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August 5, 2013

Sides come out slugging in Bulger trial wrap-ups

The jury is urged to either ignore testimony of 'pathological liars' or convict a 'vicious, violent' mob boss.
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August 5, 2013

NASA’s Curiosity rover celebrates 1 year on Mars

After a poky but productive start, Curiosity recently pointed its wheels south, rolling toward the base of Mount Sharp in a journey that will last many months.
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August 5, 2013

Train derails in La., about 100 homes evacuated

The railroad company says the railroad ties were renewed in 2011 and the track was inspected about three hours before the accident.
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August 5, 2013

Nation/World Dispatches

NEW YORK Time Warner, CBS try to draw viewers into conflict over fees CBS and Time Warner Cable can’t work out their differences, so they want viewers to help settle the fight. Three million Time Warner Cable customers remained without access to CBS for a third day on Sunday, after the cable provider dropped the […]
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August 5, 2013

What makes Weiner keep running?

Observers see money and the chance to repair his image as reasons for him to keep facing questions about his sexting.

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August 5, 2013

Condemned inmate hangs himself

CLEVELAND – A man condemned to death for fatally stabbing a neighbor during a Cleveland burglary was found hanged in his cell Sunday days before his Wednesday execution. Billy Slagle, 44, was found at about 5 a.m. at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution and was declared dead within the hour, a prison spokeswoman said. He was […]
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August 5, 2013

Vendors recount hit-and-run rampage at LA boardwalk

Video shows a car accelerating into a California crowd, killing a woman and injuring 11 others.
Published
August 4, 2013

U.S. extends embassy closures as threat looms

Lawmakers from both parties hail the move, calling the 'clear' and 'specific' threat the most serious they have seen in years.
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August 4, 2013

Obama celebrates 52nd birthday

The president spent part of Sunday at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland.
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August 4, 2013

Gov. Brown averts San Francisco transit strike

The eleventh-hour order calls for a seven-day inquiry into the contract dispute.