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Agency rules in favor of transgender protections in the workplace
In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the agency that enforces the nation's job discrimination laws has ruled that transgender people are protected from bias in the workplace.
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Ex-Edwards aide back on the witness stand at trial
The aide who helped John Edwards hide his pregnant mistress testified Tuesday that the former presidential candidate directed him to seek money from rich friends to provide the woman a monthly allowance.
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Space Shuttle Enterprise to move to New York on Friday
Space shuttle Enterprise will move from Washington Dulles Airport to JFK Airport in New York on Friday, NASA said Tuesday.
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Report: Kids chugging hand sanitizer to get drunk
A Los Angeles TV station says that at least six teenagers have been rushed to emergency rooms after trying to get drunk off of hand sanitizer.
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Asteroid mining a new business venture for tech tycoons
A group of high-tech tycoons wants to mine nearby asteroids, hoping to turn science fiction into real profits.
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George Zimmerman freed from Florida jail
In a low-key, midnight event, George Zimmerman was released on bail early Monday morning as he awaits trial on charges that he murdered Trayvon Martin.
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More Secret Service agents gone; Obama briefed
Three more Secret Service officers resigned Friday in the expanding prostitution scandal. Agency Director Mark Sullivan came to the White House late Friday to personally brief President Obama in the Oval Office.
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Shuttle Enterprise's move to New York delayed
The Enterprise was scheduled to move to New York on Monday. It was delayed due to bad weather.
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Former Rep. Jefferson to serve bribery sentence in 2 weeks
An Alexandria federal judge ordered disgraced congressman William Jefferson to start serving his prison sentenced within two weeks.
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Gas prices on the decline nationally
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For the eighth straight day, gas prices have been on a decline nationally.
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Former BP engineer first arrested after 2010 spill
The first criminal charges in the Deepwater Horizon disaster have been filed against Kurt Mix, a former BP engineer, who allegedly destroyed evidence in the wake of the 2010 oil disaster.
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New home sales dip in March
Sales of new homes fell in March by the largest amount in more than a year, indicating that the U.S. housing market remains under strain despite some modest signs of improvement.
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New York woman donates kidney to boss, then gets fired
A New York woman says she may sue her former employer after she donated a kidney to her boss...but was then fired.
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Opening arguments begin in John Edwards trial
John Edwards sat silently in the courtroom Monday morning as the lead federal prosecutor called him a man who would say or do anything to get elected president, including violating the law to hide his affair and keep his campaign viable.
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Poll: Should murder suspect George Zimmerman be allowed to leave Florida state?
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering Trayvon Martin, was released from a Florida jail on $150,000 bond early Monday morning, but it’s unclear whether he will remain in the state of Florida as he awaits his trial date. Do you think a suspected murderer should be allowed to roam about the country? Take our poll.
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Rear Admiral breaks glass ceiling
“Some women talk about there being a glass ceiling, I don't believe it was a glass ceiling so much as it was a maze,” says Rear Admiral Wendi Carpenter.
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Zimmerman to Trayvon's family: 'I'm sorry'
The neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing Trayvon Martin apologized to Martin's family during the hearing, adding that he didn't know Trayvon was unarmed.
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Ousted Secret Service supervisor joked about Palin
David Randall Chaney, one of the Secret Service supervisors who was forced out in the midst of the Colombia prostitute scandal, reportedly made a sexually charged comment on Facebook about vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
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