• Republicans offer a reality check on effort to defund Obamacare

    Republican lawmakers seek different approaches to killing the health care law.

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  • Airline mergers have already led to higher fares

    NEW YORK (AP) — The government is putting its foot down on rising airfares and fees by blocking the latest airline merger — but for fliers, it's already too late.

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  • Auto Dealers Cut Prices for August 2013

    Local auto dealers are cutting their prices for the month of August. If you're looking for a new car this month, buy now and save as much as ...

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  • Is Restaurant Tipping the Worst?

    After eating pastured-pork sausages and drinking a few pints of San Diego-brewed beer, it barely registered that I wasn’t able to add a tip to my bill at The Linkery. In lieu of gratuities, the San Diego restaurant, which recently closed, added an 18 percent surcharge to every bill. That’s less…

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  • SC family seeks deal in Cherokee custody case

    TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A South Carolina couple that wants to adopt a young Cherokee girl took their fight to Oklahoma on Wednesday, hoping to visit the child who previously lived with them for 27 months and seeking a compromise with her biological family that would return Veronica to their home.

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  • Drug safely cuts prostate cancer risk, study finds

    Long-term results from a major federal study ease worries about the safety of a hormone-blocking drug that can lower a man's chances of developing prostate cancer.

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  • What Papa John's Doesn't Want You to Know About Their Food

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    UPS cargo plane crashes in Alabama (8 photos)

    A large UPS cargo plane crashed near an airport in Birmingham, Ala., shortly before dawn, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday. The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash, Birmingham Mayor William Bell said. There were no reports of additional injuries. The plane, an A300…

  • Hezbollah says it struck Israeli troops in Lebanon

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah claimed responsibility on Wednesday for explosions which wounded four Israeli soldiers who infiltrated into southern Lebanon last week. Nasrallah told Beirut-based Al-Mayadeen television that Hezbollah fighters planted bombs in an area…

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  • Nigerian vigilantes take on Islamic extremists

    MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The battered old car, cutlasses and nail-studded clubs poking out of its windows, careens down the road and squeals to a stop. Its young occupants pile out, shouting with glee, and set up a roadblock.

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  • 8 Secrets of Hiring Managers

    Hiring managers see a lot of job applicants make the same mistakes over and over again, many of which are easily preventable if only applicants knew how hiring managers operate. Here are eight things that hiring managers wish all job candidates knew - both to help them hire more easily and to end…

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  • Nevada petroglyphs the oldest in North America

    PYRAMID LAKE, Nev. (AP) — Ancient rock etchings along a dried-up lake bed in Nevada have been confirmed to be the oldest recorded petroglyphs in North America, dating back at least 10,000 years.

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    Michael Jackson's Ex-Wife Arrives for Court

    Debbie Rowe to take the stand in a wrongful death trial against concert promoter AEG Live.

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  • Glow-in-the-Dark Rabbits Created

    What do you get when you cross a jellyfish with a bunny rabbit? Glow in the dark bunnies. No, seriously. That’s not a joke. It’s not even science fiction. Scientists at the University of Hawaii have collaborated with a team of Turkish researchers to breed...

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  • Harry Potter readers hated George W. Bush, new research suggests

    A political science professor believes he has uncovered a link between the popular book series and the Bush administration.

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  • Orange is the New Black - A New Netflix Original

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    White House Condemns Violence in Egypt

    The White House is condemning violence in Egypt, saying it will only make it more difficult for the country to move forward. (Aug. 14)

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  • NY prosecutor, Judge Judy's son, sues sheriff

    CARMEL, N.Y. (AP) — A prosecutor who is the son of TV's Judge Judy sued the local sheriff for $5 million Wednesday for saying that the prosecutor had interfered in a child rape case.

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  • New Hole Found at Indiana Dune That Swallowed Boy

    Crews find new hole at Indiana sand dune where Illinois boy was buried last month        

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  • Utah fire destroys 13 homes near resort town

    WANSHIP, Utah (AP) — Utah fire officials say a wildfire that has already burned 13 homes near a mountain resort town continues to spread as wind gusts fan the blaze.

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  • Explosion at Mumbai port sinks Indian submarine

    Only days after the Indian Navy celebrated one of its proudest achievements, it is now mourning one of its greatest losses.

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    Lara Spencer, 'Dizzy Hips' Show off Hula Hoop Skills

    Hula Hoop master Paul "Dizzy Hips" Blair joins Josh, Lara and Ginger on "GMA Live."

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