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Fed's Yellen hints at longer period for low rates
Fed's Yellen hints at longer period for low rates
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen says the central bank may keep its key short-term interest rate at a record low even after unemployment falls close to a more normal level. The Fed has said it would hold its benchmark rate near zero as long as unemployment is above 6.5 percent and long-ru

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'Identity Thief' grabs $34.6M to debut at No. 1
'Identity Thief' grabs $34.6M to debut at No. 1
Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy's "Identity Thief" has made off with the weekend box-office title with a $34.6 million debut. The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location,

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Military weighs cutbacks, shifts in drone programs
Military weighs cutbacks, shifts in drone programs
The Pentagon for the first time is considering scaling back the massive buildup of drones it has overseen in the past few years, both to save money and to adapt to changing security threats and an increased focus on Asia as the Afghanistan war winds down. Air Force leaders are saying the military m

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AMC hit 'Walking Dead' sets series ratings record
AMC hit 'Walking Dead' sets series ratings record
The zombies keep getting stronger. AMC's hit "The Walking Dead" set a series record Sunday night with 12.3 million viewers. The show was returning from a hiatus, and the Nielsen Co. said it beats the series' previous record of 10.9 million for its third season debut last October. More than half of

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Syrian rebels preparing for advance on capital
Syrian rebels preparing for advance on capital
Syrian rebels brought their fight within a mile of the heart of Damascus on Friday, seizing army checkpoints and cutting a key highway with a row of burning tires as they pressed their campaign for the heavily guarded capital, considered the likely endgame in the nearly 2-year-old civil war. The cl

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Sector Snap: Storm may hurt retailers Feb. sales
Sector Snap: Storm may hurt retailers Feb. sales
An Citi Investment analyst said Monday that the blizzard that struck the Northeast over the weekend will likely hurt retailers' February sales, as the storm sharply reduced traffic. The storm that slammed into the region between Friday and Saturday with up to 3 feet of snow was blamed for at least

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Fla. woman apologizes for flipping off judge
Fla. woman apologizes for flipping off judge
A Miami woman has apologized for flipping off a judge, who then dropped contempt charges and vacated her 30-day jail term. Eighteen-year-old Penelope Soto admitted Friday she was under the influence of Xanax and alcohol when she made the obscene middle-finger gesture and rude comments earlier this

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More Marines charged over corpse urination video
More Marines charged over corpse urination video
Two more Marines face criminal charges over a 2011 YouTube video showing members of a scout sniper platoon urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. The U.S. Marine Corps announced Friday that Sgt. Robert W. Richards faces charges including dereliction of duty and violating order

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NY cannibalism trial jury pool sees kinky images
NY cannibalism trial jury pool sees kinky images
Some prospective jurors in the conspiracy trial of a police officer accused of plotting to kill and eat women were so disturbed at a judge's description of the case and staged pictures depicting women being abused that they said they were too hurt emotionally to be fair. "I am shaking just writing,

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UN refugee agency says 5,000 fleeing Syria daily
UN refugee agency says 5,000 fleeing Syria daily
The U.N. refugee agency says there has been a huge increase in the number of people fleeing Syria, with 5,000 refugees crossing the borders daily into neighboring countries. Agency spokesman Adrian Edwards says that "5,000 people are now crossing the borders of Syria into other countries every sing

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As Carnival fever seizes Rio, some seek escape
As Carnival fever seizes Rio, some seek escape
As samba queens get final touch-ups on their sequins and feathers and hundreds of thousands of revelers take command of Rio's streets for Carnival's opening on Friday, Leo Name is hunkering down. The self-avowed Carnival Scrooge has stocked up on frozen TV dinners and hopes he won't have to set foo

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Girl shot by Taliban discharged from UK hospital
Girl shot by Taliban discharged from UK hospital
Malala Yousafzai, the teenage Pakistani education activist shot in the head by the Taliban, was discharged from a British hospital Friday after undergoing skull reconstruction and receiving a cochlear implant to restore her hearing. The 15-year-old had been released for a few weeks in January but r

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Mexico: 'Several' detained in tourist rape case
Mexico: 'Several' detained in tourist rape case
Mexican authorities announced Sunday that several people had been detained for investigation in connection with last week's rape of six Spanish tourists in Acapulco, a crime that further blemished the reputation of this troubled Pacific resort. Guerrero state officials declined to say how many susp

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Israeli troops detain AP photographer
Israeli troops detain AP photographer
Israeli troops detained an Associated Press photographer during West Bank unrest over the weekend, handcuffing him and forcing him to sit on the ground without food or water or access to a bathroom for roughly five hours, according to eyewitness accounts. The photographer, Nasser Shiyoukhi, was rel

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Venezuela Indians release soldiers held captive
Venezuela Indians release soldiers held captive
A representative of Venezuela's Pemon Indians said Sunday that men in a remote village released several dozen soldiers they had been holding captive. Levi Gonzalez said he had spoken with Pemon men in the village of Uriman, where members of the community decided to free the soldiers after governmen

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Bush family emails, photos apparently hacked
Bush family emails, photos apparently hacked
A criminal investigation is under way after a hacker apparently accessed private photos and emails sent between members of the Bush family, including both former presidents. The Houston Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/XUQlb1 ) that a spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush declined to comm

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Bomb kills 16, missiles hit militants in Pakistan
Bomb kills 16, missiles hit militants in Pakistan
A bomb exploded near a marketplace in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing 16 people, and suspected U.S. missiles hit a militant compound — the latest incidents of rising violence in the region, government and intelligence officials said. Six militants were killed when two missiles suspected

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Witnesses: Suspected members of Nigeria Islamic sect attack polio vaccine drives, killing 12
Witnesses: Suspected members of Nigeria Islamic sect attack polio vaccine drives, killing 12
Witnesses: Suspected members of Nigeria Islamic sect attack polio vaccine drives, killing 12 .

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Iran releases Slovak arrested for spying
Iran releases Slovak arrested for spying
A Slovak national arrested in Iran and accused of spying for the United States has been released and returned home. Iranian authorities claimed in January that 26-year-old Matej Valuch was involved in Central Intelligence Agency activities in Iran. Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak said Friday that

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Chinese world worries that Year of Snake may bite
Chinese world worries that Year of Snake may bite
As Indiana Jones might say: Why did it have to be the Year of the Snake? When the Chinese-speaking world ushers in its new year on Sunday, its 12-year zodiac will turn from the dragon to one of the world's most despised animals. As undeserved as the snake's reputation might be, its last two years d

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