| Economic battle over Ukraine heats up Posted: 04 Mar 2014 10:35 AM PST  Russia ends discounts on its natural gas while the West offers quick-fix aid.
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| Obama 2015 budget funnels money into roads, school, economy-bolstering programs Posted: 04 Mar 2014 10:30 AM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.9 trillion budget Tuesday that would funnel money into road building, education and other economy-bolstering programs, handing Democrats a playbook for their election-year themes of creating jobs and narrowing the income gap between rich and poor.
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| U.N. body condemns U.S. states' legalization of pot Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:42 AM PST  LONDON (AP) — The United Nations' drug watchdog agency says that the legalization of marijuana in the U.S. states of Colorado and Washington poses a threat to the international fight against drug abuse.
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| '12 Years' subject Solomon Northrup gets NY Times correction—161 years later Posted: 04 Mar 2014 06:58 AM PST  The New York Times printed a correction on Tuesday to an article about Solomon Northup, subject of the Oscar-winning film "12 Years a Slave," after a Twitter user noticed the paper had misspelled his name — in 1853.
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| Kerry takes $1B aid package to Ukraine Posted: 04 Mar 2014 10:13 AM PST  The Obama administration also is considering economic sanctions on Russia.
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| Sam Brownback: The possible 2016 contender no one's talking about Posted: 03 Mar 2014 11:53 PM PST  Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is flying under the radar. Is he considering another presidential run?
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| Obama budget sets up election-year debate with Republicans Posted: 04 Mar 2014 10:48 AM PST  By Jeff Mason, Mark Felsenthal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama proposed new tax credits and job-training programs for U.S. workers on Tuesday in a 2015 budget that highlights stark differences with Republicans, who favor a reduced government role in promoting economic opportunity. The election-year blueprint is all but certain to be rejected by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and stands little chance of passage. The blueprint for the 2015 fiscal year that begins on October 1 would increase tax credits for the working poor, boost spending on roads and bridges and expand early-childhood education. Obama's proposal signals a shift away from last year's emphasis on deficit cutting to a greater focus on fighting poverty, a goal the president is highlighting as he faces less than three years left in office.
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| Cold, gray morning won't stop Mardi Gras revelers Posted: 04 Mar 2014 08:21 AM PST  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A cold, gray day greeted revelers gathering Tuesday along parade routes as the Carnival season in New Orleans headed to a crest with the unabashed celebration of Mardi Gras.
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| Eyes on GOP as Texas holds nation's 1st primary Posted: 04 Mar 2014 08:41 AM PST  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas is holding the nation's first primary election Tuesday with a political free-for-all in Republican races that could push the state further right, though Democrats are calling it the next big electoral battleground.
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| Carry-on crackdown: United enforces bag size limit Posted: 04 Mar 2014 10:36 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — United Airlines is getting tough on passengers with oversized carry-on bags.
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| New Mexico governor to unveil GOP candidates plan Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:27 AM PST ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is set to unveil a plan aimed at electing "75 diverse candidates" and 150 women to office as Republicans. |
| Trial set to begin for general facing sex charges Posted: 04 Mar 2014 06:34 AM PST  FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Once a rising star among the U.S. Army's top battle commanders, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair is now fighting sexual assault charges that could land him life in a military prison if convicted.
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| Studies show big promise for HIV prevention drug Posted: 04 Mar 2014 10:20 AM PST  Exciting research suggests that a shot every one to three months may someday give an alternative to the daily pills that some people take now to cut their risk of getting HIV.
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| Giant virus revived after more than 30,000 years Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:01 AM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have revived a giant virus more than 30,000 years old, recovered from the permafrost of northeast Siberia.
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| 'Housewives' couple plead guilty to fraud in NJ Posted: 04 Mar 2014 10:41 AM PST  NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star and her husband face prison time after they pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges for concealing income and lying during bankruptcy proceedings.
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| Alzheimer's buddy program pairs patients, students Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:25 AM PST  CHICAGO (AP) — At age 80, retired Chicago physician and educator Dan Winship is getting a bittersweet last chance to teach about medicine — only this time he's the subject. In the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, Winship is giving a young medical student a close-up look at a devastating illness affecting millions of patients worldwide.
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| Toronto mayor laughs off Kimmel's idea to get help Posted: 04 Mar 2014 10:52 AM PST  TORONTO (AP) — Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford laughed off Jimmy Kimmel's suggestion that he get help for his drinking problem and was reported to be upset about his appearance on the late-night TV talk show.
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| Witness cries at Pistorius murder trial on 2nd day Posted: 04 Mar 2014 06:46 AM PST  PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The first witness in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial broke down in tears Tuesday, saying she still remembers the terrified screams of a woman on the night the double-amputee athlete killed his girlfriend by shooting four times through a toilet door.
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| Putin: Russia will protect its own in Ukraine Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:42 AM PST  MOSCOW (AP) — Accusing the West of encouraging an "unconstitutional coup" in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow reserves the right to use its military to protect Russians there but hopes it doesn't have to. The Russian leader's first comments on Ukraine since its fugitive president fled came as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kiev to meet with Ukraine's new government.
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| Another blast of arctic air follows latest snow Posted: 04 Mar 2014 05:31 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — The seemingly endless winter dumped a half a foot snow on the ground in parts of the South, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and many areas Tuesday morning saw something even more unusual in March: a blast of arctic air that sent temperatures plummeting into the single digits. |
| Exhibition argues Vikings more than hairy raiders Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:27 AM PST  LONDON (AP) — They had names like Thorfinn Skull-splitter, Erik Bloodaxe and Ragnar Hairy Pants. No wonder the Vikings have a rough and bloody reputation.
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| Obama thrust into fabled role as leader of the 'West' Posted: 03 Mar 2014 06:55 PM PST  His first instinct was to pivot to Asia, then Barack Obama was dragged back into the Middle East: now he must play a role born in the Cold War -- leader of the "West." President Vladimir Putin's blunt show of Russian power by sending troops into Crimea, presents the US president with challenges to his personal and political credibility. NATO is also in the spotlight, suddenly facing a Kremlin-engineered threat close to its own borders after years retooling its mission to combat terrorism and more than a decade fighting in Afghanistan. As leader of the alliance's most powerful member and effective guarantor of a weakened Europe's security, it falls to Obama to lead the West's response.
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| Potential jurors face bin Laden's son-in-law at NYC trial Posted: 03 Mar 2014 03:52 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — Osama bin Laden's son-in-law was introduced to prospective jurors on Monday at the start of his trial on charges that he conspired to kill Americans and support terrorists in his role as al-Qaida's spokesman after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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| Classic Corvettes lifted from sinkhole at Kentucky museum Posted: 03 Mar 2014 04:09 PM PST  Two classic Corvettes re-emerged Monday from a giant sinkhole that gobbled up those and six other prized vehicles still trapped beneath the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky.
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| Putin hopes force not needed in Ukraine Posted: 04 Mar 2014 09:20 AM PST  He warns the West against imposing sanctions, saying they will backfire.
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| Epilepsy group asks gov't to reclassify marijuana, drops warning Posted: 03 Mar 2014 01:48 PM PST  A medical group of epilepsy experts on Monday called on the federal government to reconsider classifying marijuana as a dangerous drug so its impact on seizures can be studied.
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| Map uses census data to show how baby names spread Posted: 03 Mar 2014 12:36 PM PST  A new interactive graphic shows the ebb and flow of baby name popularity over time. Creator Brian Rowe used census data to show the prevalence of more than 29,000 baby names across the country, state-by-state. Sophia, the No. 1 name for girls, takes off in the late 1990s, with Rhode Island leading the pack in proportion of girls with this name. Other names are newbies: Neveah, which is "heaven" spelled backwards and often tops lists of most-hated baby names, doesn't appear on Census records until 2001.
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| What's behind Putin’s actions on Ukraine? Posted: 03 Mar 2014 11:57 AM PST  The Russian president has yet to address his nation, so the full calculus behind Moscow's stunning weekend decision to assert its right to use military force "on the territory of Ukraine" remains a matter of guesswork. But judging from officials' public comments and interviews with Kremlin-connected analysts, it appears that Russia sees itself as acting defensively to protect fellow Russians in Crimea, and possibly Russian-speakers in other parts of eastern Ukraine. The threat, in their eyes: a Western-inspired "coup d'état" in Kiev, which brought an illegitimate, minority-backed, and anti-Russian government to power in Ukraine. Ukraine is not only one of Russia's closest neighbors and trade partners, but also a land whose eastern half was part of Moscow-led states for over 300 years.
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| Sushi and sleep: World's oldest person shares her secrets Posted: 03 Mar 2014 10:19 AM PST  Seeking advice on how to live a long time? You could do a lot worse than Misao Okawa. The Japanese woman will turn 116 on Wednesday.
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