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Breakaway group of Amish accused of attacking mainstream members

BERGHOLZ, Ohio (AP) -- In an unusually public display of trouble among the traditionally guarded Amish, a breakaway group is accused of attacking mainstream members by cutting off their beards and hair, which carry spiritual significance in the faith.


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Marchers plan to visit homes of Rupert Murdoch, oil tycoon David Koch, others

NEW YORK (AP) -- The national Occupy Wall Street movement has been heating up again - resulting in about 50 arrests in Boston early Tuesday and plans for a Manhattan "Millionaires March" to the homes of some of New York City's wealthiest residents.


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In first day of Abdulmutallab trial, prosecutors paint picture of man "ready to die"

DETROIT (AP) -- A young Nigerian on a terrorist mission for al-Qaida prayed, washed and put on perfume moments before trying to detonate a bomb in his underwear to bring down an international jetliner on Christmas 2009, a prosecutor told jurors as the man's trial opened Tuesday.


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In wake of 9/11, authorities focused on terrorism over food supply

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Dozens of foreign insects and plant diseases slipped undetected into the United States in the years after 9/11, when authorities were so focused on preventing another attack that they overlooked a pest explosion that threatened the quality of the nation's food supply.

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Only 10 percent of foundation giving explicitly targets underserved populations

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Billions of dollars in arts funding is serving a mostly wealthy, white audience that is shrinking while only a small chunk of money goes to emerging art groups that serve poorer communities that are more ethnically diverse, according to a report being released Monday.


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Police found body of 23-year-old in basement of suspect's home

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A Milwaukee woman abducted a young pregnant mother and removed her fetus just days before the baby was due, killing both of them, authorities said. The suspect was arrested after she tried to pass the baby off as her own.


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Hiring is still too weak to bring down unemployment, which has been stuck at about 9 percent for more than two years

The economy added just enough jobs last month to ease fears of a new recession. But hiring is still too weak to bring down unemployment, which has been stuck at about 9 percent for more than two years.


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The country's largest credit union, the Navy Federal Credit Union, said new account openings over the weekend were 23 percent higher than normal

Whenever a big bank rolls out a controversial fee, customers start fuming about taking their business elsewhere and the attention often falls on credit unions. That happened again last week when Bank of America said it would soon start charging customers a $5 monthly fee to make debit card purchases.


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Bicycling and football were the leading reasons for the kids' brain injuries

ATLANTA (AP) -- The number of athletic children going to hospitals with concussions is up 60 percent in the past decade, a finding that is likely due to parents and coaches being more careful about treating head injuries, according to a new federal study.

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Merck's Juvisync to be available in six different dosage stengths

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Drugmaker Merck won U.S. approval Friday for the first pill that treats both diabetes and high cholesterol, a potentially dangerous combination that affects millions of Americans.

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