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Sex Offenders Face Growing Restrictions on Public Places
Communities around the country have gone beyond regulating where sex offenders can live and begun banning them outright from a growing list of public places.
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The Energy Rush: Even in Kentucky, Coal Industry Is Under Siege
With the coal industry under siege across the country, an announcement that the operator of the Big Sandy power plant near Louisa, Ky., planned to switch to natural gas prompted an uproar.
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National Briefing | Northwest: Washington: Seattle Votes Against Coal Terminals
The Seattle City Council passed a resolution opposing development of coal-export terminals in Washington over concerns about increased train traffic and potential harm to health and the environment.
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National Briefing | South: Tennessee: Judge Rescinds Approval of New Mosque
A judge on Tuesday voided the approval for construction of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, which has been opposed by critics of Islam.
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Romney, Sealing Nomination, Steps Up Attack on Obama
Mitt Romney, who formally secured the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, is unleashing an offensive to further undermine confidence in President Obama.
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National Briefing | South: North Carolina: Tease, Not a Verdict, in Edwards Case
Deliberations in the federal corruption trial of former Senator John Edwards stretched into a seventh day on Tuesday, with little indication that a decision was near.
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National Briefing | New England: Rhode Island: Third City Loses Control of Finances
Gov. Lincoln Chafee appointed a commission on Tuesday to oversee the finances of Woonsocket.
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U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense has identified 1,972 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations. It confirmed the death of the following American recently.
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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal by Former Iran Hostagess
As the Supreme Court declines to hear their plea for compensation, the former hostages are now hoping that Congress will act.
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The Female Factor: For Canada, U.S. Debates Are Old News
Abortion, birth control, same-sex marriage and other social issues that have become central to the U.S. election have long been settled in Canada.
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The Choice Blog: More on 2012 College Admission Yields and Wait-List Offers
In a continuing trend, this year's highly selective colleges and universities are producing high yields, too.
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Michelle Obama Writes ‘American Grown’
The first lady’s new book, “American Grown,” details how her garden on the South Lawn inspired her anti-obesity campaign.
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Room for Debate: When Do Kids Become Adults?
Do the age requirements for certain rights — voting, drinking, legal consent — need to be lowered or raised? Shouldn’t they at least be consistent?
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Hard by Canada Border, Fears of Crackdown on Latino Immigration
Many people say the Olympic Peninsula has become an unlikely new frontier in the effort to fight illegal immigration from Latin America.
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Extended Federal Unemployment Benefits Begin to Wind Down
In February, Congress phased in a reduction of the number of weeks of extended aid and made it more difficult for states to qualify for the maximum aid, adding a financial burden to the long-term unemployed.
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New Breed of Products Said to Offer Sun Protection, but Doubts Linger
When shoppers go to buy sunscreen, they find shoes, bikinis and laundry detergent that are also meant to block harmful rays. Many have doubts about such items.
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Obama Begins Commemoration of Vietnam Era
President Obama’s speech at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall started a nationwide anniversary project to last 13 years.
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National Briefing | Midwest: Michigan: Fire Takes 100 Buildings
Nearly 100 structures, about one-third of them homes and cabins, have been destroyed by a wildfire burning across more than 30 square miles of the Upper Peninsula, officials said Monday.
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National Briefing | South: Florida: Police Kill Naked Attacker
The Miami police released few details on Monday about a fatal shooting by an officer of a naked man who a witness said was chewing on the face of another naked man on a downtown highway ramp.
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2-4 Marine Unit Marks Ramadi Losses
Every year for the last four years, the men of the Second Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment, which fought in Iraq, have visited the grave of one of their fallen comrades.
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U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense has identified 1,971 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.
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Earth’s Core: The Enigma 1,800 Miles Below Us
New research suggests the existing models of Earth’s core may not explain its complexities.
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Shots Heard, Pinpointed and Argued Over
While more police departments are using a gunshot detection system that pinpoints where shootings occur, questions are also being raised about privacy and police surveillance.
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Sidebar: Sidebar: A Judge’s Proposal to Curb Prosecutors’ Sentencing Power
Judge John Gleeson, who helped put John J. Gotti behind bars, says prosecutors are forcing judges to mete out onerous mandatory sentences for small-time drug offenses.
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Diplomatic Memo: Frustrations as U.S. and Pakistan Fail to Mend Ties
A visit by President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan to Chicago for last week’s NATO summit meeting underscored the mistrust and political chasms that mark an uneasy alliance.
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Political Memo: Campaigning Tests Obama’s Staying Power
Running like a challenger, President Obama is increasingly consumed by a campaign shaping his schedule, his message and many of his decisions.
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The Animal Lifeboat: Zoos’ Bitter Choice: To Save Some Species, Letting Others Die
As the number of species at risk of extinction soars, zoos are being called upon to rescue and sustain some animals in favor of others.
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No Name Key Electricity Plan Divides Residents
Some residents of No Name Key, Fla., have joined together to get public electricity to the island, but not everyone is happy about it.
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Terence Flynn Quits Labor Board Over Leak
The board’s inspector general had found that one of its five members, Terence F. Flynn, gave information to two Republican associates, including an adviser to Mitt Romney.
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Tropical Storm Beryl Threatens the Southeast
Beaches in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina braced for the arrival of Tropical Storm Beryl, which was expected to make landfall late Sunday.
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California Farmworkers’ Community Hurt by Budget Crisis
A federal judge ordered that a mobile home park in Thermal, Calif., be shut down, but there is now no money to build most of the homes meant to replace it.
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U.S. Seeks Russia’s Help in Removing Assad in Syria
Modeled on the transfer of power in Yemen, an Obama administration proposal calls for the cooperation of Moscow, which appears open to the idea.
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2 Women Sue Over Army’s Combat Ban
A federal lawsuit argues that restricting assignments violates the constitutional rights of women.
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Ann Romney’s Hobby Spotlights World of Dressage
A lawsuit, since settled, offers a glimpse into dressage, the chosen sport of the candidate’s wife, and into a rarefied world of expensive horses.
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In Utah Ski Areas, Development and Conservation Battle Anew
Two Congressional bills take opposite sides on SkiLink, a proposed gondola between two ski areas in the Wasatch Range.
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In Washington State, Liquor Stores Are About to Go Private
On June 1, Washington State is converting its 78-year-old liquor sales system from state to private control.
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Many Claim to Be Memorial Day Birthplace
Memorial Day originated after the Civil War, an effort at reconciliation in the aftermath of a young nation’s most savage years. But where? That is a more complicated question.
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The Divorce Hotel, a True Weekend Getaway
Jim Halfens, the Dutch entrepreneur behind Divorce Hotel, a weekend program for couples seeking a speedy end to their marriages, wants to introduce the concept to the United States.
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Members Dig In to Preserve Struggling Golf Clubs
With golf courses closing because of failed real estate developments, a South Carolina club, which was purchased by residents, is an example of a new working model in the industry.
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Democrat Challenges Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts
Marisa DeFranco is a step away from getting on the primary ballot to challenge Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic front-runner.
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For Many Illegal Entrants Into U.S., a Particularly Inhospitable First Stop
Smugglers in Texas are increasingly packing dozens of people into small stash houses and treating them like prisoners whom they starve, beat or rape.
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ID Thieves Loot Tax Checks, Filing Early and Often
Criminals have electronically filed thousands of false tax returns with made-up incomes and have received hundreds of millions of dollars in wrongful refunds.
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Postal Service Offers Buyouts to Mail Handlers
The offer was extended to 45,000 people as part of the agency’s effort to reduce operating costs.
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Common Sense: Replacements Limited’s Stand for Gay Marriage Has a Cost
Replacements Limited, of North Carolina, lost customers and got a lot of hate mail when it and its founder urged voters to reject a gay marriage ban.
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Regulators’ Role at Chase Scrutinized
Fallout from JPMorgan Chase’s bad bets is revealing lapses in the policing of the office that disclosed a multibillion trading loss.
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SpaceX Dragon Docks With International Space Station
The mission, to take cargo to the space station and bring items back, is being carried out by a company that hopes to one day take people to Mars.
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Indiana Hostage-Taking Ends in Suicide
A man killed himself in a real estate office after a daylong standoff in Valparaiso, Ind.
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National Briefing | Plains: Kansas: Law Bans the Use of Foreign Legal Codes
The law, which would not allow rulings on any legal system that would not grant the same rights guaranteed by the state and federal constitutions, faces opposition by Muslim groups who say the it promotes discrimination.
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National Briefing | Washington: Penalties for Stevens Prosecutors Called ‘Pathetic’
The legal team that defended Senator Ted Stevens in his corruption trial has harshly criticized the punishment handed out to two prosecutors found to have engaged in reckless professional misconduct in the case.
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As Hip-Hop Devotees Come in, Many Miami Beach Residents Prepare to Leave
Police officials will step up law enforcement as 200,000 to 300,000 visitors pour into private clubs this Memorial Day weekend.
