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’I’m gay’: NBA player Jason Collins breaks barrier
Last summer, NBA veteran Jason Collins considered joining an old Stanford college roommate, U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, at Boston’s gay pride parade.
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US consumers keep spending despite higher taxes
This year got off to a sour start for U.S. workers: Their pay, already gasping to keep pace with inflation, was suddenly shrunk by a Social Security tax increase.
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US loans from China at issue in debt-ceiling fight
Despite what you may have heard, China isn’t the country’s biggest creditor. America is.
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Mother of bomb suspects insists sons are innocent
The angry and grieving mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects insists that her sons are innocent and that she’s no terrorist.
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Economic gains may not help Democrats much in 2014
Presidents like to take credit for economic recoveries, just as President Barack Obama is angling to do now.
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Senate passes bill to ease FAA furloughs
With flight delays mounting, the Senate approved hurry-up legislation Thursday night to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers.
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Advocates eye legalizing marijuana in Alaska
Alaska, known for its live-and-let-live lifestyle, is poised to become the next battleground in the push to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.
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Country superstar George Jones dead at 81
When it comes to country music, George Jones was The Voice.
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Court issues mixed ruling on Missouri funeral protests
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a Missouri law banning protests within 300 feet of funerals but struck down a broader law that could have kept protesters even further away.
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Tax-free Internet shopping in jeopardy
Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over.
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