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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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Young Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye were among her stable of stars

(CNN) -- Maxine Powell, the mentor behind the smooth success and individual charm of Motown Records' stars for almost five decades, died Monday, the Detroit Free Press reported. She was 98.

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Previous rule only allowed users to message their followers

twitterTwitter users can now let any person, company or, presumably, drunken green monster send them private messages on the site.

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Melinda Coleman and her daughter, Daisy, speak to CNN's 'Erin Burnett OutFront'

The football player was arrested and charged with sexual assault. His friend was also charged with recording at least a part of the incident on an iPhone.

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