| Why the flu is hitting working-age adults hardest Posted: 20 Feb 2014 01:05 PM PST  CDC estimates people ages 25 to 64 account for about 60 percent of flu deaths this season.
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| Drugs found aboard 'Captain Phillips' ship where two ex-SEALs died Posted: 20 Feb 2014 03:59 PM PST  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Drugs were in the room where two former Navy SEALs were found dead aboard the Maersk Alabama, a ship that was the focus of a 2009 hijacking dramatized in the movie "Captain Phillips," a company spokesman said Thursday.
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| Fishing rope cut from endangered whale off Georgia Posted: 20 Feb 2014 04:06 PM PST  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Wildlife experts cut away more than 280 feet of commercial fishing line being dragged by an endangered right whale off the Georgia coast, though some of the heavy rope had to be left tangled in the whale's mouth, officials said Thursday.
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| New shoe bomb threat related to al Qaeda Posted: 20 Feb 2014 01:36 PM PST  Warning to airlines concerns bomb-maker working for Yemen-based affiliate, not Olympics.
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| Blood and tears on Kiev's Independence Square Posted: 20 Feb 2014 12:40 PM PST  As fighting rages all around him on Kiev's Independence Square, a volunteer medic tears open a young protester's bloodstained T-shirt and desperately pumps the demonstrators chest as his grey face stares into the sky. Nearby, protesters scream wildly for people to clear a path for a stretcher carrying a man's covered body. It is the deadliest day yet in three months of anti-government protests in Ukraine and Kiev's Independence Square, known as the Maidan, is Ground Zero. Riot police fire salvos of rubber bullets at anti-government protesters who hurl back Molotov cocktails and stones, determined to take back full control of the square, the epicentre of the opposition-led protest movement.
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| As number of U.S. farms declines, young farmers offer hope Posted: 20 Feb 2014 03:56 PM PST  Five-year census sees trend toward locally grown foods as good to all of farm country.
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| Family aims to fund funeral by washing cars, selling BBQ Posted: 20 Feb 2014 09:38 AM PST  A Texas family is raising money to help pay for a man's funeral costs by offering car washes to people passing by the local AutoZone, KHOU.com reports. The family is also selling barbecue.
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| Kiev camp medic: 70 new protester deaths Posted: 20 Feb 2014 12:23 PM PST  Report from opposition doctor puts toll at more than 100 killed in this week's escalating violence.
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| An army of Ted Cruzes: Long shots take a page from tea party hero Posted: 20 Feb 2014 09:58 AM PST  Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has inspired a new crop of conservative candidates to run against fellow Republicans.
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| Entire Iowa town evacuated due to chemical fire Posted: 20 Feb 2014 09:09 AM PST  NORTHWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities are evacuating residents of a small northern Iowa city where firefighters are battling a chemical fire.
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| Ex-Navy SEAL found dead on 'Captain Philips' ship Posted: 20 Feb 2014 07:26 AM PST NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — One of two American security officers found dead off the coast of Africa on the ship from the movie "Captain Phillips" was a former Navy SEAL, according to a service record released to The Associated Press on Thursday. |
| Gun battle shatters brief Ukraine truce Posted: 20 Feb 2014 02:14 PM PST  At least 39 new deaths as president is pressured by both visiting EU ministers and his Russian paymasters.
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| John Kerry finds his calling Posted: 20 Feb 2014 03:53 AM PST  After losing a presidential bid 10 years ago, he flourishes as the nation's top diplomat.
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| EU imposes sanctions against Ukrainian leaders Posted: 20 Feb 2014 10:00 AM PST  The measures are targeted at officials blamed for human rights violations during the crackdown.
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| Obama reconsiders U.S. military role in Syria Posted: 20 Feb 2014 03:06 AM PST  A week after saying military action isn't the plan "right now," the president eyes his options and considers the worst foreign policy crisis of his administration.
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| Fertilizer plant fire forces Iowa city evacuation Posted: 20 Feb 2014 09:59 AM PST  NORTHWOOD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities ordered the evacuation of an entire northern Iowa city Thursday as firefighters battled a fire at a fertilizer plant.
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| Meet the nerds who are making life hell for the White House Posted: 20 Feb 2014 05:59 AM PST  The Congressional Budget Office's reports on the impact of legislation causes headaches for Republicans and Democrats alike. But it also gives both sides ammunition against each other.
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| Obama: Ukraine, Syria not pieces on 'Cold-War chessboard' Posted: 19 Feb 2014 06:36 PM PST  The president denies that U.S.-Russian tensions are being played out in the conflicts.
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| Kiev protesters capture 67 police Posted: 20 Feb 2014 07:39 AM PST  A medic for the protesters occupying the central city says at least 70 protesters have died.
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| New highly radioactive leak at Japan's Fukushima plant Posted: 19 Feb 2014 08:53 PM PST  By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant said on Thursday that 100 metric tons of highly contaminated water had leaked out of a tank, the worst incident since last August, when a series of radioactive water leaks sparked international alarm. Tokyo Electric Power Co told reporters the latest leak was unlikely to have reached the ocean. "We are taking various measures, but we apologize for worrying the public with such a leak," said Masayuki Ono, a spokesman for the utility, also known as Tepco. "Water is unlikely to have reached the ocean as there is no drainage in that tank area." Tepco said water overflowed from a large storage tank at the site late on Wednesday after a valve had remained open by mistake and sent too much contaminated water into a separate holding area.
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| Ticket sold in Calif. wins $425M Powerball jackpot Posted: 20 Feb 2014 03:13 AM PST  MILPITAS, Calif. (AP) — The lone winning ticket for the $425 million Powerball jackpot was sold at a convenience store in central California, but there was no immediate word on who may have won one of the largest lottery jackpots in U.S. history.
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| Canada women beat US 3-2 in OT for Olympic gold Posted: 20 Feb 2014 01:49 PM PST  SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The puck skittered the length of the ice on its way toward the empty Canadian net before clanging off the post and stopping in front of the crease.
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| Accident rates improving for older drivers Posted: 20 Feb 2014 04:20 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Safety researchers expressed concern a decade ago that traffic accidents would increase as the nation's aging population swelled the number of older drivers on the road. Now, they say they've been proved wrong.
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| Israeli demand sparks 'Jewish state' debate Posted: 20 Feb 2014 12:37 PM PST  JERUSALEM (AP) — Is Israel "the Jewish state"?
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| NJ judge throws out NYPD spying lawsuit Posted: 20 Feb 2014 03:33 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department's intelligence unit didn't discriminate against Muslims with far-reaching surveillance aimed at identifying "budding terrorist conspiracies" at Newark mosques and other locations in New Jersey, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. |
| NJ police: Ravens' Rice knocked out fiancee Posted: 20 Feb 2014 04:04 PM PST  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A police complaint alleges Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocked out his fiancee during an argument at an Atlantic City casino.
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| To raise or not to raise wages? Posted: 20 Feb 2014 03:47 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Gap's decision this week to raise the hourly wages of workers at its stores nationwide puts pressure on other major U.S. retailers to do the same.
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| Kiev protest violence kills scores Posted: 20 Feb 2014 04:02 PM PST  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Protesters advanced on police lines in the heart of the Ukrainian capital on Thursday, prompting government snipers to shoot back and kill scores of people in the country's deadliest day since the breakup of the Soviet Union a quarter-century ago.
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| Shock persists as southwest Mo. mourns slain girl Posted: 20 Feb 2014 04:17 PM PST  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Family and friends remembered 10-year-old Hailey Owens as a vivacious spirit — a trusting little girl whose cheery disposition only deepened the heartbreak after police say she was snatched off a southwest Missouri street and killed by an abductor.
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| Locker room culture in spotlight as combine begins Posted: 20 Feb 2014 04:11 PM PST  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — This could be as good a time as there has ever been for an openly gay player in the NFL. The league will be watching.
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| 2 men sentenced in brutal attack on Giants fan Posted: 20 Feb 2014 03:13 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — An angry judge lashed out Thursday as he sentenced two men who pleaded guilty in the savage beating of a die-hard San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium, calling them cowards and a nightmare for people who go to games.
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| New study casts doubt on West's Afghan plan Posted: 20 Feb 2014 02:17 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — A new assessment of Afghanistan's future says the country could revert to a terrorist haven unless U.S. and international partners underwrite a larger — and more expensive — Afghan security force than is currently planned beyond 2014.
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| My love affair with WhatsApp. Does it have to end? Posted: 20 Feb 2014 03:01 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — When I used WhatsApp to tell my family about Facebook's $19 billion purchase of the company that makes my favorite app, I punctuated the message with a string of crying emojis (cartoon faces).
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| Obama budget to drop benefit cost-of-living trims Posted: 20 Feb 2014 04:14 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will propose an election-year budget that would drop reductions he had previously embraced in federal benefits, officials disclosed Thursday. He also will ask Congress to approve about $56 billion in new or expanded programs, stepping back from aggressive efforts to tackle long-term government deficits and debt.
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| U.S. warns of airline shoe-bomb threat Posted: 19 Feb 2014 03:27 PM PST  US security officials warned Wednesday about a potential shoe-bomb threat on international flights to the United States, local media reported. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a warning to airlines based on "very recent intelligence" considered credible that assailants would try to attack passenger jets using explosives hidden in shoes, NBC television reported. Officials told NBC that passengers may be subjected to enhanced security screenings and airlines will pay more attention to passengers' shoes. Some airports already require passengers to take off their shoes for security after Richard Reid tried to detonate explosives stashed in his shoes during a Paris-Miami flight just three months after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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