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Bishop urges reconsideration of postal centers

The U.S. Postal Service lost $1.9 billion during the second quarter of the year.

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Man snares record long Burmese python

An 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python set a record for the longest snake ever captured in South Florida, where the exotic species has taken up residence.

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Monster tornado devastates Oklahoma town; death toll rises

A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people with winds of up to 200 miles per hour that flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage.

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Supreme Court to hear prayer case

Both the Albany and Dougherty County commissions open their voting meetings with prayer.

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Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Banning Abortions After 12 Weeks

A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted a new Arkansas law banning most abortions after 12 weeks pregnancy, which is considered one of the most restrictive in the nation.

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U.S. Treasury To Free Up $260 Bln To Avoid Debt Cap

The Obama administration on Friday notified Congress it was prepared to take a series of steps to free up about $260 billion so it can keep paying the nation's bills once a temporary suspension in the government's debt ceiling lapses this weekend.

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U.S. Senate panel approves farm bill that expands crop insurance

The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill on Tuesday, costing $500 billion over a decade, that would expand the scope of the federally subsidized crop insurance program and modestly trim spending on food stamps for the poor.

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Accused Cleveland Kidnapper to enter plea

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U.S. Attorney General Holder Recused Himself From Media Subpoena

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday that he had recused himself from the Justice Department's controversial decision to secretly seize telephone records of the Associated Press.

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Jolie undergoes preventative double Mastectomy

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has had a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer and says she hopes her story will inspire other women fighting the life-threatening disease.

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8:15 UPDATE: Russia arrests American diplomat

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TV psychologist Joyce Brothers dies at age 85

U.S. psychologist Joyce Brothers died on Monday at age 85.

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Nineteen shot in New Orleans Mother's Day parade

Nineteen people including two children were shot in New Orleans on Sunday when gunfire erupted at a Mother's Day parade, and city police said they were searching for three suspects.

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