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Two football players were recently convicted for sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl

(CNN) -- The longtime head football coach of Steubenville High School landed a contract extension this week, despite the rape controversy that gripped the small Ohio town and the nation.


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At least six rivers in northern Illinois surged to record levels in recent days

(CNN) -- Having suffered from flooding since Sunday, the last thing many in the Midwest want to hear about is rain. But at least another inch is expected Tuesday, as those hit hardest figure out what steps to take.


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Some Northern states like New Jersey and Michigan -- not known for their splendid weather -- also show a high number of solar jobs

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- There are more solar energy workers in Texas than there are ranchers. In California, they outnumber actors, and nationwide, America has more solar workers than coal miners.


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The senator from South Carolina said the FBI either 'missed a lot of things' in its investigation, or federal laws did not allow the FBI to 'follow up in a sound, solid way'

(CNN) -- The federal government messed up following the FBI's investigation of Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday.


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Mother told reporters the FBI had tracked son Tamerlan for up to five years

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI has flatly rejected an assertion by the mother of the two suspected Boston bombers that the bureau had been tracking her oldest son and had spoken with him last week after the deadly marathon bombing.


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Brake and transmission problem is latest to force recall

Honda is recalling over 225,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because of a problem related to their brakes and transmissions, the latest in a series of large-scale recalls for the company

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President Barack Obama sought to reassure and inspire Bostonians reeling from the deadly marathon bombing, telling them that America stood with their grieving city and promised: Well keep going. We will finish the race.


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The Boy Scouts of America would no longer deny membership to youths on the basis of sexual orientation alone, but would maintain its ban on openly gay adult leaders, under a proposal it is considering


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Firefighters and emergency responders account for 11 of the dead

Twelve bodies have been recovered in West, Texas, Sgt. Jason Reyes said Friday, two days after a fiery explosion ripped through the heart of the close-knit central Texas town of 2,800 people.


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46 senators voted against ill-fated bipartisan proposal to expand background checks

(CNN) -- Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords lambasted the 46 senators who voted against an ill-fated bipartisan proposal to expand background checks on firearms sales and vowed to continue her fight for tougher gun laws.


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