10:48 a.m. EDT September 1, 2013 The United States has new evidence showing that the government of Syria used the nerve gas sarin against its own people, Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday.

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WASHINGTON — 12:40 a.m. EDT May 15, 2013Angelina Jolie's decision to get tested for a breast cancer gene mutation, undergo a double mastectomy and then write about it is the latest example of news that could affect Supreme Court justices' views.

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4:10 p.m. EDT August 23, 2013 Sen. Tom Coburn and President Obama are friends, but that didn't stop the Oklahoma Republican from saying this week that the president is "getting perilously close" to deserving impeachment.

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8:45 p.m. EDT May 10, 2013  Rebuking the Obama administration for a "frivolous" appeal, a federal judge Friday refused to delay his April order allowing emergency contraceptives to sold to women and girls of all ages without a prescription.

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A stronger economy, the hands of time and some Madison Avenue magic have combined to help give four big banks major image lifts in the first half of 2013. Big Banks are no longer the lowest of the low.

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5:57 p.m. EDT April 15, 2013  Marathon Day, the city's 'big party,' is upended by powerful blasts. Now, the whys begin. n the Athens of America, on a holiday that marks the beginning of U.S. independence, at the sporting event almost every Bostonian looks forward to, on the day that winter unofficially becomes spring, blasts shattered another American community's sense of safety.

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10:05 p.m. EDT July 4, 2013 Americans celebrate the nation's 237th birthday with fireworks, barbecues and other summer activities as the Statue of Liberty reopens. Americans celebrated Independence Day Thursday with the reopening of Lady Liberty, one of the USA's premier music festivals, swearing-in ceremonies for brand-new citizens and a hot-dog eating contest.

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New York City's Statue of Liberty, closed to visitors since Super storm Sandy hit in late October, will reopen by Independence Day, the National Park Service announced Tuesday.

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7:04 p.m. EDT May 31, 2013 NEW YORK — If you followed the Wall Street maxim "Sell in May and go away," you missed out on a 2% gain as the Dow Jones industrial average surged to record highs in May. But if you're kicking yourself about poor market timing or still thinking of taking some chips off the table, don't despair.The reason?

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11:22p.m. EDT March 20,2013  HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced this week his new legislation to further reduce the smoking rate by banning tobacco displays at retail stores, cheers echoed in the Lower Hudson Valley.

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