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Detroit bankruptcy: Governor authorizes filing, declaring 'no viable alternative' (+video)
The Detroit bankruptcy filing, which follows a decades-long decline in city finances that led to $18 billion in debt, sets the stage for a showdown with 43 public sector unions facing a drastic cut in pensions.
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In California's Mountain fire, lessons of Yarnell tragedy are everywhere
The Mountain fire in California is burning 'some of the more treacherous terrain in the US,' and the memory of last month's Yarnell Hill fire is leading to an abundance of caution.
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Feds target 'stand your ground' laws, but what can they do?
Neither Congress nor the executive branch can force states to change their laws, and courts have been skeptical about attempts to strike down stand your ground legislation. At least one juror has said this law was a key factor in the George Zimmerman verdict.
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Cory Monteith overdose spotlights surge in heroin addiction and death
The number of heroin addictions and deaths among young people, many of whom previously abused prescription drugs, has risen dramatically, experts say. Cory Monteith battled addiction for years.
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Wendy Davis goes to Washington: Did Texas abortion fight create a new star?
Wendy Davis gained national fame for her staunch opposition of a Texas abortion bill. Now, she's coming to D.C. to raise money and sounding like someone who might run for governor.
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'Rifleman' Flemmi's opening salvo: Whitey Bulger was FBI informant (+video)
The former crime partner of James 'Whitey' Bulger testified Thursday that the two were FBI informants – and that Bulger took the lead in managing the relationship with the bureau. Meanwhile, in a bizarre twist, a potential witness turns up dead.
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New York heat wave: So hot, even ice cream can't tempt people outside
New York is making it through its heat wave with minimal disruptions so far. But suit jackets have been dispensed with, shawarma isn't selling, and even ice cream vendors want things to cool off.
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Snowden leaks give new life to lawsuits challenging NSA surveillance programs
Documents Edward Snowden leaked about sweeping NSA surveillance programs have emboldened privacy advocates and government watchdog groups to file a new round of lawsuits challenging the programs' constitutionality.
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Bradley Manning trial: 'Aiding the enemy' charges stand, but hard to prove
The judge in the military trial of Bradley Manning ruled Thursday she would not dismiss the 'aiding the enemy' charges. But prosecutors so far have proved neither intent nor harm, observers say.
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Hillary who? Joe Biden says he still dreams of becoming president.
Everyone knows Hillary Clinton would be the presumptive Democratic front-runner for president in 2016. But Joe Biden, in a new interview, doesn't sound like he's ready to concede.
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Rolling Stone cover: Are stores going too far in pulling the magazine? (+video)
The image of accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in what many see as a rock-star pose has drawn a firestorm of criticism. At least six retailers have vowed not to sell that issue of Rolling Stone.
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License plate scanners have allowed police to log location and movement of millions
License plate scanners: A rapidly growing network of police cameras is capturing, storing and sharing data on license plates, making it possible to stitch together people's movements whether they are stuck in a commute, making tracks to the beach or up to no good.
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Drone crashes in Fla., highway closed
Drone crashes: The Air Force closed Highway 98 west of Panama City and east of Mexico Beach because of possible fires from the crash.
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Whitey Bulger to face 'The Rifleman,' his right-hand man, in court
Stephen 'The Rifleman' Flemmi is expected to testify in the James 'Whitey' Bulger case Thursday. As Bulger's former partner in crime, Flemmi could be crucial to the prosecution.
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Cleveland kidnapping case: Castro attorneys seek plea bargain
Ariel Castro pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he kidnapped three women and raped them for more than a decade before they escaped earlier this year. His attorneys hope to settle the case with a plea agreement, but if not the case will go to trial beginning in early August.
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House votes to delay two health care mandates: Will it matter?
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to delay two provisions of the 2010 health care reforms on Wednesday. Though the bills are unlikely to pass in the Democratic-run Senate, the votes gave Obamacare opponents a chance to express frustrations with the reforms.
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In Senate, emotional appeal to restore 'heart and soul' of Voting Rights Act
Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, a leader of the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to restore a key section of the Voting Rights Act struck down by the Supreme Court.
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In filibuster deal, a glimpse of how the Senate could actually work
The filibuster deal to avoid the Senate's 'nuclear option' showed that when senators actually talk to each other (a rare thing nowadays), they’re not so bad at figuring things out.
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Why Zimmerman verdict might not roll back 'stand your ground' laws (+video)
The US attorney general, Juror B37, and even Stevie Wonder express reservations about self-defense laws like Florida's 'stand your ground' statute, a factor in the George Zimmerman trial. What's the likelihood such laws will be reconsidered?
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Kentucky psychology board targets advice columnist. Free speech violation?
Lawyers for the syndicated advice columnist say his federal lawsuit against Kentucky gets to the heart of free speech rights and whether they can be trumped by occupational licensing laws.
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