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Russia orders U.S. envoy to leave
May 15, 2013 on Page A3 MOSCOW – A U.S. diplomat was ordered Tuesday to leave the country after the Kremlin’s security services said he tried to recruit a Russian agent, and they displayed tradecraft tools … 1
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Autonomous stealth drone takes off from carrier deck
May 15, 2013 on Page A3 For the first time in naval aviation history, a drone was catapulted off the deck of an aircraft carrier and soared into flight. The U.S. Navy conducted the test Tuesday …
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Pentagon will limit furloughs to 11 days
May 15, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Defense Department will furlough most of its 800,000 civilian employees for 11 days, a decision that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called “difficult” but necessary to meet mandatory …
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Jolie announces double mastectomy
May 15, 2013 on Page A4 Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer. The Oscar-winning actress …
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U.S. deficit declining faster than expected
May 15, 2013 on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The federal deficit is shrinking more quickly than expected, and the government’s long-term debt has largely stabilized for the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, in … 11
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In brief: Abortion doctor gets life in prison
May 15, 2013 on Page A4 Philadelphia – A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of killing three babies born alive at his rogue clinic dodged a possible death sentence Tuesday in a hasty post-verdict deal with prosecutors. … 17
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NTSB wants 0.05 limit for drunken driving
May 15, 2013 on Page A4 WASHINGTON – With drunken driving still a stubborn national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, federal safety regulators Tuesday called on states to take a dramatic step: … 3
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Study questions benefits from low salt diets
May 15, 2013 on Page A4 WASHINGTON – A surprising new report questions public health efforts to get Americans to sharply cut back on salt, saying it’s not clear whether eating super-low levels is worth the …
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Holder backs AP phone records probe
May 15, 2013 on Page A14 WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday strongly defended the criminal investigation into the leak of classified details about a successful U.S. undercover operation, calling it “within the top … 8
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Minnesota Gov. Dayton signs gay marriage bill
May 14, 2013 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton on Tuesday signed a bill making gay marriage legal in Minnesota, the 12th state to take the step, as thousands of onlookers … 2
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Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy
May 14, 2013 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast … 18
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Bed rest may hurt pregnancy
May 14, 2013 on Page A1 WASHINGTON – New research is raising fresh concern that an age-old treatment for troubled pregnancies – bed rest – doesn’t seem to prevent premature birth, and it might even worsen … 16
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Climate change threatens common plants, animals
May 14, 2013 on Page A2 WASHINGTON – Climate change could lead to the widespread loss of common plants and animals around the world, according to a study released Sunday in the journal Nature Climate Change. … 7
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Psychologist Brothers dies
May 14, 2013 on Page A2 Joyce Brothers, the pop psychologist who pioneered the television advice show in the 1950s and enjoyed a long and prolific career as a syndicated columnist, author, and television and film …
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Another volcano rumbling in Alaska
May 14, 2013 on Page A2 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Another volcano in Alaska is heating up, with seismic instruments signaling a possible eruption, scientists said Monday. Tremors were detected at Pavlof Volcano, 625 miles southwest of …
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In brief: Police identify shooting suspect
May 14, 2013 on Page A3 NEW ORLEANS – Police late Monday identified a 19-year-old man as a suspect in the shooting of about 20 people during a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, saying several …
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Justice Department secretly obtained AP phone records
May 14, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors secretly obtained records of telephone calls from more than 20 telephone lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists over a two-month period in an … 28
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Abortion doctor guilty in deaths
May 14, 2013 on Page A3 PHILADELPHIA – An abortion doctor was convicted Monday of first-degree murder and could face execution in the deaths of three babies who were delivered alive and then killed with scissors … 18
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IRS boss mum on targeting
May 14, 2013 on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Steven T. Miller repeatedly failed to tell Congress that tea party groups were being inappropriately targeted, even after he had been briefed on … 9
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Shot Pakistani activist recognized with award
May 14, 2013 on Page A3 OKLAHOMA CITY – A Pakistani human rights activist who founded an all-girls school said the Taliban was “more afraid of the books than bombs” as he and his 15-year-old daughter, … 1
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Swift, Bryan to play CMT awards show
May 14, 2013 on Page A4 Taylor Swift leads a list of country’s hottest stars set to perform at the CMT Music Awards next month. Swift, Miranda Lambert’s Pistol Annies, Luke Bryan, Hunter Hayes and Little …
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Obama slams GOP focus on Benghazi
May 14, 2013 on Page A4 WASHINGTON – House Republicans pushed ahead Monday with their investigation of the deadly assault on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year as President Barack Obama asserted that … 11
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Builders bulldoze Mayan pyramid
May 14, 2013 on Page A4 BELIZE CITY – A construction company has essentially destroyed one of Belize’s largest Mayan pyramids with backhoes and bulldozers to extract crushed rock for a road-building project, authorities announced Monday. … 2
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In brief: Obama files appeal of Plan B ruling
May 14, 2013 on Page A4 NEW YORK – The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-minute appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription. The …
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Soldier guilty of five killings
May 14, 2013 on Page A4 JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Army Sgt. John Russell was found guilty Monday of the premeditated murder of five fellow servicemen in 2009 at a mental health clinic in Iraq, …
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Search for victims in building called off
May 14, 2013 on Page A10 SAVAR, Bangladesh – Several of the biggest Western retailers embraced a plan that would require them to pay for factory improvements in Bangladesh as the three-week search for victims of …
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2 new diseases could spark global outbreaks
May 13, 2013 LONDON — Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new … 5
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Bangladesh collapse search over; death toll 1,127
May 13, 2013 SAVAR, Bangladesh — Nearly three weeks after a Bangladesh garment-factory building collapsed, the search for the dead ended today at the site of the worst disaster in the history of … 27
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Huge drug cost disparities seen in health overhaul
May 13, 2013 Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama’s health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn. Where you live could make a huge difference in what … 50
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Barbara Walters to announce her retirement today
May 13, 2013 Barbara Walters is retiring. The veteran ABC News anchor is set to announce Monday morning on “The View” that she will retire from TV journalism next summer. 40
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