Supreme Court's decision to uphold his health care overhaul is a "victory for people all over the country" and will make their lives more secure.
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High Court Upholds Key Part of Obama Health Law
Last Updated: 10:00 AM 06/28/12 - The Supreme Court has upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
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Colorado Blaze too Dangerous to Assess Damage
Last Updated: 8:55 AM 06/27/12 - Authorities say it remains too dangerous for them to fully assess the damage from a destructive wildfire threatening Colorado's second-largest city.
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High Court Rejects Part of Arizona Immigration Law
Last Updated: 7:41 AM 06/25/12 - The Supreme Court has struck down key provisions of Arizona's crackdown on immigrants.
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Mayor of Duluth Declares State of Emergency due to Flooding
Last Updated: 9:13 AM 06/21/12 - The Mayor of Duluth, Minnesota has declared a state of emergency because of serious flooding.
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Police Chief at Center of Trayvon Martin Case Fired
Last Updated: 9:08 AM 06/21/12 - The police chief at the center of the Trayvon Martin shooting has been fired.
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Women's Group Airs ad Criticizing Health Care Law
Last Updated: 7:57 AM 06/26/12 - A conservative women's group has launched a $6 million ad campaign in presidential battleground states criticizing President Barack Obama's health care reform law.
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Egypt's Mubarak on Life Support After Heart Stops
Last Updated: 3:26 PM 06/19/12 - A security official says Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak has been put on life support after his heart stopped as he arrived at a military hospital.
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Jerry Sandusky's Wife Takes Witness Stand at Trial
Last Updated: 1:30 PM 06/19/12 - Dottie Sandusky says her husband never had inappropriate contact with the boys who stayed at their home.
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'I'll Have Another' Out of Belmont Stakes
Last Updated: 3:53 PM 06/08/12 - The Associated Press is reporting that Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another will not run in Belmont Stakes. The horse was a heavy favorite to win the Belmont after narrow wins in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness.
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CDC to Baby Boomers: Get Tested for Hepatitis C
Last Updated: 9:16 AM 05/21/12 - For the first time, the government is proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C. Anyone born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-time blood test to see if they have the liver-destroying virus, the CDC recommends.
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Facebook Falls Flat in Public Debut
Last Updated: 2:29 PM 05/18/12 - After all the hype, Facebook's first day as a public company ended where it began. In its much-anticipated debut on the Nasdaq Stock Market, Facebook's stock closed Friday at $38.23, up 23 cents.
Erotic Novel Stirs up Controversy for Sexual Content
Last Updated: 8:35 AM 05/18/12 - The author of the bestselling erotic romance "Fifty Shades of Grey" launched her U.S. book tour this week. The books have been called "mommy porn" for their sexual content and large, mostly female following,
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"Queen of Disco" Donna Summer Dies at 63
Last Updated: 10:17 AM 05/17/12 - Disco queen Donna Summer has died, a family spokesperson told the Associated Press. She was 63.
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Military Families to Get Free National Parks Pass
Last Updated: 10:03 AM 05/15/12 - Active-duty military personnel and their dependents will soon be able to enter every national park for free as part of an effort to thank service members and their families for the sacrifices they make.
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Reality TV, Religion Give Birth to Top Baby Names
Last Updated: 11:53 AM 05/14/12 - Sophia is the new most popular baby name for girls, while Jacob is the top name for baby boys for the 13th straight year.
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Obama Gay Marriage Support Could Shake Up Va. Election
Last Updated: 9:40 AM 05/10/12 - President Barack Obama's newly announced support for same-sex marriages adds an emotional new element to his re-election bid in Virginia, a battleground state where voters have consistently opposed it.
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President Obama Endorses Gay Marriage
Last Updated: 4:06 PM 05/09/12 - President Barack Obama says he now supports same-sex marriage, ending months of equivocation on a subject with powerful election-year consequences.
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USPS: We Will Keep Rural Post Offices Open
Last Updated: 9:10 AM 05/09/12 - The struggling U.S. Postal Service is trying to tamp down concern over its wide-scale cuts, saying it will seek to keep hundreds of rural post offices open with shorter hours.
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North Carolina Approves Amendment On Gay Marriage
Last Updated: 7:20 AM 05/09/12 - North Carolina voters have approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, making it the 30th state to adopt such a ban.
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Beastie Boys Co-Founder Dies at 47
Last Updated: 2:04 PM 05/04/12 - Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons says Adam Yauch, the gravelly voiced Beastie Boys rapper who co-founded the seminal hip-hop group, has died at age 47.
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Journey Of The Healthiest Man Alive
Last Updated: 4:01 PM 05/03/12 - It can be tough to figure out where to begin when you want to get healthier. But A.J. Jacobs decided to start with everything.
Newt Gingrich Ends White House Bid
Last Updated: 2:55 PM 05/02/12 - Newt Gingrich has ended his bid to become the Republican nominee for president. As expected, the former House speaker has bowed out of the race.
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Obama: Bin Laden Anniversary Time for Reflection
Last Updated: 10:09 AM 05/01/12 - President Barack Obama portrayed the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden as a time for reflection Monday and pushed back on criticism that the White House was using the occasion for "excessive celebration."
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Pilot, Air Control Errors Blamed in Fatal Wash. Helicopter Collision
Last Updated: 8:58 AM 05/01/12 - An Army investigation cites pilot and air traffic control errors and "dark spots" in radar coverage for a nighttime helicopter collision that killed four soldiers from a Washington state base last year.
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Mother Gets 2 Life Terms for Raping Infant Daughter
Last Updated: 8:55 AM 05/01/12 - A judge sentenced a Missouri woman to consecutive life prison terms for sexually assaulting her infant daughter along with a California man she met online.
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Senate Seeks Restrictions on Closing of Rural Post Offices
Last Updated: 9:32 AM 04/25/12 - Under proposed legislation, the ailing U.S. Postal Service would be barred from closing post offices for one year if they are located in rural areas, those with fewer than 50,000 people.
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Sources: Gingrich to End Presidential Campaign
Last Updated: 9:27 AM 04/25/12 - Two advisers to Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich say he will formally end is campaign next Tuesday and will likely to endorse Mitt Romney.
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TV Icon Dick Clark Dies at Age 82
Last Updated: 6:43 AM 04/19/12 - Dick Clark, the television host who helped bring rock `n' roll into the mainstream on "American Bandstand," has died. He was 82.
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Space Shuttle Discovery Lands at New Museum Home
Last Updated: 10:34 AM 04/17/12 - Space shuttle Discovery soared around the Washington Monument and the White House in a salute to the nation's capital Tuesday before landing for the last time near its new museum home.
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Obama Targeting Oil Market Manipulation
Last Updated: 10:13 AM 04/17/12 - President Barack Obama is asking Congress for help in policing oil markets to be on the lookout for price manipulation by speculators.
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George Zimmerman Charged with Murder in Trayvon Martin's Death
Last Updated: 9:47 AM 04/12/12 - Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman has been arrested and faces a charge of second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press Wednesday.
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Diamond Naturals Dog Food Variety Recalled
Last Updated: 8:55 AM 04/07/12 - Diamond Pet Foods is voluntarily recalling its Diamond Naturals Lamb Meal & Rice dry dog food because it may be contaminated with salmonella.
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March Jobs Report Shows Hiring Slowed
Last Updated: 10:33 AM 04/06/12 - The US job market slowed in March as companies hit the brakes on hiring amid uncertainty about the economy’s growth prospects. The unemployment rate dipped, but mostly because more Americans stopped looking for work.
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Report: 5 Dead in Oakland University Shooting
Last Updated: 1:12 PM 04/02/12 - A suspect has been detained in a shooting attack at an Oakland Christian university that sources said has killed at least five people.
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Best Buy Closing 50 U.S. Stores in Effort to Cut Costs
Last Updated: 8:49 AM 03/29/12 - Best Buy Co. said it plans to close 50 U.S. big box stores and open 100 small mobile locations in the U.S. in fiscal 2013 and cut $800 million in costs by fiscal 2015.
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UPDATE: Estimated Mega Millions Jackpot Reaches $540M
Last Updated: 5:48 PM 03/29/12 - Officials with the Virginia Lottery say the estimated jackpot for the Mega Millions Lottery has now reached $540 million.
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Conservative Justices Question Health Care Mandate
Last Updated: 3:23 PM 03/27/12 - Sharp questioning by the Supreme Court's conservative justices cast serious doubt Tuesday on the survival of the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Obama's historic health care overhaul.
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Healthcare Overhaul Debate
Last Updated: 3:56 PM 03/26/12 - The Supreme Court on Monday heard the first of three days of arguments on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, a law that touches core political divisions in the United State.
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National Grocers Stop Buying "Pink Slime" Meat
Last Updated: 11:23 AM 03/22/12 - Giant Food has become the latest in an increasingly long list of national supermarket chains that have decided to stop buying ground beef that contains the filler now known as "pink slime."
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Strong, Long 7.4 Earthquake Shakes Mexico City
Last Updated: 1:07 PM 03/20/12 - A strong 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit Mexico on Tuesday, shaking central and southern parts of the country, collapsing a pedestrian bridge and swaying buildings in Mexico City.
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Report: U.S. Soldier Kills 16 Afghan Civilians in Unprovoked Attack
Last Updated: 1:31 PM 03/12/12 - A U.S. soldier killed 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday, including three women and nine children, in an unprovoked attack in southern Kandahar province, Afghan officials said.
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UVa Group Invited to Hear President Obama Speak
Last Updated: 4:02 PM 03/09/12 - A delegation from the University of Virginia, led by President Teresa Sullivan, traveled to Prince George County Friday and were in the front row to hear President Barack Obama at a Rolls-Royce plant in the county.
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Indianapolis Colts Announce End of Peyton Manning Era
Last Updated: 1:29 PM 03/07/12 - Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts ended their successful partnership with a tearful goodbye Wednesday. The split was announced at a news conference at the Colts' team complex.
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Super Tuesday: Romney Takes 6 States, Santorum 3, Gingrich 1
Last Updated: 1:14 PM 03/07/12 - Mitt Romney squeezed out a win in the key state of Ohio, captured five other states with ease and padded his delegate lead in the race for the GOP presidential nomination but was forced to share the Super Tuesday spotlight with a resurgent Rick Santorum.
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Driving School Linked to Va. Fatal Bus Crash Loses License
Last Updated: 8:04 AM 03/06/12 - New York state has suspended the license of a driving school linked to a bus crash that killed four people in Virginia last year.
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Davy Jones of The Monkees Dies at 66
Last Updated: 2:26 PM 02/29/12 - Davy Jones, a former actor turned singer who helped propel the TV rock band The Monkees to the top of the pop charts and into rock ’n’ roll history, died Wednesday in Florida. He was 66.
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UPDATE: Third Student Dies in Ohio School Shooting
Last Updated: 10:50 AM 02/28/12 - The death toll rose to three Tuesday in the shooting rampage in an Ohio high school cafeteria as schoolmates and townspeople grappled with the tragedy.
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