House farm bill moves ahead with big cut in food stamps
By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican-controlled panel in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved t...
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Missouri diocese agrees to $600,000 settlement in child pornography case
By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A Catholic diocese in Missouri has agreed to a $600,000 settlement of a civil laws...
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All missing residents accounted for after Texas tornadoes
By Jana J. Pruet GRANBURY, Texas (Reuters) - All seven of the people listed missing after a monster tornado on Wednesday have now be...
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Police in Missoula, Montana, agree to change handling of rape cases
By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - Police in Missoula, Montana, have agreed to change the way they investigate sexual assault accusation...
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Medical weed could jinx recreational dope market in Washington state
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Key officials helping to create Washington state's potentially lucrative recrea...
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California boy, 12, faces hearing over younger sister's slaying
By Laila Kearney SAN ANDREAS, California (Reuters) - A 12-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing his 8-year-old sister in their no...
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Texas executes inmate who killed police officer
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas inmate convicted of killing a plainclothes Houston police officer who was trying to arrest him was...
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AP records seizure just latest step in sweeping U.S. leak probe
By Mark Hosenball and Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department's controversial decision to seize phone records...
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Sex assault scandals put unprecedented pressure on Pentagon
By David Alexander and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rash of scandals discrediting the U.S. military's efforts to stamp out ...
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Departing IRS head cites need to restore trust in agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Steven Miller, who resigned on Wednesday as the acting head of the Internal Revenue Service, said in a messag...
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