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Marines Move to Dump Clothes Company After Deadly Factory Fire

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Marines Move to Dump Clothes Company After Deadly Factory Fire The United States Marine Corps is acting to terminate its agreement with a North Carolina clothing manufacturer that was believed to be making clothing with American military logos and slogans in a Bangladesh factory where a fire killed more than 112 workers, officials said.

Activists in Bangladesh told ABC News that inside the smoldering wreckage of the Tazreen Fashions factory they found order forms and design specs from the brand, Soffe, for sweatshirts and tank tops emblazoned with U.S....

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US Sells Final AIG Shares for a Profit

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US Sells Final AIG Shares for a Profit The Treasury Department today announced it has sold its remaining shares of American International Group, bringing the U.S. bailout profit to $22.7 billion and concluding the largest government assistance package of the financial crisis. Four years after taxpayer support saved the insurance giant from the...


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Mich. House Approves Right-to-Work

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Mich. House Approves Right-to-Work Michigan House OKs contentious right-to-work bill as protesters mass on state Capitol grounds


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Michigan House OKs Right-to-Work Bill

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Michigan House OKs Right-to-Work Bill Michigan House OKs contentious right-to-work bill as protesters mass on state Capitol grounds


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Boehner: Obama 'Slow-Walking' to Cliff

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Boehner: Obama 'Slow-Walking' to Cliff Only 21 days before a slate of abrupt tax increases and steep spending cuts are set to take effect, House Speaker John Boehner will go to the floor of the House of Representatives today to update lawmakers on the status of the “fiscal cliff” negotiations...


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Watch: 'Downton Abbey': What Happens to Anna and Mr. Bates?

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Watch: 'Downton Abbey': What Happens to Anna and Mr. Bates? Actress Joanna Froggatt, who plays the head housemaid, talks about her character in the upcoming season.


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Delta Buys Stake in Virgin Atlantic

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Delta Buys Stake in Virgin Atlantic Delta buys 49 percent of Virgin Atlantic for $360M; joint venture to boost Heathrow presence


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Judge Denies Bond Motions in Trayvon Martin Case

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Judge Denies Bond Motions in Trayvon Martin Case Judge denies request to modify George Zimmerman's bond conditions in Trayvon Martin case


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Mandela's Infection May Be Pneumonia

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Mandela's Infection May Be Pneumonia Nelson Mandela is being treated for a lung infection, a term often used synonymously with pneumonia. Elderly people are at an increased risk for infections in general — more so if the person has many chronic medical problems, but as people age their immune systems are...


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Facebook Opens Gifts to Entire US

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Facebook Opens Gifts to Entire US Good news for the wine lovers/Facebook lovers out there. Today Facebook is adding a collection of wines to its Gifts option. But that’s not all the news out of the company’s headquarters today. In addition to adding bottles of red and white to its gift...


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Ga. Politician in 100-Mile Challenge

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Ga. Politician in 100-Mile Challenge Atlanta Councilman H. Lamar Willis weighed more than 327 pounds a year ago. He has since managed to lose more than 100 pounds and isn't going to stop there. To ring in the New Year, Willis, 41, is asking Atlanta residents to participate with him in his own personal 100-mile challenge.


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Watch: Are Your Mannequins Spying on You?

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Watch: Are Your Mannequins Spying on You? Bianna Golodryga explores new facial recognition software hidden in mannequins to profile shoppers.


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Justice Scalia Grilled on Gay Issue

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Justice Scalia Grilled on Gay Issue Supreme Court Justice argued lawmakers can ban what they deem immoral


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Robo-Gifts: 9 New Robots to Spy, Clean, Golf

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Robo-Gifts: 9 New Robots to Spy, Clean, Golf A new generation of robots—some domestic, others military and scientific--does everything from clearing gutters to mopping floors. These devices will spy on neighbors, carry golf clubs and trot along beside Marines on four articulated legs like a pack mule.


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Life Imitates Art at Nude Men Exhibit

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Life Imitates Art at Nude Men Exhibit Life imitates art: Man strips at Austrian exhibition of paintings and sculptures of naked men


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Texas Judge Halts Oil Pipeline Work

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Texas Judge Halts Oil Pipeline Work APNewsBreak: Texas judge halts TransCanada oil pipeline work over landowner's fraud claim


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Australian Station to Give $500K to Nurse's Family

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Australian Station to Give $500K to Nurse's Family The Australian radio station that employed the DJs who prank-called the London hospital where Kate Middleton was being treated has cancelled their show and will donate at least $500,000 to the grieving husband and children of the nurse who took the call and later apparently killed herself.


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