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Better-than-expected numbers were good news for Obama and stock market

WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.


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A look at three campaigns from a year ago that remained lodged in consumers' brains

NEW YORK (AP) -- Companies hope you'll be gabbing about their Super Bowl ads on Monday morning. But the ultimate score is if those conversations continue throughout the year.


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69-year-old specialist on aging has sparked unusually public conversation around mortality

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- At first, David Oliver ignored the bump on his neck that he noticed while shaving. The medical school professor assumed it was calcified scar tissue from a previous surgery.


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The collective Anonymous claims credit for incident which apparently ties to Occupy movement

BOSTON (AP) -- The hacking collective Anonymous is claiming credit for defacing the Boston Police Department's website.


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A small set of "power users" account for much of the activity on the social network

NEW YORK (AP) -- The goody-two-shoes among us say it's better to give than to receive. That's not true for the average Facebook user, though.


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Infamous Arizona sheriff has been accused of racially profiling Latinos

PHOENIX (AP) -- Lawyers for the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office say they'll meet Monday with U.S. Department of Justice attorneys over federal accusations of civil rights violations.


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Group had said it was stopping funding for breast-cancer screening

NEW YORK (AP) -- After three days of controversy, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood.


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Mark Berndt was investigated in 1994 for alleged fondling attempt

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Los Angeles teacher suspected of taking bizarre bondage-style photographs of children in his class was investigated in 1994 for allegedly trying to fondle a 10-year-old girl, authorities said Thursday.


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Ruling could have big implications for dozens of Black inmates who have accused Chicago police of coercion

CHICAGO (AP) -- An inmate who says Chicago police officers tortured him into confessing to a brutal rape can present evidence of coercion that was denied at trial, the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday in a ruling that could have implications for as many as 20 other inmates seeking similar appeals.


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Authorities say footage shows group breaking into building, stealing American flag

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Police have released surveillance video they said shows Occupy demonstrators breaking into City Hall during the protests in Oakland Saturday night.


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