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The Justice Department is scooping up data from thousands of cellphones through fake communications towers deployed on airplanes, a high-tech hunt for criminal suspects that is snagging a large number of innocent Americans.
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A New Mexico county shows how Medicaid’s growth under the Affordable Care Act has created a paradox: Many low-income Americans have gained coverage, but their numbers are straining some health-care systems.
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President Obama could announce executive actions overhauling the immigration system as early as next week, though officials keep debating the best timing for a move that the GOP protests.
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On one hand, Muslim congregations across the U.S. are concerned that Islamic State, or ISIS, or other terror groups could try to recruit and radicalize their youth. On the other, they are uncomfortable with the prospect of law enforcement scrutinizing their members and activities.
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Halliburton is in talks to buy Baker Hughes, a deal that would help the big oil-field services companies contend with falling oil prices.
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The French and German economies grew only slightly in the third quarter, data showed, indicating the wider eurozone is mired in a prolonged economic torpor.
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Moody’s and Kroll are sparring over an unsolicited credit rating Moody’s issued on the debt of National Penn Bancshares. Kroll, which was hired by the bank to rate the debt, contends Moody’s lowballed its rating to scare other banks into hiring it.
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Activist investors are increasingly seeking to advance their agendas at companies by pushing for a role in selecting new management.
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State securities regulators are drawing up plans to allow information on problem stockbroker firms to be shared more effectively among them.
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Motorola Inc. engineer Martin Cooper calls for more competition among handset makers, less control by carriers and more emphasis on ease of use.
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Facing high political stakes and re-energized opposition, the White House is tweaking its strategy for year two of the health law’s insurance enrollment after last year’s problem-plagued launch.
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In their first gathering since last week’s crushing election, Senate Democrats struggled to define how they will operate when Republicans take control of the chamber next year.
An ordained rabbi’s risky mission is to show the world that an observant culture—largely absent from the comedy mainstream—is natural fodder for funny.
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One of the top U.S. military contractors is pursuing new markets as far-flung as aquaculture equipment and compact fusion reactors amid declining spending on defense equipment.
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In the sleepy world of podcasts, ‘Serial’ murder mystery is a sensation—a testament to the power of great story-telling.
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Protesters seized dozens of town halls, hijacked delivery trucks and staged protests in several cities across southern Mexico on Thursday to demand a deeper investigation into the whereabouts of 43 students abducted by municipal police in late September.
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