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Barbara Walters is retiring from TV journalism
Barbara Walters long and distinguished career as a television journalist - nearly four decades of which unfolded at ABC News - will come to an end next summer when the 83-year-old retires.
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Haircuts for hugs? Yes, please
Barber Anthony Cymerys, also known as Joe the Barber, decided to put his clippers to work for the less fortunate after being inspired by a church sermon about the homeless.
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Inside Washington May 12, 2013
This week on Inside Washington: Compelling testimony on Benghazi—a search for the truth or political theater?
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Holder says civilian courts best to try terror cases
Attorney General Eric Holder told law school graduates of UC-Berkeley, that federal courts have shown a "robust ability to stop terrorists and collect intelligence," and that any move to limit their use would be counterproductive.
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Americans agree about more than they know
Gallup says that 7 out of 10 people say Americans are greatly divided when it comes to the most important values. Yet with a few exceptions such as issues of race and gender and views of government, opinions haven't changed much in a quarter-century of Pew polls tracking political values.
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Bombing suspect's body buried in Virginia cemetery
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s body has been buried in a Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Virginia, reports say.
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Newtown board to debate Sandy Hook's future
A taskforce in Newtown is expected to make a recommendation Friday night on what to do with the school where 20 first-graders and six educators were killed in December, according to a consultant for the town.
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Facebook friend request from mom? Most say ok
As Mother's Day approaches, 1 in 3 mothers are connected with their teens over Facebook, according to the social networking giant's review of how users self-identify.
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Castro arraigned on rape, kidnap charges
The man accused of raping and kidnapping three women, who were missing for about a decade before being found alive at his home, was ordered held Thursday on $8 million bail.
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Infant swimming classes work to protect against infant drowning
According to a 2012 report from the Centers for Disease Control, drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages one to four.
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New York man pens out every word of the Bible
Four years after he began his project to write out every word of the Bible, Phillip Patterson penned the very last lines Saturday at an upstate New York church.
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Prince Harry joins olympian, naval officer to launch Warrior Games in Colorado
Combat helicopter pilot Prince Harry of Britain along with Olympic swimming champion Missy Franklin joined an American naval officer who had been blinded in Afghanistan in launching the Warrior Games for wounded service members.
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Paramedic at Texas blast charged with possessing bomb-making material
Bryce Reed, a paramedic, was among the most vocal residents after the deadly fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, freely talking to reporters while other first responders declined interviews. On Friday, Reed was charged with possessing bomb-making material.
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S.C. Army base now has nursing room
Nursing women at a major Army headquarters in South Carolina don't have to hide in a rest room if they want to breast-feed their babies or express milk for their young.
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'Facebook' plaintiff seeks halt to criminal case
A New York man who was charged with fraud after filing a lawsuit claiming part ownership of Facebook wants a judge to stop the criminal case from moving forward.
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Texas launches criminal probe into plant explosion
Texas law enforcement officials are launching a criminal investigation into last month's deadly fertilizer plant explosion.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: Mark Warner sees urgency in solving debt problem
Virginia U.S. senator believes "last chance" for compromise is rapidly approaching.
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The Benghazi hearings; Montgomery County gun turn-in; Internet sales tax bill
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