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BA employee faces terrorism charges
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British journalist freed in Gaza
British journalist Paul Martin was free Thursday and on his way to Israel after his arrest by Hamas in Gaza a month ago.
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Kansas City moves to close nearly half of schools
A divided Kansas City School Board voted to close almost half of the city's schools because of falling enrollment. At the hearing, parents voiced anger and students cried.
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Partial results of Iraq election expected
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Chief justice: Obama speech 'troubling'
Simmering tension spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the political atmosphere at the State of the Union address "very troubling."
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Tornadoes rip up homes in Arkansas
Parts of Arkansas were under a tornado watch until early Thursday after a series of powerful tornadoes ripped through dozens of homes, critically injuring two people.
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Eatery charged with serving whale meat
Federal authorities have charged a trendy Santa Monica sushi restaurant with serving whale meat -- an investigation that was spurred by the team behind the Oscar-winning documentary, "The Cove."
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Violence rocks Somali capital
Heavy fighting flared in the Somali capital Thursday, a day after a battle between government forces and Al-Shabaab rebels left 29 dead and scores injured.
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Ex-Toyota lawyer: Documents damaging
When in-house defense attorney Dimitrios Biller resigned from Toyota, he walked out with something potentially more valuable than his $4 million severance package.
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Background check missed prison stint
A background check conducted in 2009 on an Ohio State University employee suspected of opening fire Tuesday on his co-workers turned up no criminal record, even though he apparently served five years in prison.
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'Lost Boys' star Corey Haim dies at 38
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New leader tops Forbes' richest people
Forbes magazine released its annual list of the world's richest people Wednesday, and for only the second time since 1995, Microsoft founder Bill Gates' name was not at the top.
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Workers trained to hack Defense Dept.
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Dems aim to ban for-profits' earmarks
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White House continues to slam insurers
President Obama is turning up the heat on private health insurers again, taking his increasingly populist health care overhaul pitch on the road to Missouri.
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Beckham's return spoiled
Wayne Rooney (right) scores twice as Manchester United crush AC Milan 4-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League and ruin David Beckham's return to Old Trafford.
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Myanmar bars Suu Kyi from elections
Myanmar's ruling junta has announced a new election law that disqualifies pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from participating in upcoming national elections.
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Who is alleged 'Jihad Jane'?
Colleen LaRose, the U.S. woman indicted for allegedly conspiring to support terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, attempted suicide in 2005, police said.
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Answers sought in bulldozer death
American Rachel Corrie was crushed by an Israeli bulldozer in 2003 as it razed homes in a Palestinian camp. On Wednesday, her parents seek answers in an Israeli court.
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Obama pledges to continue Haiti aid
President Obama met Wednesday with Haitian President Rene Preval to discuss relief, recovery and reconstruction efforts in Haiti.
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