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The city’s Fire Department has agreed to drop a requirement for all skyscrapers to have flat tops, clearing the way for visions of a more inspiring skyline to rival New York or Chicago.
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Four former Blackwater Worldwide security contractors were convicted Wednesday on charges stemming from a deadly 2007 shooting in Iraq.
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With every passing week or month, it seems, some American government agency has had a misstep or scandal that has led to a deeply eroded public confidence.
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Mr. Bradlee, a quintessential newspaper editor, supervised The Washington Post’s exposure of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon.
Suspect in Indiana Killings Refuses to Speak in Court
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The initial hearing for the suspect, Darren Vann, was postponed until next week after he refused to speak to the judge.
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With funding formulas that cap or redirect local property tax revenues to state coffers, some places are looking for other ways to capture local money.
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By MICHAEL CORKERY
Lawmakers in several states have voted to increase the fees or the interest rates that lenders can charge on personal loans used by millions of poor or financially struggling borrowers.
Alabama House Speaker Dismisses Ethics Charges as Politically Motivated
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A day after a grand jury disclosed that it had indicted Michael G. Hubbard on 23 felony ethics charges, Mr. Hubbard denounced the prosecution as being rooted in matters beyond the law.
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From every angle, campaigns for Democratic and Republican candidates are targeting voters concerned about energy and climate change.
Debate for Florida Governor Takes On a Hostile Edge
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The debate between Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Charlie Crist illustrated just how diametrically opposed the two men are stylistically and on almost every issue.
Chief of Nuclear Regulatory Commission Will Leave Job That She Fought to Keep
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Allison M. Macfarlane, the panel’s first geologist, said she would become the director of the Center for International Science and Technology Policy at George Washington University.
A Holder Legacy: Shifting Terror Cases to the Civilian Courts, and Winning
By MATT APUZZO
The success of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in reversing the Bush administration’s emphasis on trying terrorism suspects in secret prisons or at offshore military tribunals may be one of his most significant achievements.
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Screeners at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago earlier this month checked the temperature of a passenger who had just arrived from Sierra Leone.
5 U.S. Airports Set for Travelers From 3 West African Nations
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Passengers arriving from Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone must enter at one of five airports that are screening for the disease.
Jeffrey Fowle, American Held by North Korea, Is Freed
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Mr. Fowle was released after nearly six months of captivity, officials said. The United States is working on freeing two others held by North Korea.
Suspected Leader of Mexican Drug Cartel Arrested in Texas
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Juan Francisco Sáenz-Tamez, 23, was apprehended on Tuesday while shopping, officials said. An indictment against him was unsealed the same day.
U.S. Says It Stopped 3 Young Women Seeking to Join Islamic State
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Enforcer at Treasury Is First Line of Attack Against ISIS
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Few Answers After an Alert on Takata Air Bags
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A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration site that allows drivers to look up a car by vehicle identification number was not responding, and calls were put on hold.
U.S. Orders More Testing on Guardrail After Ruling
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Through a clever bit of photo manipulation, a new ad by the N.R.A. puts Iowa’s Democratic Senate nominee, Bruce Braley, next to the man many gun owners consider their nemesis: Michael R. Bloomberg.
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