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GOP votes McConnell to lead Senate; Dems elevate Warren
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Friday's forecast: Arctic chill for most of U.S.
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Temporary 'vacation breasts' may be here by 2016
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Comet probe's solar panels caught in cliff's shadow
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Marysville teacher to 911: 'I tried to stop him'
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Rural hospitals in critical condition
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U.S., India strike deal on trade provision
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Ex-Obama adviser trashes Mass. gov hopeful Coakley
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Texas teacher resigns over Ferguson tweet
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Wayward hummingbird to catch plane south for winter
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Police investigate dead baby found in recycling facility
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Dead baby found in recycling facility
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CES Unveiled offers sneak peek at latest gadgets
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Student's protest sparks debate over weighing at school
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Critic's Corner: 'The Missing' plays on parents' fears
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Time lapse: lava destruction in Hawaii
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World's tallest man meets world's shortest man
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Home of WWII vet, 93, burglarized on Veterans Day
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Body found hanging from N.Y. building ruled a suicide
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Hagel to order overhaul of U.S. nuclear force
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Vet's home burglarized on Veteran's Day
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Facebook simplifies its privacy policy
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Name of border agent who shot teen released by judge
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Friday's forecast: Scattered snow across the country
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Police: We've learned from Ferguson
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California's Highway 62 is deadliest in desert
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Rescuers hope to get a wayward hummingbird back on course to Mexico with a one-way plane ride. It was found in frigid Minnesota.
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Dead baby found in Farmingdale, N.J., recycling facility.
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Facebook updated its privacy policies, with the goal of making it easier for the 1.3 billion users of the social network to opt out of sharing everything about themselves with the entire world.
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St. Louis area top brass share lessons learned from the first round of Ferguson protests and talk about how things will be different once the grand jury's decision comes down.
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In a united front, Missouri State Police Captain Ron Johnson, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar and St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson discussed plans to keep residents safe following the grand jury's decision in the Michael Brown shooting.
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Michael Brown's father is urging Ferguson protestors to remain peaceful ahead of the grand jury's announcement. He spoke from Geneva, where he and Brown's mother are testifying before the United Nations Committee Against Torture.
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Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe will pardon his son Kyle. He was convicted in 2003 of felony possession of marijuana with intent to deliver.
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Suspended Hamilton County, Ohio judge Tracie Hunter wants her conviction tossed because three black jurors recanted, saying they were pressured into a guilty verdict. But Hunter's lawyer, Clyde Bennett, says race isn't a factor in her request.
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At Willard Library, information technology has allowed Battle Creek history as told by newspapers to be available to the public.
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Speaker John Boehner says Republicans will 'fight the president tooth and nail' on immigration reform at a House Leadership Committee briefing. (Nov. 13)
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With the Grand Jury decision pending, USA TODAY's Yamiche Alcindor gives an update on the latest news surrounding the shooting death of Michael Brown.
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House Democrats are urging President Obama to take bold action and enact stronger immigration reform as rumors of an executive action linger. (Nov. 13)
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Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky won election by fellow Republicans on Thursday to become Senate majority leader when the new Congress convenes in January, fulfilling a long-held ambition. (Nov. 13)
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Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky won election by fellow Republicans on Thursday to become Senate majority leader when the new Congress convenes in January. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada was in line to become the minority leader in the new Congress. (Nov
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The Montgomery County Board of Education in Maryland is removing religious holidays from the school calendar after Muslims demanded a day off to celebrate Eid.
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