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NY set to allow limited use of medical marijuana

YoopyaJan 6, 2014December 3, 20230

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would become the 21st state to allow medical use of marijuana under an initiative Gov. Andrew Cuomo will unveil

Wyoming Senate hopeful Cheney to drop out: reports

YoopyaJan 6, 2014December 3, 20230

(Reuters) – Liz Cheney, the oldest daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, plans to end her bid to run as a Republican for Wyoming’s

‘Life-threatening’ cold bites Midwest, heads east

YoopyaJan 6, 2014December 3, 20230

(Reuters) – As the Midwestern United States shivered through the region’s lowest temperatures in two decades and forecasters warned that life-threatening cold was heading eastward,

Loch easily wins World Cup luge race

YoopyaJan 6, 2014December 3, 20230

KONIGSSEE, Germany (AP) — Felix Loch of Germany easily won his third World Cup luge race of the season Sunday, posting the fastest heat in

Top Fed officials zero in on next policy steps

YoopyaJan 6, 2014December 3, 20230

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve, having just reduced its bond-buying program, now appears deep in debate over the best way to unwind its extraordinary

Top 10 gifts of 2013 show rebound in philanthropy

YoopyaJan 6, 2014December 3, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — Philanthropy made a comeback in large donations in 2013 with the nation’s wealthiest donors giving more than $3.4 billion to charity, according

Syrian rebels battle al-Qaida-linked fighters

YoopyaJan 5, 2014December 3, 20230

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels seized a compound held by al-Qaida-linked militants Sunday as their one-time allies used car bombs against them, in some of

Small plane makes emergency landing on New York expressway

YoopyaJan 5, 2014June 22, 20230

(Reuters) – A small plane made an emergency landing on a New York City expressway on Saturday, resulting in minor injuries to the three onboard

Bombings kill 15 in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad

YoopyaJan 5, 2014December 10, 20230

BAGHDAD (AP) — Authorities say bombings in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, have killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens. Police say the deadliest in Sunday’s

First real peace talks for South Sudan begin

YoopyaJan 5, 2014December 10, 20230

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Two warring factions from South Sudan held direct peace talks on Sunday for the first time since conflict began roiling