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US Senate opens first gun control debate in years

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

The US Senate has opened debate on a proposal to expand criminal background checks on gun buyers. The bipartisan move marks the most serious consideration

Immigration reform: Can Mark Zuckerberg and friends deliver?

YoopyaApr 12, 20130

Mark Zuckerberg and a cast of Silicon Valley players are entering the fray over immigration reform. But the new group, FWD.US, says it’s also interested

1909 Honus Wagner baseball card sells for $2.1M

YoopyaApr 11, 2013May 3, 20230

WEST BERLIN, N.J. — A 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card has been sold for more than $2.1 million at auction. The T206 card, originally released by

Education budget has universal preschool

YoopyaApr 11, 20130

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday proposed a 2014 budget for the Education Department he said would ensure 4-year-olds access to high-quality preschool. The

Wife killed over HIV fear along with adult son, police say

YoopyaApr 11, 2013January 4, 20250

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — A man charged with fatally stabbing his wife and adult son in their suburban Phoenix home told investigators he carried out the killings

US rice imports ‘contain harmful levels of lead’

YoopyaApr 11, 2013January 5, 20250

Analysis of commercially available rice imported into the US has revealed it contains levels of lead far higher than regulations suggest are safe. Some samples

Obama signs order for $109 billion in 2014 sequester cuts

YoopyaApr 11, 2013June 19, 20230

(Reuters) – Just hours after proposing a budget that would replace automatic spending cuts required by law, President Barack Obama on Wednesday set in motion

Gunman dead, officer wounded as Georgia hostage standoff ends

YoopyaApr 11, 2013January 5, 20250

(Reuters) – A gunman who took four Georgia firefighters hostage, demanding his utilities and cell phone service be restored, was killed on Wednesday in an

Background checks deal boosts odds for gun-control bill

YoopyaApr 11, 2013January 5, 20250

(Reuters) – A breakthrough agreement to expand background checks for gun buyers, announced on Wednesday by two senators, boosts the prospects the Senate will approve

Key senators announce deal on background checks for gun buyers

YoopyaApr 10, 20130

(Reuters) – A Democratic and a Republican senator said on Wednesday they had struck a deal to expand background checks for gun buyers, boosting prospects