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Nation & World

Published
March 20, 2014

U.S. agency accused of giving most of its stash to anti-pot researchers

Officials admit they’ve done relatively little to fund pot research projects looking for marijuana’s benefits.
Published
March 20, 2014

Teen accused of climbing to top of 1 World Trade Center in middle of night

The 16-year-old managed to get to the 104th floor where he took pictures.
Published
March 20, 2014

Obama to Brown: Leave N.H. to Shaheen – how about Texas?

He says ‘we could always use’ some moderate Republicans in other parts of the country.
Published
March 20, 2014

Toyota’s $1.2 billion penalty could be glimpse into GM’s future

General Motors Co., which is facing a federal criminal probe over delays in recalling small cars with a deadly ignition switch problem, has many parallels to the Toyota case.
Published
March 20, 2014

‘Best lead’ in missing plane search: 2 objects in the sea

The development raised new hope of finding the vanished jet and sent another emotional jolt to the families of the 239 people aboard.

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Published
March 19, 2014

Homeless veteran ‘baked to death’ in NYC cell

The mentally ill homeless man was found dead in a Rikers Island jail cell that had heated to at least 100 degrees.
Published
March 19, 2014

Insider info exchanged on napkins, then eaten, federal prosecutors say

They say the managing clerk of a New York City law firm repeatedly gave information on anticipated corporate mergers and acquisitions to a cooperating witness.
Published
March 19, 2014

Ex-al-Qaida spokesman tells of meeting bin Laden following Sept. 11 attacks

The testimony came at Abu Ghaith’s trial on charges he conspired to kill Americans and aid al-Qaida as a spokesman for the terrorist group.
Published
March 19, 2014

Ukraine surrenders to Russia, plans exit from Crimea

Attempting to face down the unblinking incursion, Ukraine said it would hold joint military exercises with the United States and Britain.
Published
March 19, 2014

Toyota to pay $1.2B to settle criminal probe

The action concludes a four-year criminal investigation into whether Toyota was forthright in reporting problems related to unintended acceleration that caused deaths.