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Avis buys Zipcar for 500 million
Car rental company Avis Budget Group Inc said it will buy Zipcar Inc for about $500 million in cash to enter the fast-growing U.S. car-sharing market.The offer of $12.25 per share is at a
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A Day with New York City’s Pothole Repair Crew
A Day with New York City’s Pothole Repair Crew Each morning, at a small depot tucked away under the Williamsburg Bridge, the New York City workers who call themselves the “pothole gang” pore over a...
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Alabama Department Of Homeland Security Releases Graphic Mass Shooting Preparedness Video
Run, hide, fight. A grim twist on the workplace training tape.
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Illinois Bill to Ban All Modern Firearms
"The ISRA has learned from a credible source that Illinois Senate President John Cullerton [above] will introduce a so called 'assault weapons' ban on Wednesday when the legislature returns for its 'lame duck' session.
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Why Are Indian Reservations So Poor? A Look At The Bottom 1%
Everybody knows that Indian reservations are among the poorest places in America, but few people understand the root causes--a lack of property rights and weak legal structures.
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Hillary Clinton released from hospital
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was discharged from a New York hospital on Wednesday, three days after she was admitted for treatment of a blood clot in a vein between her skull and brain, the State Department announced.
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Airport screeners discover more than 1,500 guns in 2012
Passengers are not allowed to carry guns onto airplanes, yet the Transportation Security Administration finds hundreds of weapons each year.
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LA Photographer Killed While Shooting Justin Bieber’s Car
Police say a paparazzo was hit by a car and killed after taking photos of Justin Bieber’s Ferrari sports car in Los Angeles.
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Connecticut town holds drive to collect and destroy violent video games
This reminds me of when the nazi's burned thier books.
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Write Gambling Software, Go to Prison
In a criminal case sure to make programmers nervous, a software maker who licenses a program used by online casinos and bookmakers overseas is being charged with promoting gambling in New York because authorities say his software was used by others for illegal betting in that state.
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Adrian Lamo on Bradley Manning: 'I knew my actions might cost him his life'
More than two years after Manning's arrest, the man who gave him up talks to Ed Pilkington about how he made the decision.
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How Obama Decides Your Fate If He Thinks You're a Terrorist
A look inside the "disposition matrix" that determines when, or if, the administration will pursue a suspected militant.
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Social media casts spotlight on Ohio rape case
The videos, pictures and tweets are chilling. A picture of a girl dangling limply from the arms of two young men.
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Jodi Arias, Accused of Stabbing, Shooting Lover in Jealous Rage, Goes On Trial
A woman charged with stabbing her lover 27 times and shooting him in the head has gone on trial, with attorneys debating whether Jodi Arias planned the attack or fought off Mormon playboy Travis Alexander in self-defense.
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FBI: More People Killed with Hammers, Clubs Each Year than Rifles
According to the FBI annual crime statistics, the number of murders committed annually with hammers and clubs far outnumbers the number of murders committed with a rifle.
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US drone kills senior Pakistan tribal leader
Commander Mullah Nazir, known to have ties to Afghan Taliban, among at least nine fighters killed in separate strikes.
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This Map Shows Where Everyone Is Moving To And From In America
Washington DC led the country in net inward migration for the 7th-consecutive year, according to Atlas Vans' annual U.S. and Canada moving trends map (via Catherine Rampell). Meanwhile, New York, New Jersey and most Midwest states continue to see high rates of residents checking out.
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Appeals court: Motorist cannot be stopped for giving police the middle finger
A motorist cannot be stopped for “giving the finger” to a police officer, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
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Why The Next President Will Probably Be Black Too
Politics is a repetitive business. And two of the best candidates are black.
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US rape loophole prompts uproar
California lawmakers have vowed to close a loophole that allowed a man's rape conviction to be overturned because his victim was not married.
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