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his girth was helping to usher in a modern approach to treating obesity.
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear climate change regulation cases
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a
challenge to part of the Obama administration's first wave of
regulations aimed at tackling climate change. The court agreed to hear a
single question of the many presented by nine different petitioners.
The question at issue is whether the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency correctly determined that its decision to regulate greenhouse gas
emissions from motor vehicles necessarily required it to also regulate
emissions from stationary sources. The court rejected three of the
petitions. ...Read More ...
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WASHINGTON
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to New York for trial, President Barack Obama has reinstated the federal
courthouse as America's preferred venue for prosecuting suspected
terrorists.Read More ...
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KABUL,
Afghanistan (AP) — A bomb planted inside a mosque microphone killed the
governor of Afghanistan's eastern Logar province as he was delivering a
speech to worshippers on Tuesday morning to mark the Muslim holiday of
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Obama presenting Medal of Honor to Afghan war vet
WASHINGTON
(AP) — A former Army captain is receiving the nation's highest military
honor from President Barack Obama for his bravery in one of the most
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New Vatican No. 2 a no-show at handover ceremony
VATICAN
CITY (AP) — The new Vatican No. 2 was a no-show Tuesday at the ceremony
to take over the reins of the Holy See administration, after being
hospitalized for urgent surgery on the day he was to have begun charting
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Dodgers top Cardinals 3-0, cut NLCS deficit to 2-1
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ANGELES (AP) — Led by a pair of precocious rookies, the Los Angeles
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2 arrests made in death of bullied Florida girl
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Senators closing in on deal to reopen government
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Iran presents proposals at nuke talks
GENEVA
(AP) — Iran offered what it called a potential "breakthrough" Tuesday
in the long-deadlocked nuclear talks meant to ease fears that it wants
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SF-area train system keeps running amid talks
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Calif. (AP) — A major San Francisco Bay-area transit system was running
trains on a normal schedule Tuesday after unions and management agreed
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US courts convict terrorists; Gitmo trials drag on
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Four years after his failed effort to bring the 9/11 mastermind
to New York for trial, President Barack Obama has reinstated the federal
courthouse as America's preferred venue for prosecuting suspected
terrorists.Read More ...
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Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) - A once-in-a-decade typhoon threatened
Japan on Tuesday forcing the cancellation of flights and trains and
disrupting oil shipments as it made its way across the Pacific directly
towards the capital, Tokyo. Typhoon Wipha is expected to make landfall
right around the morning rush hour on Wednesday, bringing
hurricane-force winds to the metropolitan area of 30 million people. The
center of the storm was 860 km (535 miles) southwest of Tokyo at 0800
GMT, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on its website. It was moving
north-northeast at 35 kph (22 mph). ...Read More ...
Report: Iran makes proposal in nuclear standoff
By
Justyna Pawlak and Yeganeh Torbati GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran said it
presented "logical" proposals in talks with six world powers on Tuesday
aimed at achieving a breakthrough in a decade-old standoff over its
disputed nuclear program that has heightened the risk of a new Middle
East war. Tehran launched negotiations in earnest with the United
States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany, reflecting the
election in June of a relative moderate, Hassan Rouhani, as new Iranian
president, raising hopes for an end to the deadlock. ...Read More ...
Death toll in Philippines quake jumps to 85
CEBU,
Philippines (AP) — The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that
struck the central Philippines rose to 85, police said Tuesday, as more
reports trickled in about toppled buildings and historic churches near
the epicenter.Read More ...
Report: NSA collecting millions of contact lists
WASHINGTON
(AP) — The National Security Agency has been sifting through millions
of contact lists from personal email and instant messaging accounts
around the world — including those of Americans — in its effort to find
possible links to terrorism or other criminal activity, according to a
published report.Read More ...
Iran nuke talks begin amid hopes of progress
GENEVA
(AP) — The United States and five other world powers sat down Tuesday
for the first talks on Tehran's nuclear program since the election of
reformist Iranian President Hassan Rouhani four months ago.Read More ...
Major quake shakes central Philippines, kills 32
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