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Sen. Reid's wife has surgery after serious crash
26 mins ago
Sen. Harry Reid's wife has undergone surgery at a Virginia hospital to stabilize injuries from a broken neck she suffered in a traffic accident.
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Texas ed board adopts social studies standards
32 mins ago
The Texas State Board of Education agreed to new social studies standards on Friday after the far-right faction wielded its power to shape the lessons that will be taught to millions of students on American history, the U.S. free enterprise system, religion and other topics.
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GOP leader's skinny-dip confession stuns Utah
39 mins ago
A late-night confession by Utah's House majority leader about sitting nude in a hot tub with a minor 25 years ago has shocked this conservative state's political establishment but has not prompted calls from party leaders for him to resign.
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Judge rules on evidence in NJ incest case
45 mins ago
Jurors will get to hear testimony of the extreme physical and mental abuse allegedly inflicted by a New Jersey man accused of repeatedly raping his five daughters and terrorizing his family for years.
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Lawyers urge WTC workers to take $657M settlement
51 mins ago
Lawyers and city officials expressed confidence Friday that they can get ground zero responders to sign on to a settlement that would pay up to $657 million to workers who developed health problems after toiling in the ruins of the World Trade Center.
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Fired, punished Philly officers get 2nd chance
57 mins ago
Philadelphia police say eight officers who were fired or disciplined after a TV news helicopter captured video of them beating three suspects are getting their jobs back or punishments reduced.
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Conn. judge rules that state can force-feed inmate
80 mins ago
A Connecticut judge has ruled that state prison officials may continue force-feeding a British inmate who began a hunger strike in September 2007 over claims he was convicted on a fabricated sexual assault charge.
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'Vampire' wearing pipe disrupts downtown Seattle
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A man wearing what appeared to be a pipe bomb man was kicked out of a Seattle homeless shelter Friday morning after claiming to be a vampire, then wandered around before surrendering to police, authorities and witnesses said.
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