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Biden, NRA clash over new gun control proposals
WASHINGTON — Despite fresh opposition from the National Rifle Association, the Obama administration is assembling proposals to curb gun violence that would include a ban on sales of assault weapons...
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Gasoline prices predicted to fall
NEW YORK — At least gasoline should cost you less in 2013. Hamburger, health care and taxes are all set to take a bigger bite out of the family budget this year. But drivers’ annual gas bills ar...
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How to tell a cold from the flu
The common cold and flu are caused by different viruses but can have some similar symptoms, making them tough to tell apart. In general, the flu is worse and symptoms are more intense. COLDS: Us...
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Panetta says US in ‘last chapter’ of war
WASHINGTON — In a notably upbeat assessment of war progress, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that the U.S.-led coalition has advanced to the “last chapter” of an 11-year struggle to en...
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Associated Press Dr. Meeta Khan wears a face mask as she examines a respiratory patient Thursday at the Rush University Hospital emergency department in Chicago. Whether this flu season will be considered a bad season by the time it has run its course in the spring remains to be seen.
Flu season strikes early and, in some places, hard
NEW YORK — From the Rocky Mountains to New England, hospitals are swamped with people with flu symptoms. Some medical centers are turning away visitors or making them wear face masks, and one Penns...
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Associated Press A rare 1865 baseball card of the Brooklyn Atlantics was discovered in a photo album bought at a yard sale in Baileyville, Maine, on the Canadian border. The Saco River Auction Co., auction house expects six-figure bids at its Feb. 6 auction.
1865 baseball card found in Maine to be auctioned
PORTLAND, Maine — Six-figure bids are expected when an auction house sells a rare 148-year-old baseball card that was discovered at a yard sale in rural Maine, the auction house manager said Wednes...
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Most Americans intimidated by filing taxes
WASHINGTON — Too intimidated to fill out your tax return without help? Join the club. At nearly 4 million words, the U.S. tax law is so thick and complicated that businesses and individuals spen...
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Explosion forces shutdown at ADM plant in Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. — Archer Daniels Midland shut down operations Wednesday at its corn processing plant in central Illinois after an early-morning explosion damaged the facility. A fire broke out afte...
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Boeing defends Dreamliner, safety questions remain
Boeing’s 787 is supposed to revolutionize air travel. It just needs to get out of its own way first. The new plane is undoubtedly Boeing’s most visible. It’s built from composites instead of alu...
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Associated Press Mayor Michael Bloomberg surveys the damage to a passenger ferry after it crashed Wednesday in New York. At least 57 people were injured when a commuter ferry struck a dock in New York City's financial district, ripping open a right-side front corner.
High-speed ferry strikes NYC dock; dozens injured
NEW YORK — A high-speed ferry loaded with hundreds of commuters from New Jersey crashed into a dock in lower Manhattan on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, seriously injuring 11 people, inclu...
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