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Breaking News: Still hungry? Food stamp cards are working again in all 17 states
   
Posted by: Nathan Salant

Norwalk :: CT :: USA | updated 2013-10-13 06:26:59 -0700 | technology-news

Low-income residents dependent on food stamps in California and 16 other states can purchase food again with their program debit cards, Xerox Corp. said late Saturday. Xerox's Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) system failed early in the day, leaving shoppers stranded...
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Breaking News: Iran says shipping stockpiles of enriched uranium is 'red line' for us
   
Posted by: JOHNTHOMAS DIDYMUS

Geneva :: Switzerland | updated 2013-10-13 07:17:40 -0700 | political-news

Iran has said that it will not agree, as part of a negotiated deal with the world powers, to ship its stockpiles of enriched uranium abroad. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, made the remark ahead of commencement of talks...
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Breaking News: Should taxpayers receive a refund for the shutdown?
   
Posted by: VeronicaS SelectMedia

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-10-13 00:05:19 -0700 | political-news

The government shutdown is moving into its 13th day and recent signs of some form of resolution seem to be slipping away. Which begs the question: Should American taxpayers be refunded for the shutdown? On the IRS website, the government...
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Breaking News: US military developing Iron Man-style exoskeleton suit for troops
   
Posted by: JOHNTHOMAS DIDYMUS

Tampa :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-10-13 05:38:43 -0700 | technology-news

The US military is developing a new Iron Man-style "Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit" (TALOS) for use by its elite Special Operation Forces (SOF). According to the official website of the US Army, the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) of the...
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Breaking News: US states to reopen landmarks at own expense
   
Posted by: arkar

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-10-13 07:05:50 -0700 | political-news

State governments will reopen some of their national parks and landmarks at their own expense, they said in a recent announcement. Such tourist sites as the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Grand Canyon in Arizona and Mount Rushmore...
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Breaking News: Dakotas storm kills 60,000 cattle, prompts House to move farm bill to conference
   
Posted by: MrGrassroots

Rapid City :: SD :: USA | updated 2013-10-12 12:06:57 -0700 | political-news

The House of Representatives Committee on Rules met yesterday and moved the stalled farm bill to the floor, with the backdrop of ranchers in North Dakota and South Dakota victimized by a freak snow storm killing 60,000 cattle. The storm...
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Breaking News: Trucker protest is all washed out
   
Posted by: Mike Sarzo

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-10-12 20:13:43 -0700 | political-news

A planned trucker protest that intended to snarl Beltway traffic in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area turned out to be much ado about little as the protest resulted in few traffic delays. However, steady rain did result in traffic delays...
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Breaking News: Cyclone brings death and destruction to Indian shoreline
   
Posted by: Nathan Salant

Brahmapur :: India | updated 2013-10-13 07:10:00 -0700 | green-news

Hundreds of thousands of people evacuated India's low-lying Bay of Bengal shoreline Saturday as a massive cyclone made landfall with winds of up to 120 miles per hour. Tropical Cyclone Phailin had already killed five as of Saturday afternoon but...
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Breaking News: Mortar shells hit near UN inspectors' hotel in Syria
   
Posted by: saleh1966

Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-10-13 03:04:45 -0700 | disasters-news

At least one child was killed and 11 people were injured after two mortar bombs fell in close proximity to the Four Seasons hotel in Damascus, where the international chemical inspectors and United Nations staff are staying and also not...
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Breaking News: White House less willing to agree to short-term deal averting default, reopening government
   
Posted by: wendyzachary

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-10-13 03:30:41 -0700 | political-news

White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Friday that President Barack Obama may embrace a short-term deal by Republicans on increasing the nation’s borrowing limit and reopening the government as soon as possible, but that was not what was...
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Breaking News: UNICEF: Syrian child refugees face exploitation
   
Posted by: saleh1966

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-10-13 05:20:41 -0700 | humanitarian-news

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) issued a report Thursday outlining how children fleeing Syria’s civil war are exposed to early marriage, violence and child labor. According to the report, over one million children, some of them without family or...
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Breaking News: Climate change misery: Snow and deep freeze spell disaster for livestock
   
Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Sioux Falls :: SD :: USA | updated 2013-10-12 14:59:54 -0700 | political-news

Midwestern ranchers recently dealt with the shock of losing vital livestock in aftermath of a historic blizzard. Climate change has claimed millions of herd animals in the recent past and will again in the future. Due to the government shutdown,...
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Breaking News: Kerry meets Afghan president, pushes for security pact
   
Posted by: StephenManual

Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-10-13 05:30:50 -0700 | disasters-news

The United States has been impatiently pushing Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign a security pact by the end of October that regulates the presence of US troops in Afghanistan. This follows the withdrawal of most after 2014 based on...
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Breaking News: A child's physical health depends on order, warmth in home say new studies
   
Posted by: Elizabeth Renter

Raleigh :: NC :: USA | updated 2013-10-13 03:51:53 -0700 | health-news

Parents have many responsibilities in providing for their children. Raising little people requires far more than food, water and a warm blanket. Two recent studies indicate a child’s physical health is dependent on several additional factors like structure, order and...
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Breaking News: Miss Universe Olivia Culpo in trouble over Taj Mahal shoot
   
Posted by: Samantha86

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-10-12 09:50:20 -0700 | entertainment-news

Miss Universe Olivia Culpo recently got into trouble while on her trip to India for an allegedly "unauthorized" fashion shoot on the sacred grounds of India's Taj Mahal. Culpo was reportedly part of an “unauthorized” footwear fashion shoot in front...
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