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Fertility services for disabled military veterans pushed by Senate committee
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A Senate committee is taking up legislation that expands access to fertility services for disabled military veterans.
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Facebook's Zuckerberg promises to prove critics wrong
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg hasn't enjoyed seeing his company's stock get pummeled on Wall Street this summer, but he is relishing the opportunity to prove his critics wrong.
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Aimee Copeland appears on Katie Couric's talk show
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Aimee Copeland, the 24-year-old Georgia woman who battled a flesh-eating disease this summer, talked about her ordeal for the first time with Katie Couric.
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Massachusetts gay couple sues Roman Catholic Diocese over mansion sale
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A gay couple from Massachusetts has sued the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester for allegedly refusing to sell them a mansion because church officials were concerned they would host gay weddings at the site.
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D.C. gas prices at record highs
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For over two straight weeks, AAA says the national average price of a gallon of regular gas has been setting daily records for being the highest ever this time of year, but the cost may be about to go down.
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Unemployment rate drops to 8.1 percent, 96,000 jobs added in August
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U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs last month, a weak figure that could slow any momentum President Barack Obama hoped to gain from his speech to the Democratic National Convention.
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New York court to consider strip club tax exemption
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New York's highest court will consider legal arguments by a strip club on whether nude dancing is an art and deserves a state tax exemption as such.
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Tooth Fairy leaving more money than before
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Being a kid these days seems like a pretty sweet setup: A survey showed that the Tooth Fairy is leaving an average of $3.00 per tooth this year.
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Drew Peterson trial: Closing arguments to be made
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Attorneys deliver closing arguments at Drew Peterson's trial Tuesday, after which jurors will begin deliberations on whether the state proved the former Illinois police officer murdered his third wife.
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Virginia gun permits being granted to people living out of the state
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Virginia is issuing a rising number of concealed-carry gun permits to people who live in other states in a trend that may be helped by online gun classes.
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Los Angeles earthquake measures in at 3.2 magnitude
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The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake early Monday in the greater Los Angeles area.
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Ohio woman dies from new swine flu strain
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The death of a 61-year-old Ohio woman is the first in the nation associated with a new swine flu strain, the state Department of Health said Friday.
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TSA fires screeners for being distracted by cellphones
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The Transportation Security Administration has moved to fire six bag-screeners and suspend 14 others at Logan International Airport in Boston for performing inadequate luggage checks, some because they were distracted by their cellphones or other electronic devices.
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Hurricane Isaac: Storm slams Gulf Coast, nears New Orleans
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Hurricane Isaac is beginning to move inland in southeast Louisiana and remains a Category 1 storm with top sustained winds of 80 miles per hour.
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Republican National Convention: Ann Romney to speak
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Ann Romney is making her national debut at the Republican National Convention late Tuesday in a speech designed to introduce the country to the man she knows better than anyone.
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Robin Roberts' last day will be Friday
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Robin Roberts says Friday will be her last day co-anchoring "Good Morning America" for a while.
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South Carolina's Sanford, Argentine woman engaged
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Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he's engaged to the Argentine woman he secretly left the state to visit under the cover story he was hiking the Appalachian Trail.
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Casey Anthony's probation ends
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Casey Anthony's year of probation has ended. Florida Department of Corrections officials confirmed Friday that the 26-year-old Anthony is no longer under supervision.
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