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Check out the Top 10 beaches in the U.S.
It's beach season! Take a look at the top beaches in the country and start planning your next vacation.
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HOLD OFF ON THE SKITTLES, FOR NOW…
Malcolm X Elementary School in Washington DC decided to hold essentially a Trayvon Martin day. Students received bags of Skittles. Parents were encouraged to gulp down cold cans of Arizona Iced Tea. I’m not being glib. This is true. Really.
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Talk about a payday: CEOs made $9.6 million in 2011
Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs. The head of a typical public company made $9.6 million in 2011, The AP said.
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Maine churches launch campaign against same-sex marriage
Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Father's Day to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to November's ballot question asking voters to legalize same-sex marriages.
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Fire on nuke-powered sub at Maine shipyard hurts four
Officials don't know what started a fire on a nuclear-powered submarine at a Maine shipyard. The fire injured four people.
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Slowly but surely, employment situation improving
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits changed little last week, signaling modest job growth.
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Obama administration working to curb food stamp fraud
Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist — and then asking the government for replacement cards.
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One goal - millions of lives
With the Komen Global Race for the Cure coming up in just days, check out this video of participants talking about what the event means to them.
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Washington state man punches 10-year-old moviegoer over thrown popcorn
A Washington state man says he didn't know the person he punched was only 10-years-old after he became angry that the noisy moviegoer and his friends wouldn't stop throwing popcorn.
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Sandusky's charity announces plans to shut down
The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago said Friday it is seeking court approval to shut down and transfer its programs to a Texas-based youth ministry
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VOTE: Should the sender of a text message to a driver be held liable?
A New Jersey judge will decide whether a woman who sent a text message to her boyfriend can be held liable for a car crash he caused while reading the message. VOTE and let us know: Should the senders of text messages to a driver be held liable if anything happens?
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White House sidesteps issue of pool access for the disabled
The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other pool owners to give them more time to comply with access rules for the disabled.
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Zimmerman publicly accused Sanford police of corruption in 2011
George Zimmerman accused the Sanford police department of corruption more than a year before he shot Trayvon Martin, saying at a public forum the agency covered up the beating of a black homeless man by the son of a white officer.
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Facebook camera app unveiled for iPhone
Facebook on Thursday unveiled a camera app for the iPhone.
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An unlikely RSVP: Unabomber Ted Kaczynski's college reunion this week
Harvard University alumni attending their 50th class reunion this week are getting updates on classmates, but one person stands out among those sharing news about career moves, retirements and grandkids - Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.
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Officials apologize over Secret Service scandal
The head of the Secret Service apologized for the behavior of his employees at a Senate hearing on Wednesday. He also disclosed that an agent was fired four years ago after trying to hire a prostitute.
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A series of strange events: Man charged with drunk driving with zebra in truck
An Iowa man stopped outside a Dubuque bar with a small zebra and a parrot in his truck has been charged with drunken driving.
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Man suspected in Virginia stabbings convicted in Michigan murder
The man suspected in a series of stabbing attacks in Leesburg has been convicted of murder for fatal stabbings in Michigan.
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