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Housing, jobs data weaken, but overall economic picture still upbeat

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(Reuters) – U.S. home resales hit a near one-year low in November and new filings for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, putting a wrinkle

NFL: Wild finish ahead as teams fight for playoff spots

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(Reuters) – The National Football League’s playoff picture will come into sharper focus following the penultimate weekend of the regular season where 19 teams remain

DIGITS: Public softens on marijuana legalization

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With legal sales of marijuana in Colorado just two weeks away, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds public opposition to legalization declining. Just 29 percent of

Rodman says he’s going to North Korea for fun, not to talk politics

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(Reuters) – Retired U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman said on Thursday he was not going to North Korea to talk about politics or human rights, despite political

Former Microsoft executive named to oversee Obamacare website

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(Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday announced the appointment of a former Microsoft Corp executive to oversee its revamped HealthCare.gov website and expand on

Target stores’ customers hit by major credit card attack

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(Reuters) – Payment card data was stolen from an unknown number of Target Corp customers starting on the busy Black Friday weekend in a major

U.S. prosecutor defends treatment of Indian diplomat

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(Reuters) – The U.S. attorney in Manhattan defended on Wednesday the treatment of an Indian diplomat who was strip-searched after her arrest last week on

Tech executives press Obama to reform surveillance practices

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(Reuters) – Technology company executives pressed President Barack Obama on Tuesday to rein in the U.S. government’s electronic spying after a court dealt a blow

US boosts support for Philippines security forces

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States will provide the Philippines’ security forces with $40 million in new assistance in part to help the country

Obamas, stars come out for Christmas in Washington show

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(Reuters) – President Barack Obama mixed the Christmas spirit and the X-Men movies on Sunday at a taping of a holiday show that included performances from a