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Child Abuse Rises in U.S. Along With Recession

A new study reveals that from 2004 to 2009, a total of 422 children, under the age of five, were admitted in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington hospitals, diagnosed with abusive head injuries. Majority of them had to be admitted to the intensive care unit and 16 percent died of the injuries.

Moody's Stays Negative on U.S. State, Local Governments

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Even though the recession officially ended more than two years ago, the still-weak U.S. economy and a pullback in federal support means the outlook for states and local governments remains negative, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday.

Seven States Join AT&T-T-Mobile Merger Lawsuit

  Late last year, AT&T slapped a deployed U.S. soldier with a "bill shock" of $16,000
Seven states, including California, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and New York, have joined the lawsuit to stop AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile USA, the Justice Department said Friday. Previously, AT&T had proposed a $39 Billion deal to purchase T-Mobile.
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Face Off: Candidates Make Rick Perry to be Defensive in ‘Tea Party’ Debate

Rick Perry Comes Under Fire Over HPV Vaccine

In a heated stand-off between Republican Presidential candidates during Monday's Republican presidential debate, Texas Governor, Rick Perry, was caught in the crossfire over his 2007 executive order that required Texas schoolgirls to receive vaccinations against the sexually transmitted HPV virus.
Thomas Michel, a professor at Harvard Medical School, waits for the start of the 360th Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Ivy League Are Top Colleges but Maryland Up-and-Coming

Ivy League schools again topped a popular ranking of the best U.S. colleges, but shared the spotlight with liberal arts schools Williams College and Amherst College, and up-and-coming University of Maryland.
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New al Qaeda head hails Arab uprisings, says U.S. losing

New al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri voiced support in an Internet video for popular revolts shaking the Middle East, saying Arabs no longer feared the United States 10 years after the country was targeted by the militant network.
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Republican Debate: Romney Wins with Churchill Bust

You know what you do when you're in a race? Go for the top dog. Republican presidential candidates did exactly that in Monday night's CNN/Tea Party debate in Florida. En masse, they gunned for front-runner Texas Gov. Rick Perry.
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Warren Buffett Picks Another Little-Known Successor

Warren Buffett advanced his succession plan on Monday by naming Ted Weschler, a low-profile hedge fund manager who has produced out-sized returns in the last decade, to help manage the investments of Berkshire Hathaway Inc
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Freedom Tower - Rising, Along With U.S., New York

Those who journeyed to Lower Manhattan Sunday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) no doubt saw something that gave them cause for hope, as the nation continues its long process of healing and restoration: New York's skyline is starting to become whole again.
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What are Flash Mobs?

Flash mobs: from the Haka Mob to the Arab Spring, using social media to stage large events is a 21st century phenomenon that is not going anywhere. This trend is especially true in the United States, where recent flash mobs in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa have turned violence and angry.
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9/11 Memorial Opens to Public in New York

A day after white, commemorative ribbons drifted in a cool, late summer breeze amid words and memories honoring those killed on 9/11, the memorial plaza opened on Monday to the the public in New York.
U.S. President Barack Obama embraces victims' family members as first lady Michelle Obama stands by at the 9/11 Memorial during the tenth anniversary ceremonies at the World Trade Center site in New York

Obama, Bush See Raw Emotions at 9/11 Events

President Barack Obama picked up where his predecessor George W. Bush left off in the war against Islamic militants after the September 11 attacks, and on Sunday both saw the raw emotions that linger 10 years later.
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Thousands Flock to WTC Site in Grief and Pride

Thousands of people journeyed to Lower Manhattan in New York City Sunday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
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U.S. Marks 10th Anniversary of Day Nation, World Changed

The United States marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on New York, Washington, and Shanksville, Pa. Sunday with memorial services at the World Trade Center (WTC), the Pentagon, and at a field in Pennsylvania -- all three of which are hallowed ground.

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