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National Briefing | South: Alabama: Court Refuses to Delay Same-Sex Marriages

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 08:36 PM PST

A federal appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for same-sex marriages to begin Monday in Alabama, but the state's attorney general made a last-ditch attempt to keep the weddings on hold.

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National Briefing | West: California: Rap Mogul Falls Ill at Court Appearance

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 08:36 PM PST

Marion Knight, the former chief executive of Death Row Records who is known as Suge, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and attempted murder charges before complaining of chest pain and being...

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Walker’s Wisconsin Budget Has a National Message

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 08:09 PM PST

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a possible contender for the Republican presidential nomination, proposed a new spending plan for Wisconsin that relies on borrowing and spending cuts and steers clear...

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In Closing Arguments, Conflicting Accounts of Man’s Role in Silk Road

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 07:45 PM PST

Jurors are expected to begin deliberations on Wednesday in the trial of Ross W. Ulbricht, who is accused of operating the online black market.

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Regulators Cite a New Danger in the Skies: Selfies

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 06:57 PM PST

The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that when a light plane fatally crashed eight months ago, it was probably because the pilot had been taking pictures of himself and his passenger,...

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Superior Journal: A Crashing End to a Work of Ice a City Had Warmed Up To

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 06:44 PM PST

An 66-foot ice tower built to set a world record and to draw visitors to Superior, Wis., collapsed on Tuesday, three months after a backyard sculptor began the $30,000 project.

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Man in the News: New Speaker in Albany: A Skilled Operator, Embracing Change

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 06:25 PM PST

Carl E. Heastie says he hopes to reform the almost czarlike system in which the Assembly is ruled by its speaker, though his political career would seem to make him better suited to thrive in that...

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Moussaoui Calls Saudi Princes Patrons of Al Qaeda

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 06:16 PM PST

A former operative for Al Qaeda testified that members of Saudi Arabia's royal family were major donors in the late 1990s and claimed that he discussed a plan to shoot down Air Force One with a staff...

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House G.O.P. Again Votes to Repeal Health Care Law

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 05:47 PM PST

The latest House bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act was the first one in the new Congress, and gave new Republican members a chance to take a stand.

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Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Is to Publish a Second Novel

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 05:36 PM PST

The new book, "Go Set a Watchman," focuses on the character of Scout as an adult, and was written in the 1950s. It will be published in July.

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U.S. Official Says Cuba’s Political Detentions Declined

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 05:21 PM PST

Cuba temporarily detained 178 political prisoners in January, the State Department's senior human rights official said Tuesday. There were 489 such detentions in December.

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Senate Democrats Block Republicans’ Homeland Security Bill

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 05:21 PM PST

Money for the Department of Homeland Security runs out on Feb. 27 unless the Congress acts, but the G.O.P. wants to withhold money to stop President Obama's immigration policies..

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Business Briefing: U.S. Bourbon and Whiskey Record More Sales Growth

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 05:08 PM PST

Revenue for bourbon and Tennessee whiskey rose by 9.6 percent to $2.7 billion last year, the Distilled Spirits Council said.

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National Briefing | Military: Ex-Contractor Charged in Navy Bribery Case

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 04:45 PM PST

Paul Simpkins, a former senior contracting officer for the Navy, was arrested Tuesday and charged with conspiracy to commit bribery in a scandal involving ship-supply contracts in the Pacific.

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National Briefing | West: California: Water Use Down, but Emergency Persists

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 04:36 PM PST

December's rains enabled Californians to finally meet Gov. Jerry Brown's call for a 20 percent reduction in monthly water consumption, but more restrictions loom as the state adapts to a...

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Business Briefing: Pfizer Breast Cancer Drug Wins Federal Approval

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 04:17 PM PST

The Food and Drug Administration approved Ibrance for women who have tumors that do not contain a protein known as HER-2.

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Chris Christie Shows Fondness for Luxury Benefits When Others Pay the Bill

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 03:31 PM PST

While the image of Governor Christie of New Jersey is that of a populist Everyman preaching austerity, he has long indulged luxury tastes, sometimes in ethically questionable situations.

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When Company Is Fined, Taxpayers Often Share Bill

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:37 PM PST

Companies can often reduce punitive damages through a tax loophole that permits them to save millions of dollars by deducting the awards as an ordinary business expense.

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Motherlode Blog: Donating Embryos, Not ‘Giving Up Babies’

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 02:12 PM PST

Infertility is sad and frustrating and a huge financial burden, writes an embryo donor. I love the idea that one of our frozen embryos could end that heartache for a family.

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