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The White House mounts a campaign to boost enrollment in 10 cities

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen SebeliusHealth and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius  heads to the White House for an afternoon meeting with insurance industry executives over problems with Obamacare rollout.

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Adults wrapped a three-year-old so tightly he died

To discipline a 3-year-old boy, three caretakers would wrap him tightly in a blanket and tie the ends to constrain him.  The child was wrapped up in that manner when he suffered a "horrible death," police said.

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Tamerlan TsarnaevFor the first time, prosecutors in the Boston Marathon bombing case confirmed that deceased suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was accused of participating in a gruesome 2011 triple homicide outside Boston.

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Trains are expected to be up and running sometime Tuesday

BART strike(CNN) -- The Bay Area Rapid Transit strike ended Monday night after union negotiators and management reached a late-night deal.

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Site may not win any design award, but for the most part, this works

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- If you're able to connect to the Obamacare website and enroll -- a big if -- healthcare.gov actually isn't the worst website in the world.

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Police chiefs disagree with the Justice Department's position on states that legalize marijuana

PHILADELPHIA (CNN) -- Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that it has become clear new strategies are needed to deal with how police respond to "active shooter" situations -- those in which someone with a gun is still on the scene and firing at victims.

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Joseph JenkinsA statewide review was ordered Thursday of Florida's prison records to determine whether anyone has filed forged documents like the ones used in an elaborate escape. Charles Walker and Joseph Jenkins, both 34, are considered "escapees" by authorities after investigators discovered forged motions to reduce their respective sentences and forged court orders granting the request, according to authorities.

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The Arctic 30 face up to 15 years in prison over protest

Stop Global warming greenpeacePeter Willcox of Norwalk, Connecticut, is the sole American citizen in a group of Greenpeace activists  charged with piracy in Russia

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Union apologizes to commuters for disruption

Empty BARTTransit workers in California's Bay Area went on strike Friday for the second time in three months -- a move that will once again hamper the commutes of thousands

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John Dodson can publish the book but is not allowed to profit from sales

John DodsonA federal agent will be allowed to write a book with an insider's account of Operation Fast and Furious, But John Dodson, an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, won't be allowed to make money on the book.

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