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| Police recover backpacks of 2 kidnapped Iowa girls |
| Investigators searching for a 15-year-old Iowa girl who was abducted this week have recovered her backpack along with one belonging to a 12-year-old who escaped from the kidnapper. |
| Complaint accuses Exxon Mobil of anti-gay bias |
One after another, major U.S. corporations have updated anti-discrimination policies to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers, drawing plaudits from gay-rights groups. There's one prominent exception: Exxon Mobil Corp. |
| Stocks rise after Federal Reserve Chairman's stimulus comments |
Stocks are moving higher Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said it was too soon for the central bank to pull back on its economic stimulus programs. |
| Video of man jumping on manatee investigated |
| Wildlife officials are investigating an online video that shows a man jumping on two manatees. |
| Kerry: US, allies, ready to step up aid rebels |
The United States and its Arab and European allies will step up their support for Syria's opposition to help them "fight for the freedom of their country" if President Bashar Assad's regime does... |
| 10-year-old girl forced to wear thrift store clothing as punishment for being a bully |
A Utah woman forced a 10-year-old girl to wear an unflattering wardrobe to school after a teacher said she was bullying another classmate over the way she dressed. |
| Pentagon to seek new vets record system |
| A U.S. official says the Pentagon has decided to buy a new computerized health records system that will allow the department to better share and merge its data with the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
| Federal inspectors launch investigation after North Carolina nuclear plant shutdown |
Federal regulators said Wednesday that they are conducting a special inspection of a nuclear power plant outside North Carolina's capital city that was forced to shut down last week after operators discovered corrosion and cracking in the reactor vessel's covering. |
| Chicago Board of Ed to vote on 53 school closings |
| The Chicago Board of Education was expected to take a final vote Wednesday on whether to close 53 schools, an ambitious proposal that sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define — for better or worse — Mayor Rahm Emanuel's term in office. |
| Boston church official faces racketeering charges |
| A Boston church official who once claimed to be an associate of mobster James "Whitey" Bulger has been arrested on charges of stealing money from the church. |
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