Bankrupt Alabama county says has deal on $105 million of bonds
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's bankrupt Jefferson County has reached a deal with creditors JPMorgan Chase and Bayerische ...
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Southern cities ranked among laziest in U.S.: magazine
By Andrea Burzynski NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, is also the capital of sloth, according to Men's Healt...
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Britain's PM Cameron visits Boston bombing site, pays tribute
By Andrew Osborn BOSTON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to the victims of the Boston marathon bombing ...
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Britain's Prince Harry tours Jersey Shore, post-Sandy
By Victoria Cavaliere SEASIDE HEIGHTS, New Jersey (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry praised "that great American spirit" on Tuesday...
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U.S. agency backs lower blood alcohol limit for drivers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top transportation safety agency voted on Tuesday to recommend a lower blood alcohol limit for drivers, a...
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Father of 4-year-old N.J. boy who shot friend is charged
By David Jones NEWARK (Reuters) - Police in New Jersey have arrested the father of a 4-year-old boy who fatally shot a 6-year-old fr...
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Vermont set to become third U.S. state to allow assisted suicide
By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Vermont is poised to become the third U.S. state to allow doctor-assisted suicide, after its leg...
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Four U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan's Kandahar
By Sarwar Amini KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Four U.S. soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's Kandahar provi...
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Pentagon, short on cash, puts civilians on unpaid leave
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon told its civilian workforce on Tuesday that it will put most of them on unpaid l...
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Russian media delight in U.S. spy case as leaders try to limit fallout
By Timothy Heritage MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian state-run media revelled on Wednesday in embarrassing the United States over a botche...
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