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Associated Press People walk from the U.S. Capitol to the Washington Monument Saturday in Washington during a march for gun control.
Thousands march for gun control in Washington
WASHINGTON — Thousands of people, many holding signs with names of gun violence victims and messages such as “Ban Assault Weapons Now,” joined a rally for gun control on Saturday, marching from the...
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Associated Press Mason Bemiller, 17, from Northridge High School in Middlebury, Ind., snowboards through the terrain park at Swiss Valley ski area on Thursday in Jones, Mich. The lack of snow in some places, and in even places with snow that are getting less than usual, illustrates the increasingly fickle nature of winter in the Midwest, where dry, mild weather is making life difficult for businesses that rely on abundant snow.
Spotty Midwestern snow a mixed bag for winter businesses
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Just a week ago, things looked dire for Sarah and Tim Long, owners of Timbers Resort in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Snow is their winter lifeblood, drawing outdoor sports ent...
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Harkin won’t seek 6th Senate term in 2014
CUMMING, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin said Saturday he will not seek a sixth term in 2014, a decision that eases some of the burden the national Republican Party faces in retaking the Senate. Har...
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Business helps serious couples with Catholic marriage prep online
PORT HURON, Mich. — A Michigan company is helping solve the problem of geographic separation for couples looking to get married in the Roman Catholic Church. Port Huron-based Marriage Ministries...
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Associated Press St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson receives the body of Stan Musial as his casket arrives at Cathedral Basilica on Saturday in St. Louis. Musial, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals for 22 years, died Jan. 19.
Stan Musial remembered in Mass
ST. LOUIS — Stan Musial was remembered during a funeral and memorial outside Busch Stadium on Saturday as a Hall of Famer and a St. Louis icon embraced by generations of fans who never had the priv...
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 file photo, protesters hold a sign during a meeting of the Virginia Uranium Mining Working Group final informational public hearing at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Va. A three-decade ban on uranium mining in Virginia has put the richest known deposit of the radioactive ore in the U.S. off limits to mining. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Proposed uranium mine divides Virginia
CHATHAM, Va. — The rolling fields of Coles Hill were once full of tobacco. Along with furniture and textiles, the leaf sustained farmers, blue collar workers and families in this area of Virginia k...
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What’s an assault weapon, anyway? A gun glossary
WASHINGTON — Even Americans who have never touched a gun are probably familiar with the looks and names of a few — the military M16, the action-movie’s Uzi, the historic Colt .45. The terms thrown ...
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Associated Press A man smokes in 2007 in Omaha, Neb. Annual health care costs are roughly $96 billion for smokers and $147 billion for the obese, the government says.
Penalties for unhealthy habits draw new scrutiny
NEW YORK — Faced with the high cost of caring for smokers and overeaters, analysts say society must grapple with a blunt question: Instead of trying to penalize them and change their ways, why not ...
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Associated Press J.D. Williams talks Jan. 17 in Huntsville, Ala. Williams is a veteran who served near burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. The pits were used to burn garbage at military bases and some vets are reporting health problems they attribute to the smoke.
Health answers sought about garbage
WASHINGTON — J.D. Williams didn’t think much about the smoke cloud that often shrouded his air base in Iraq. Not when it covered everything he owned with black soot or when his wheezing and coughin...
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Court says Obama NLRB appointments violate constitution
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate last year to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board, a federal appeals court ruled Fri...
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