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Released from Jail, Casey Anthony Lies Low on First Day of Freedom
Last Updated: 10:16 AM 07/18/11 - Casey Anthony was freed from a Florida jail early Sunday, 12 days after she was acquitted of murder in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee in a verdict that drew furious responses and even threats from people across the U.S. who had followed the case with rapt attention.
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Obama Still Pushing for Deal on Debt, Deficits
Last Updated: 11:08 AM 07/15/11 - President Barack Obama says it is encouraging that lawmakers from both sides are in agreement about the need to prevent the U.S. from defaulting on its financial obligations.
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Judge Declares Mistrial in Roger Clemens Case
Last Updated: 9:26 AM 07/14/11 - The judge declared a mistrial Thursday in baseball star Roger Clemens' perjury trial after prosecutors showed to jurors evidence that he had ruled would be out of bounds in the case.
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Emmy Nominees Announced
Last Updated: 9:21 AM 07/14/11 - The Emmy nominations are out and "Mad Men" is leading the series pack with 19 bids, including best drama.
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Chain Restaurants Pledge to Make Kids Menus Healthier
Last Updated: 9:07 AM 07/13/11 - At least 19 large restaurant chains - including Burger King, Chili's, IHOP and Friendly's - plan to announce Wednesday that they will include healthier options on their children's menus.
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Netflix Raising Rates
Last Updated: 1:11 PM 07/12/11 - Netflix is raising its prices for the millions of subscribers who use the service to rent DVDs through the mail and watch video over the Internet.
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Obama Still Pushing for Deficit Deal
Last Updated: 1:40 PM 07/11/11 - President Barack Obama says he will continue to push congressional lawmakers to reach the largest deal possible to cut government spending and raise the nation's borrowing limit.
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Former First Lady Betty Ford Dies at 93
Last Updated: 9:40 AM 07/09/11 - Betty Ford, the former first lady whose triumph over drug and alcohol addiction became a beacon of hope for addicts and the inspiration for her Betty Ford Center in California, died at age 93, a family friend said late Friday.
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NASA's Last Space Shuttle Blasts into History
Last Updated: 10:09 AM 07/08/11 - Atlantis has blasted off on NASA's last space shuttle launch. The historic liftoff occurred Friday morning, 30 years and three months after the very first shuttle flight.
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Source: Casey Anthony to be Released Wednesday
Last Updated: 10:22 AM 07/07/11 - Casey Anthony learned Thursday she could be free in a matter of days after spending nearly three years in jail on accusations she murdered her 2-year-old daughter.
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Jury: Casey Anthony Not Guilty of Killing Daughter
Last Updated: 6:48 AM 07/06/11 - Casey Anthony was found not guilty Tuesday of killing her 2-year-old daughter in a case that captivated the nation as it played out on national television from the moment the toddler was reported missing three years ago.
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Nationals Top Prospect Makes AA Debut
Last Updated: 9:01 PM 07/04/11 - Bryce Harper goes 2-4 in debut with Harrisburg Senators.
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Fireworks Haulers Get Rules Break for the Fourth
Last Updated: 11:55 AM 06/30/11 - Truckers hauling fireworks to light up cities nationwide are being exempted for the July 4th holiday period from strict federal limits on the length of their work day, sparking concerns for safety advocates.
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Va. Man Charged in 2010 DC-area Military Shootings
Last Updated: 12:04 PM 06/23/11 - A Marine Corps reservist arrested in a security scare near the Pentagon last week was charged Thursday in a series of pre-dawn shootings at military buildings in the Washington area last year.
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Man in Custody After Suspicious Vehicle Found Outside Pentagon
Last Updated: 10:02 AM 06/17/11 - One person was taken into custody early Friday in connection with an investigation into a suspicious vehicle near the Pentagon, authorities said.
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GOP Chairman Demands Congressman Weiner Resign
Last Updated: 12:47 PM 06/07/11 - The chairman of the Republican Party said Tuesday that Rep. Anthony Weiner should resign after admitting to sexually charged online relationships with several women and lying about his misdeeds.
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John Edwards Charged Over Affair Cover-up
Last Updated: 9:01 AM 06/03/11 - A federal grand jury charged two-time presidential candidate John Edwards on Friday with soliciting and covering up the secret spending of more than $925,000 to hide his mistress and their baby during the peak of his 2008 campaign for the White House.
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Sex Offender, Woman Sentenced to Prison in Dugard Case
Last Updated: 12:00 PM 06/02/11 - A serial sex offender has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for kidnapping and raping a California girl and holding her captive for 18 years while fathering her two children.
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Joplin Beginning to Rebuild from Devastating Tornadoes
Last Updated: 7:41 AM 06/01/11 - Cleanup efforts in Joplin will move ahead Wednesday, when Gov. Jay Nixon says crews will begin hauling away debris left by a massive tornado that leveled a third of the city and killed more than 100 people in the southwest Missouri.
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White House Will Not Release Photo of bin Laden
Last Updated: 11:54 AM 05/04/11 - President Barack Obama says the White House will not release a photo of Osama bin Laden's body. Obama made the remarks during an interview Wednesday with CBS' "60 Minutes."
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U.S. Officials Ponder Releasing bin Laden Death Photos
Last Updated: 10:42 AM 05/04/11 - U.S. officials are pondering whether to release the graphic photos of a dead Osama bin Laden they say show a precision kill shot above his left eye.
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U.S. Embassies Alerted After Bin Laden Killed
Last Updated: 12:17 PM 05/02/11 - The State Department is putting U.S. embassies on alert and is warning Americans abroad of possible reprisal attacks from al-Qaida and its affiliates around the world.
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U.S. Kills 9-11 Mastermind Osama bin Laden
Last Updated: 12:30 PM 05/02/11 - President Obama announced in a White House speech late Sunday night that U.S. forces have shot and killed al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the deadly 9-11 terror attacks on the U.S.
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PlayStation Users Warned of Possible Stolen Information
Last Updated: 7:15 AM 04/28/11 - Sony says credit card data of PlayStation users may have been stolen in an intrusion that has caused its PlayStation Network to be put out of commission for the last week.
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Obama Releases Birth Form, Denounces 'Silliness'
Last Updated: 10:10 AM 04/27/11 - Responding to critics' relentless claims, President Barack Obama on Wednesday produced a detailed Hawaii birth certificate in an extraordinary attempt to bury the issue of where he was born and confirm his legitimacy to hold office.
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Katie Couric: I am Leaving 'CBS Evening News'
Last Updated: 12:38 PM 04/26/11 - Katie Couric has confirmed that she's leaving her anchor job at the "CBS Evening News." The University of Virginia graduate told People magazine in a story published Tuesday that she hasn't decided what she's doing next.
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Thousands of Nissan Vehicles Recalled
Last Updated: 11:39 AM 04/26/11 - Nissan is recalling nearly 200,000 Pathfinder and Infiniti QX4 sport utility vehicles sold in the United States because of a problem that could cause the steering column to break and the driver to lose control.
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Americans Urged to Leave Syria
Last Updated: 11:38 AM 04/26/11 - The State Department is telling American citizens to leave Syria as soon as they can and is ordering personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus to leave the country.
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At Least 35 Dead in 6 States after Storm's Rampage
Last Updated: 7:36 AM 04/17/11 - A furious storm system that kicked up tornadoes, flash floods and hail as big as softballs has claimed at least 35 lives on a rampage that began in Oklahoma days ago, then smashed across several Southern states as it reached a new and deadly pitch in North Carolina and Virginia.
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U.S. Museums Face Financial Pressure, More Visitors
Last Updated: 6:04 AM 04/18/11 - Museums across the country are reporting significant financial stress for the second year in a row, while attendance continued to increase in many locations last year.
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ABC Cancels 2 Longtime Soaps
Last Updated: 1:03 PM 04/14/11 - ABC is canceling the soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," both programs that have been on the network's daytime lineup for more than 40 years.
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Government to Use Facebook, Twitter to Issue Terror Alerts
Last Updated: 7:19 AM 04/08/11 - The government's color-coded warning system is being replaced with a more specific and informative plan that would offer two levels of alerts: elevated and imminent.
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7.1 Aftershock Rocks Japan, Tsunami Warning Issued
Last Updated: 8:52 AM 04/07/11 - Japan's northeastern coast has been rattled by a strong aftershock. The Japan meteorological agency has issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to one meter.
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Unemployment Rate Hits to Two-Year Low
Last Updated: 10:15 AM 04/01/11 - The unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March and companies added workers at the fastest two-month pace since before the recession began.
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Killer Whale Involved in Trainer's Death Returns to SeaWorld
Last Updated: 9:25 AM 03/30/11 - The killer whale that drowned a trainer at Orlando's SeaWorld facility last year is slated to perform for the first time since the death.
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Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Wal-Mart Discrimination Lawsuit
Last Updated: 10:07 AM 03/29/11 - The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in a major class action suit against Wal-Mart.
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GOP Changes Tactics to Eliminate Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Last Updated: 8:50 AM 03/29/11 - House Republicans will nibble away at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac instead of trying to eat them whole.
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First Female VP Candidate Geraldine Ferraro Dies at 75
Last Updated: 12:07 PM 03/26/11 - Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman to run for U.S. vice president on a major party ticket, has died. She was 75.
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Winning Mega Millions Tickets Worth $312M Sold in NY
Last Updated: 8:06 AM 03/26/11 - A New York lottery official says a winning ticket for the Mega Millions lottery jackpot worth $312 million has been sold at a variety store in Albany, N.Y.
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NTSB Investigating Incident Involving Sleepy Air Traffic Controller
Last Updated: 6:57 AM 03/24/11 - Safety and aviation officials said Wednesday that two airliners landed at Reagan National Airport near Washington without control tower clearance because the air traffic supervisor was asleep.
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Report: Fewer than Ten Americans Missing in Japan
Last Updated: 6:34 AM 03/24/11 - The United States says it is searching for fewer than ten Americans who remain unaccounted for in Japanese areas affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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Film Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79
Last Updated: 1:46 PM 03/23/11 - Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor has died in Los Angeles. She was 79.
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Experts Recommend Rear-Facing Car Seats Longer
Last Updated: 6:32 AM 03/22/11 - New guidelines for parents say children should ride in rear-facing car seats longer, until they are two years old instead of one.
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Some 2011 Honda Civics Recalled for Fuel Leak
Last Updated: 9:30 AM 03/17/11 - Honda Motor Co. is recalling new models of the Honda Civic to prevent fuel from leaking from the car's fuel tank.
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Biomass Refinery Planned in Virginia
Last Updated: 9:29 AM 03/17/11 - A refinery that would convert feedstock, timber byproducts and other organic material into oil is planned in Pittsylvania County.
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Evacuations of Americans in Japan Authorized
Last Updated: 9:28 AM 03/17/11 - The United States has authorized the first evacuations of Americans out of Japan.
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Japan May Face Nuclear Disaster Worse Than Chernobyl
Last Updated: 12:07 PM 03/14/11 - As Japanese residents continue to recover from earthquake and tsunami damage, another problem threatens the country.
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Hundreds Killed in Tsunami After 8.9 Japan Quake
Last Updated: 11:56 AM 03/11/11 - A ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it carried away ships, cars and homes, and triggered widespread fires that burned out of control.
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Grand Jury Indicts 14 Suspected Pirates for Yacht Killings
Last Updated: 11:45 AM 03/10/11 - A federal grand jury has indicted 13 suspected pirates from Somalia and one from Yemen in the February hijacking of a yacht that left four Americans dead.
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Supreme Court Rejects Second Challenge on Obama's Birth
Last Updated: 8:40 AM 03/08/11 - The Supreme Court has rejected for the second time a challenge to Barack Obama's eligibility to serve as president over the unsubstantiated claim that he was not born in the United States.
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