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Facebook's Zuckerberg donates $500 million to education charity
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he is donating nearly $500 million in stock to a Silicon Valley charity with the aim of funding health and education issues.
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Sandy Hook shooting: Lawmakers now calling for school safety changes
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Less than a week after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary, some lawmakers are calling for change when it comes to the safety and security of staff and students at schools across the country.
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Fewer health care options for illegal immigrants after Obama overhaul
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President Barack Obama's health care overhaul threatens to roll back some services through free or low cost clinics, if those clinics and hospitals are overwhelmed with newly insured patients and can't afford to care for as many poor families.
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Fiscal cliff countdown: New Obama offer moves toward Boehner, sources say
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Speaking a few hours after Obama and Boehner met at the White House, these people said the president was now seeking a higher tax rate beginning at incomes over $400,000, up from the levels of $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples that were cornerstones of his successful campaign for re-election.
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Easy-Bake Oven gender fight: Hasbro to reveal gender-neutral oven
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Hasbro says it will soon reveal a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven after meeting with a New Jersey girl who started a campaign calling on the toy maker to make one that appeals to all kids.
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Asperger's syndrome not linked with violence, experts say
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While an official has said that the 20-year-old gunman in the Connecticut school shooting had Asperger's syndrome, experts say there is no connection between the disorder and violence.
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San Antonio movie theater shooting: Suspect in custody after wounding one
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Sheriff's officials say a man opened fire in a San Antonio movie theater parking lot, wounding one person before an officer shot him inside the theater.
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Sandy Hook shooting: NFL honors lives lost during tragedy
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The New England Patriots silenced their "End Zone Militia" on Sunday night, taking the muskets away from the Revolutionary War re-enactors who fire into the air to celebrate every score.
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Connecticut shooting: Gunman shot self as first responders closed in
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The gunman in the Connecticut shooting rampage committed suicide as first responders closed in, the governor said Sunday, raising the specter that Adam Lanza had planned an even more gruesome massacre and was stopped short.
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Noah Pozner's, Conn. school shooting victim, funeral scheduled
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Noah Pozner's uncle, Alexis Haller, says the funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Abraham L. Green & Son Funeral Home in Fairfield, Conn.
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Alabama hospital shooting: Gunman wounds 3 people, police say
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Authorities in Alabama say a man opened fire in a hospital, wounding an officer and two employees before he was fatally shot by police.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton faints, sustains concussion
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting.
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Obese Ohio inmate may be spared death penalty due to weight
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A condemned Ohio inmate who weighs 450 pounds should be spared based on claims raising doubts about his legal representation, not because he says he's so fat he can't be humanely executed, the Ohio Parole Board ruled Friday.
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Facebook interns make $25,000 more than average American
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Interns at social media giant Facebook make $25,000 more than the average American, a new study is showing.
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President Obama on legalizing marijuana: Won't go after Washington state, Colorado
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President Barack Obama says he won't go after Washington state and Colorado for legalizing marijuana.
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Brandon Woodard murder: Two suspects sought in NYC slaying
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Police on Thursday continued an aggressive manhunt for a gunman and a getaway driver who ambushed and killed Brandon Woodard in midtown Manhattan.
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Jobless numbers down by 29,000 last week
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply for a fourth straight week, a sign that the job market may be improving.
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Chris Christie talks presidential potential with Barbara Walters
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The Republican governor was asked about his weight problem during an interview with Barbara Walters for her "10 Most Fascinating People" special Wednesday night on ABC.
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