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Obama1-052313.jpg President Barack Obama delivered a highly-anticipated speech on his administration's evolving counterterrorism policies on Thursday, suggesting that the U.S. needs to move away from a "boundless global war on terror." More than a decade after the 9/11 attacks, Obama argued that the terrorist threat has shifted and evolved.
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UScapitol-052213.jpg Comprehensive immigration reform legislation took a step toward approval on Tuesday, as the members of the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send the bill to the Senate floor. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13 to 5 in favor of the bill, with three Republicans joining with the panel's ten Democrats in voting to support the legislation.
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Vitamin C was found to kill a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis in a recent lab test, according to researchers from New York's Yeshiva University. In the study, the vitamin C spurred on the creation of an oxygen species known as free radicals that killed the TB strain. "We have only been able to demonstrate this in a test tube . . ."
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Canadian lender TD Bank Group on Thursday reported a 2 percent increase in profit for the second quarter, reflecting loan and deposit growth at its U.S. as well as Canadian personal and commercial banking segments. The company also recorded higher trading-related revenue in the quarter. The bank is the first among Canada's big banks to report earnings for the latest quarter.
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Carbon footprint - a measure of the total greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by a person, organization, event or product, is a consumer oriented concept that has received much discussion over the last several years. China is said to be the world's largest greenhouse-gas emitter, followed by the U.S.
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With three new big-budget releases and several other prominent titles still hanging in the balance, it's expected to be one of the busiest weekends of the year at the box office, with "Fast & Furious 6" leading the way as it launches at more than 3,600 theaters across the country. Another release in great position to rack up a big opening total is "The Hangover III."
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While gun laws and immigration reform have attracted a lot of attention on Capitol Hill in recent months, the results of a new Gallup poll suggest that the American people want lawmakers to focus more on creating jobs and growing the economy.
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Although getting gray hair is natural, not everyone likes to have it. As soon as the first strand of gray hair appears, people begin to color their hair. Now, here's a breakthrough finding that may spell excitement for people who are going gray but may stir worries among hair dye manufacturers.
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