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San Bernardino County sheriff on Dorner: 'This investigation is over'

Although the description and behavior of the man who was killed are consistent with Dorner, officials "cannot absolutely, positively confirm it was him," McMahon said.


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There are not many developed economies with lower minimum wages than the United States

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Obama's proposal to hike the U.S. minimum wage to $9 an hour would still leave the lowest-paid American workers trailing their counterparts in several other major industrial countries.


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US government and 19 others named in negligence lawsuit

The family of Customs Enforcement agent, Jaime Zapata filed a $75 billion lawsuit alleging that the U.S. government and others were negligent and responsible in his death.


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VIDEO: Four freshmen players accused of stealing credit card and a laptop computer

Just a month after reveling in the glory of a national championship, four members of the University of Alabama football team have been arrested after a pair of campus robberies.
 


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Rubio takes jokes with good humor, says \"I needed water\".

Sen. Marco Rubio continued to poke fun at himself Wednesday morning after his now-famous sip of water made a big splash during his Republican response to the State of the Union.


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Department of Transportation budget has gone up since 2003 but many say it's not enough

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- President Obama is expected to once again call for billions more in federal spending on roads, bridges, rail and other infrastructure projects in his State of the Union address Tuesday night.


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Hadiya Pendleton's parents will sit with Michelle Obama at the State of the Union Address

CHICAGO (CNN) -- Gun violence has inextricably joined Michelle and Barack Obama with a family from their Chicago neighborhood, and the president will give them a place of prominence during Tuesday night's State of the Union address.


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It's the latest in a series that's been beaming back data since 1972

(CNN) -- NASA put its newest Landsat satellite into orbit on Monday, extending a long-running program that has been beaming back dramatic images of Earth for more than 40 years.


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Officials said the speech will lay out a roadmap for 'expanding opportunity for the middle class'

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- When President Barack Obama delivers the first State of the Union address of his second term Tuesday, he'll return to the topic that's proven to be the most lasting dilemma of his presidency: jobs and the economy.


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At least nine people are killed in a blizzard that hit the Northeast

(CNN) -- A major winter storm whipped the Upper Midwest early Monday, just after a historic snowfall left much of the Northeast buried and without power.


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