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Iran cyber threat growing, U.S.' Leon Panetta says
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the threat of computer attacks from Iran has grown and he says the Pentagon is prepared to take action.
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UK terrorism suspects extradited to U.S.
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An ailing extremist Egyptian-born preacher and four other terrorism suspects arrived in the United States from England early Saturday under tight security to face trial, and two appeared within hours in a Connecticut court.
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U.S. Constitution naturalization ceremony
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"Being a citizen of two continents, that is really amazing to me," said Alessandro Presacco, who was sworn in Monday.
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Olympics 2012: Spain beats Russia for berth in men's basketball title game
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Jose Calderon scored 14 points and Pau Gasol added 16 as Spain rallied for a 67-59 win in the men's Olympic basketball tournament over Russia on Friday, setting up a potential second straight final against the U.S.
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Olympics 2012: U.S. women's soccer wins against Japan
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The U.S. team has won three consecutive Olympic titles and four of five since women's soccer was introduced at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
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Laziest countries in the world: U.S. ranks low
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The medical journal "The Lancet" has released a study naming the laziest countries in the world. The U.S. ranked 46th.
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United States Olympics uniforms made in China, causing uproar
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The athletes that will compete for the United States in the rapidly approaching London Summer Olympics are made in America, but the uniforms they'll wear at the Opening Ceremonies aren't.
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U.S. Drought Monitor: Record percentage of country affected by drought
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The latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor says that a whopping 56 percent of the country is being affected by drought this week - the highest ratio in the 12-year history of the study.
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Norwegian man tied to possible summer terror threat, sources say
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Al-Qaida has reportedly recruited a Norwegian man to bring down an airplane, with the attack timed to coincide with the upcoming summer games.
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Obesity in America not slowing down, report says
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The progress to stop obesity in the United States, which impacts two-thirds of adults and one-third of children, has been too slow, a new Institute of Medicine report says.
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President Obama says China can't 'skirt' trade rules
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President Barack Obama warned China Tuesday that it would not be allowed to gain a competitive advantage in world trade by "skirting the rules."
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Miracle On Ice Anniversary: 32 years since United States shocked Soviets
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On Feb. 22, 1980, in the middle of a delirious Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., Al Michaels shouted, "Do you believe in miracles? Yes!" to shocked hockey fans worldwide, cementing the Miracle On Ice in sports history.
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U.S. had advance warning of abuse at Afghan prisons, officials say
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The prospect that U.S. officials failed to act on prior warnings raises questions about their compliance with a law that prohibits the U.S. from funding units of foreign security forces when there is credible evidence they have committed human rights abuses.
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Guard accused of trying to spy for China
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Bryan Underwood, a former contract security guard at a U.S. consulate, has been charged with trying to pass defense secrets to Chinese intelligence.
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