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Obama offers faith groups new birth control rule in health plans
WASHINGTON — Facing a wave of lawsuits over what government can tell religious groups to do, the Obama administration on Friday proposed a compromise for faith-based nonprofits that object to cover...
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Associated Press New York Mayor Edward I. Koch waves to onlookers as he arrives in 1987 at New York's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital Neurological Center. Koch died Friday from congestive heart failure, spokesman George Arzt said. He was 88.
Fiesty former mayor Koch dies
NEW YORK — When Ed Koch was mayor, it seemed as if all of New York was being run by a deli counterman. Koch was funny, irritable, opinionated, often rude and prone to yelling. And it worked, for a ...
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Photo of accused abductor released
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. — The standoff between police and a gunman accused of holding a kindergartner hostage in an underground bunker dragged into a fourth day on Friday, as authorities sought to conti...
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Healthier schools: Goodbye candy and greasy snacks
WASHINGTON — Goodbye candy bars and sugary cookies. Hello baked chips and diet sodas. The government for the first time is proposing broad new standards to make sure all foods sold in schools ar...
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Dow ends above 14,000 for 1st time since 2007
NEW YORK — The Dow closed above 14,000 on Friday for the first time in more than five years. It was just a number on a board, but it was enough to raise the hopes of some investors and cause oth...
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NASA marks 10 years since loss of Columbia
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Schoolchildren joined NASA managers and relatives of the lost crew of space shuttle Columbia on Friday to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy and remember the seven astr...
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What school foods are in and what foods are out
Some examples of what could be in and out under the rules: What’s in Baked potato chips Granola bars Cereal bars Trail mix Dried fruits Fruit cups Yogurt Whole grain-rich...
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Report: US job market looks surprisingly strong
WASHINGTON — The U.S. job market is proving surprisingly strong and raising hopes that the economy will be resilient enough this year to withstand a budget standoff in Washington and potentially de...
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Energy Secretary Chu to step down
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who won a Nobel Prize in physics but came under questioning for his handling of a solar energy loan, is stepping down. Chu offered his resignation to Presi...
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US looking at action against China cyberattacks
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is considering more assertive action against Beijing to combat a persistent cyber-espionage campaign it believes Chinese hackers are waging against U.S. compan...
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