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• Bangladesh toll 547; smell proof number will rise

  May 4, 2013 in Nation/World DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Ten days after the horrifying collapse of a garment-factory building, life has become still more gruesome for crews working to recover bodies at the site. The … 7

• Across America, a week of chaos, horror — and hope

  April 20, 2013 in Nation/World Moment after nail-biting moment, the events shoved us through a week that felt like an unremitting series of tragedies: Deadly bombs. Poison letters. A town shattered by a colossal explosion. … 19

• Post office retreats on eliminating Saturday mail

  April 10, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service backed down from its plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery because Congress barred it, officials said today. But its governing board said it’s … 8

• Cypriot lawmakers reject deposits seizure bill

  March 19, 2013 in Nation/World NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a critical draft bill that would have seized part of people’s bank deposits in order to qualify for a vital international … 8

• Britain finds horsemeat in school meals, hospitals

  February 15, 2013 in Nation/World LONDON (AP) — Tests have found horsemeat in school meals, hospital food and restaurant dishes in Britain, officials said Friday, as the scandal over adulterated meat spread beyond frozen supermarket … 7

• The big dig-out: New England, NY slammed with snow

  February 9, 2013 in Nation/World New Englanders began the back-breaking job of digging out from as much as 3 feet of wet, heavy snow today and emergency crews used snowmobiles to reach shivering motorists stranded … 9

• Behemoth storm drops 2 feet of snow on Northeast

  February 9, 2013 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — A behemoth storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions swept through the Northeast on Saturday, dumping more than 2 feet of snow on New England and …

• NYC, New England brace for up to 3 feet of snow

  February 8, 2013 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Snow began to fall around the Northeast on Friday at the start of what’s predicted to be a massive, possibly historic blizzard, and residents scurried to stock … 11

• Super Bowl outage traced to faulty protective device

  February 8, 2013 in Nation/World NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The failure of a device meant to protect the power supply to the Superdome caused the Super Bowl blackout, the stadium’s power company said Friday as … 7

• Beer will help power Alaska brewery

  February 4, 2013 in Nation/World JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaskan Brewing Co. is going green, but instead of looking to solar and wind energy, it has turned to a very familiar source: beer. The Juneau-based … 6

• Strike likely averted at East Coast ports

  December 28, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — The union for longshoremen along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico has agreed to extend its contract for 30 days, averting a possible strike that … 1

• Storms improve outlook for Mississippi River

  December 20, 2012 in Nation/World ST. LOUIS (AP) — A release of water from the Missouri River and recent snow and rain are offering some relief for the Mississippi River. Though still dangerously low, the …

• Strike looms at East and Gulf Coast ports

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World BOSTON (AP) — Weeks after a critical West Coast port complex was crippled by a few hundred striking workers, the East Coast is bracing for a possible walkout numbering thousands …

• Training under way for new nuclear plant operators

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Utility companies are preparing a new wave of workers to run first-of-their-kind nuclear plants, a process certain to influence how workers are trained on the new … 1

• Discounts abound as stores try to salvage season

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to fat holiday discounts, better late than never. This holiday shopping season, many stores haven’t been offering the same blockbuster deals as they …

• Will cigarette makers jump into pot market?

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Will the Marlboro Man light up a joint soon? The states of Washington and Colorado legalized possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana in the November …

• Government issues new online child privacy rules

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — New online child privacy rules will keep anonymous advertisers and marketers from siphoning personal information about preteens but won’t restrain innovation among technology companies and businesses that …

• Shattered Newtown tries to make sense of tragedy

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — For a third straight day Wednesday, funeral processions rolled through a grieving Connecticut town trying to make sense of the massacre of 20 first-graders and six …

• Heavy price: Medicare overpaying for back braces

  December 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet sale price for a standard back brace: $99.99. What Medicare pays for the item: $900-plus. 1

• Panetta orders probe of military day care centers

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered a worldwide review of hiring practices at all U.S. military day care centers after the Army revealed that it discovered …

• Investors turn against gun makers after massacre

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Investors shunned some of the nation’s largest gun makers Tuesday, putting up for sale the manufacturer of the Bushmaster semiautomatic rifle used in the Connecticut school shooting … 3

• Army probing day care centers worldwide

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered a worldwide review of hiring practices at all U.S. military day care centers after the Army revealed that it discovered …

• Classes resume in Newtown, minus Sandy Hook

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday for the first time since last week’s massacre and faced the agonizing task of laying others to rest, …

• APNewsBreak: $1 coin backers give to Harkin center

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A South Korean businessman and his Iowa metals company gave $500,000 to a university institute honoring U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, who is pushing for a … 1

• NRC slaps Japanese company on California nuke work

  December 18, 2012 in Nation/World LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Japanese company that manufactured the troubled steam generators at the San Onofre nuclear power plant might be looking for fixes with the wrong test equipment, … 1

• Ohio governor spares condemned obese killer

  December 17, 2012 in Nation/World COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The governor on Monday sidestepped a decision about whether a condemned inmate was too fat to be humanely executed by sparing the prisoner on the grounds …

• APNewsBreak: Unisex Easy-Bake oven on the way

  December 17, 2012 in Nation/World PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Hasbro says it will soon reveal a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven after meeting with a New Jersey girl who started a campaign calling on the toy maker …

• TV network aimed at millennials set for summer

  December 17, 2012 in Nation/World NEW YORK (AP) — Participant Media plans to launch a cable network aimed at viewers 18 to 34 years old with programming it describes as inspiring and thought-provoking. The as-yet-unnamed …

• Massive Napa do-over prompts grape plant shortage

  December 16, 2012 in Nation/World SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Napa Valley, one of the world’s premier wine growing regions, has an uncommon problem these days: not enough new grapevine root stock is available to supply …

• 2 dead after shooting at Las Vegas Strip hotel

  December 15, 2012 in Nation/World LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man shot and fatally wounded a woman, then killed himself Friday at the Excalibur hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip, sending many patrons fleeing in …

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