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Prosecutor: Kidnapped Ohio women kept diaries 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 10:05 PM PDT
 Breaking News Headlines: Cleveland Kidnapping Victim Appears at Music FestivalA lawyer says the captives documented the horrific abuse they suffered.
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One in three recent vets has considered suicide: survey 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 03:03 PM PDT
 Jobseekers talk to recruiters from Yoh, a staffing agency, during a Hire Our Heroes job fair targeting unemployed military veterans and sponsored by the Cable Show, a cable television industry trade show in WashingtonAnd 37 percent of post-9/11 veterans know a veteran who took their own life.
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ATF director confirmed, fulfilling Obama demand 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 05:34 PM PDT
 FILE - In this June 11, 2013 file photo, B. Todd Jones of Minnesota, President Barack Obama's nominee for director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate is ready for a showdown on President Barack Obama's pick to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives in a battle that carries echoes of this year's gun control fight. Democrats were forcing a vote Wednesday on ending Republican stalling tactics against B. Todd Jones' nomination to head the agency, which enforces federal firearms laws. They are hoping for a different outcome this time for Obama and his allies, who were defeated in April when the Senate refused to expand background check requirements for gun buyers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)The Senate on Wednesday confirmed a director for the federal agency that regulates firearms, fulfilling one of the demands President Barack Obama made after the Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting.
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Transportation funding bill faces GOP opposition 
Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 12:26 AM PDT
 Part of the President Barack Obama's motorcade sits outside on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013, as Obama arrived for a meeting with Senate Democrats . Obama's trip to Capitol Hill, just days before Congress breaks Friday for a five-week summer recess, comes amid growing concerns among Democrats over the president's stalled domestic agenda. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure awarding generous funding to road and bridge projects, community development grants and housing help for the poor is running into stiff Republican opposition in the Senate.
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Bill to lower student loan rates heads to Obama 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 11:12 PM PDT
 Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., front right, with Reps. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., from left, Luke Messer, R-Ind., and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., obscured, talk about student loans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan bill that would lower the costs of borrowing for millions of students is awaiting President Barack Obama's signature.
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Egypt orders camps cleared, protesters buckle down 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 03:10 PM PDT
 Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi hold sticks and wear protective gear during a march in Nasr City, where supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi have installed a camp and hold daily rallies, in Cairo, Egypt, late Tuesday, July 30, 2013. The European Union's top diplomat said Tuesday after meeting with Morsi that he is well, and that she urged all those she met with on the need to move forward peacefully following his ouster nearly a month ago. It was Morsi's first contact with the outside world since he was toppled in a military coup on July 3. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)CAIRO (AP) — Protesters holding sticks and wearing helmets and makeshift body armor stand behind mounds of sandbags, tires and brick walls. They change guards every two hours to ensure they stay alert.
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Gay couples rush to wed under new Minn. law 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 11:36 PM PDT
 Margaret Miles, right, celebrates with wife Cathy ten Broeke, left, after they were married at the Minneapolis Freedom to Marry Celebration and Weddings, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013 at the Minneapolis City Hall. The couple were the first women legally married in Minnesota. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dozens of gay couples began tying the knot early Thursday morning at Minneapolis City Hall as Minnesota became the latest state to legalize same-sex marriage.
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George Zimmerman stopped for speeding in Texas 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 05:44 PM PDT
 In this image taken from dashcam video provided by the City of Forney Police Department, a police officer speaks with George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted by a Florida jury of charges in the fatal shooting of a black teenager, after he was pulled over for speeding along U.S. 80, about 20 miles east of Dallas on Sunday, July 28, 2013. Zimmerman was released with a warning. (AP Photo/City of Forney Police Department)FORNEY, Texas (AP) — George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who was cleared of all charges in the Florida shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, was stopped for speeding on a highway near Dallas, officials said Wednesday.
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Salad-tied outbreak widespread, source not pegged 
Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 12:14 AM PDT
 In this image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a photomicrograph of a fresh stool sample, which had been prepared using a 10% formalin solution, and stained with modified acid-fast stain, reveals the presence of four Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts in the field of view. Iowa and Nebraska health officials said Tuesday, July 30, 2013, that a prepackaged salad mix is the source of a cyclospora outbreak that sickened more than 178 people in both states. Cyclospora is a rare parasite that causes a lengthy gastrointestinal illness. (AP Photo/Centerd for Disease Control and Prevention)LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Food safety advocates are sounding an alarm at the lack of information being disseminated about an enduring intestinal illness tied to prepackaged salad that has sickened nearly 400 people nationwide.
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Uruguay takes step toward full pot legalization 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 10:57 PM PDT
 FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2012 file photo, a marijuana grower shows plants he is cultivating with some friends in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Uruguayan Congress is debating President Jose Mujica's proposal to fight organized crime by legalizing the production and sale of marijuana. A vote is expected late Wednesday, July 31, 2013 on the proposal to license growers, sellers and consumers, with a confidential registry to keep people from buying more than 40 grams a month. Anyone carrying, growing or selling pot without a license would face stiff penalties including long prison terms. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico, File)MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay's unprecedented plan to put the government at the center of a legal marijuana industry has made it halfway through congress, giving President Jose Mujica a long-sought victory in his effort to explore alternatives to the global war on drugs.
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Pentagon: We're not crying wolf over budget cuts 
Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 12:24 AM PDT
 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel pauses during a news conference at the Pentagon, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Hagel warned that the Pentagon may have to mothball up to three Navy aircraft carriers and order more sharp reductions in the size of the Army and Marine Corps if Congress does not act to avoid massive budget cuts beginning in 2014. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon officials insist they are not crying wolf when they say proposed budget cuts could severely harm the military.
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AP Source: MLB threatening A-Rod with lifetime ban 
Thursday, Aug 01, 2013 12:07 AM PDT
 FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2009, file photo, New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez watches from the dugout in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston. Baseball is threatening to kick Rodriguez out of the game for life unless the Yankees star agrees not to fight a lengthy suspension for his role in the sport's latest drug scandal, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, on condition of anonymity because no statements were authorized. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez might not make it back to the Yankees this year. Or ever.
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Protesters invade Rio de Janeiro city building 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 07:31 PM PDT
 A worker, center left, tries to remove protesters after they invaded the city council building in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, July 31, 2013. The clash came toward the end of an anti-government march Wednesday by protesters who focused their anger on Rio state governor Sergio Cabral. Nationwide anti-government protests started in Brazil in June. Complaints target poor public services in the face of citizen's heavy tax burden. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anti-government demonstrators briefly invaded the city council building in Rio de Janeiro in the latest in a wave of protests that have hit Brazil.
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Origin of salad-linked outbreak remains a mystery 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 06:17 PM PDT
 In this image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a photomicrograph of a fresh stool sample, which had been prepared using a 10% formalin solution, and stained with modified acid-fast stain, reveals the presence of four Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts in the field of view. Iowa and Nebraska health officials said Tuesday, July 30, 2013, that a prepackaged salad mix is the source of a cyclospora outbreak that sickened more than 178 people in both states. Cyclospora is a rare parasite that causes a lengthy gastrointestinal illness. (AP Photo/Centerd for Disease Control and Prevention)LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nearly 400 people across the country have been sickened by cyclospora, a lengthy intestinal illness usually contracted by eating contaminated food. But if you're looking to find out exactly where it came from, you may be out of luck.
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House approves lower rates on student loans 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 05:20 PM PDT
 FILE - In this July 17, 2013 file photo, House Education Committee Chairman Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., left, followed by House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif., walks to the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. A deal that gives college students and their parents lower interest rates for loans is heading toward its final vote. The House was expected Wednesday to take up a bipartisan compromise that links student loan interest rates to the financial markets. Immediately, borrowers would see lower rates for classes this year than last, although the costs are expected to climb in coming years if the economy improves as expected. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan bill that would reduce the costs of borrowing for millions of students passed the House on Wednesday and was heading to President Barack Obama for his signature.
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Gay marriage in R.I., Minn. is personal and political 
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 01:19 PM PDT
 Gay marriage in Rhode Island and MinnesotaSame-sex couples share vignettes of their lives, engagements and hopes for the future.
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