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Blind Teen Rips Putin on Adoption

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Blind Teen Rips Putin on Adoption MOSCOW — A blind Russian teenager’s withering, at times sarcastic, criticism of the country’s new ban on adoptions to the United States has garnered a lot of attention in Russian media, and even from the Kremlin. In a Jan. 6 blog post, addressed to President...


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GOP Ready to Fight Over Debt Limit

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GOP Ready to Fight Over Debt Limit John Boehner challenged Obama to another battle over the U.S. mounting deficit.


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United Airlines Sued for Tax Dodging

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United Airlines Sued for Tax Dodging The RTA filed a lawsuit on Monday against United Airlines, which is based in Chicago, and is deferring formal action against American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, Texas, because it is involved in bankruptcy proceedings.


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Jodi Arias' Nude Photos Shown in Court

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Jodi Arias' Nude Photos Shown in Court Graphic sexual photos of Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander posing naked on Alexander's bed just minutes before Arias stabbed and shot him to death were shown to the jury in her murder trial today.


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How to Shrink Your Cellphone Bill

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How to Shrink Your Cellphone Bill ABC News’ Paula Faris reports: To stay in touch with his daughters, 11-year-old Reagan 5-year-old Ava, Phil Barry, a divorced father in Marshfield, Mass., got his eldest an iPhone so they could videochat. “When they’re with their mom, I try to respect that time, but...


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Ann Romney Says No to 'Dancing'

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Ann Romney Says No to 'Dancing' It looks like Ann Romney’s dancing partner will still only be Mitt. Despite an offer from “Dancing With the Stars” to dance for the mirror ball trophy in the upcoming season,  she turned the show down. A Romney adviser confirms to ABC News that she...


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School Considers Plan to Arm Staff

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School Considers Plan to Arm Staff An Illinois school is considering a proposal under which three school administrators would become part-time police officers allowed to possess guns inside of the school.


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Whaaa? Pot Doesn't Make You Stupid?

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Whaaa? Pot Doesn't Make You Stupid? Study finding long-term IQ drop in pot smokers criticized over its statistical analysis


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Lost Phone? Quit Blaming This Guy

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Lost Phone? Quit Blaming This Guy If you lost your Sprint cell phone, don't come knocking on the door of Wayne Dobson, 58.


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Tommy Lee Jones' Golden Globe Meme: Why So Grumpy?

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Tommy Lee Jones' Golden Globe Meme: Why So Grumpy? Here it is, the best meme to come out of the Golden Globes: Tommy Lee Jones Is Not Impressed, a mashup of an utterly un-amused TLJ and Grumpy Cat, a scowly cat that is Internet famous. RELATED: LGBT Advocates Divided on Jodie Foster’s Speech It...


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Post-Flu Back-to-Work Tips: Wash, Vaccinate, Hydrate

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Post-Flu Back-to-Work Tips: Wash, Vaccinate, Hydrate For those unfortunate enough to have contracted the flu, but fortunate enough to be feeling better, here are some tips to follow before making your way back to work: 1. Be sure you are getting better. The HHS/CDC recommends that workers who have a fever and...


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Deaf Man Stabbed After Sign Language Mistaken for Gang Signs

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Deaf Man Stabbed After Sign Language Mistaken for Gang Signs A deaf man in North Carolina who was communicating to a friend via sign language was stabbed multiple times "in the upper body" after he was mistaken for flashing gang signs, police said.


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Aaron Swartz' Death Fuels Probe

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Aaron Swartz' Death Fuels Probe The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has launched an internal probe of the events leading up to the suicide of internet activist Aaron Swartz, who was facing federal charges for allegedly hacking into the school's journal archives.


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Teacher Sues School Over Kid Phobia

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Teacher Sues School Over Kid Phobia Maria Waltherr-Willard, an Ohio high school Spanish and French teacher, has sued her school district, claiming it discriminated against her because of her disability -- specifically, a phobia of young children -- her sex and age.


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Obama: Don't Skip Out on Check

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Obama: Don't Skip Out on Check Fielding reporters’ questions for nearly an hour today, President Obama went to great lengths to explain how failing to raise the nation’s debt limit would negatively impact the economy, saying it would be “disastrous,” “irresponsible,” and “absurd.” “Raising the debt ceiling does not authorize us...


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Jodi Arias' Police Interrogation Tapes Played in Court

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Jodi Arias' Police Interrogation Tapes Played in Court The jury in the Jodi Arias trial watched today as Arias repeatedly denied stealing and using the handgun that killed her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in police interview tapes.


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Obama Mulls Gun Control Steps

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Obama Mulls Gun Control Steps President Obama held the final press conference of his first term the day before Vice President Joe Biden is set to present his task force's recommendations for curbing gun violence in the wake of the deadly Newtown, Conn., shooting. Obama said he has received a list of "sensible, common-sense steps" that could be taken through executive action or legislation to reduce violence and plans to give the public a "fuller presentation" later this week. As for the surge in gun sales across the...

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Boy Responsible for Murdering Father

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Boy Responsible for Murdering Father Judge finds California boy responsible for murder of white supremacist father at age of 10


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