June 19, 2013
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Feedlots, meatpackers closing with fewer US cows
WICHITA, Kan. — Years of drought are reshaping the U.S. beef industry with feedlots and a major meatpacking plant closing because there are too few cattle left in the United States to support them....
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A year after boy’s death, Sanford is healing
SANFORD, Fla. — One year after the shooting of Trayvon Martin thrust this small central Florida city into the national spotlight, life in Sanford is returning to its regular rhythm. After the de...
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McMorrow served as first woman Illinois chief justice
CHICAGO — On the day she was sworn in as the first female chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, Mary Ann McMorrow acknowledged her pioneering achievement with the same grace and good humor h...
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Cruz’s tactics go against mainstream, impress Texas
HOUSTON — Ted Cruz glanced at his black cowboy boots, beneath a silver Texas belt buckle, waiting for the admirers to stop clapping. His arrival had turned a drop-by at a Houston lumber yard int...
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Rape of adopted Ohio kids unusual, haunting case
Researcher: Teaching kids to speak up combats abuse Sexual abuse of children in the United States has been declining, federal statistics indicate. In 2011, 61,472 cases of sexual abuse of c...
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US moves to salvage Syrian opposition talks
LONDON — The U.S. is frantically trying to salvage a Syrian opposition conference that John Kerry plans to attend this week during his first official overseas trip as U.S. secretary of state. A ...
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Farrakhan focuses on economics in Chicago speech
CHICAGO — Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan on Sunday called on blacks nationwide to curb economic disparities by cutting back on excessive spending, pooling resources and investing in land ...
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Researcher: Teaching kids to speak up combats abuse
Sexual abuse of children in the United States has been declining, federal statistics indicate. In 2011, 61,472 cases of sexual abuse of children were reported, nearly 2,000 fewer than the previous ...
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’93 NY bombing taught lessons on extreme threat
NEW YORK — It had to be an accident. Though hard to imagine now, that was the prevailing theory moments after an explosion rocked the World Trade Center around noon on a chilly Feb. 26, 1993. ...
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Vegas still seen as dangerous as crime drops
LAS VEGAS — Variously known as an adult playground and Disneyland for grown-ups, Las Vegas brands itself as a place where tourists can enjoy a sense of edginess with no real danger. But a series...
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