Chicago school board to vote on mass school closing
By Mary Wisniewski CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Chicago Board of Education is due to vote on Wednesday on a controversial proposal to clo...
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Disgraced ex-congressman Weiner announces candidacy for NYC mayor
By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two years after resigning from Congress in a lewd photo scandal, former U.S. Representative Anth...
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Parents withdraw from inquiry into death of U.S. engineer Shane Todd
By Kevin Lim and Joyce Lim SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The parents of a U.S. engineer found dead in Singapore last year said on Wednesday ...
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Voters oust mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in primary
By Michael Sadowski (Reuters) - The embattled mayor of Pennsylvania's financially crippled capital of Harrisburg was ousted on Tuesd...
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Judge rejects plea from men who sought to join al Qaeda affiliate
By David Jones NEWARK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday refused to overturn the prison sentences of two New Jersey men convicte...
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Healthcare workers strike at five California public hospitals
By Ronnie Cohen SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job at the University of California's five ...
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Family of California woman killed by U.S. Border Patrol files suit
By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - The family of a San Diego woman killed in an encounter with the U.S. Border Patrol filed a fed...
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Anarchist jailed for not testifying over 2008 New York blast
By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - A self-described anarchist from Brooklyn who refused to testify before a federal grand jury tho...
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Lawmakers move to address U.S. military sex assault problem
By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers frustrated by a spate of high-profile military sexual assault cases unveiled dra...
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Chemical-safety watchdog criticizes probe of Texas blast
By M.B. Pell (Reuters) - Officials with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board say they may never know what caused last month's deadly ferti...
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