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Nation & World

Published
February 14, 2014

$200,000 bond for NYC man arrested amid Hoffman probe

Robert Vineberg, 57, is charged with possessing heroin with the intent to sell it.
Published
February 14, 2014

Savvy Olympians ride wave of social media to bigger payoff

Athletes who share pictures, thoughts and stories from the games strengthen their hands to woo new sponsors or squeeze more money from existing ones.
Published
February 14, 2014

Musicians face longer wait for airline rules to protect instruments

Musicians have long complained that airlines frequently require that instruments be checked as baggage, with the result that they are often damaged or lost.
Published
February 14, 2014

Trucks, dozens of cars crash on Pa. turnpike; at least 30 injured

Speed restrictions put in place during the storm had been lifted at 6 a.m., but rush-hour motorists said the roadway was very slick, calling into question whether it had been adequately treated.
Published
February 14, 2014

Military nears holy grail: Pizza that lasts years

NATICK, Mass. — They call it the holy grail of ready-to-eat meals for soldiers — a pizza that can stay on the shelf for up to three years and still remain good to eat. Soldiers have been asking for pizza since lightweight individual field rations — known as meals ready to eat, or MREs — […]

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Published
February 14, 2014

Indonesia volcano erupts; 2 killed, 100,000 evacuated

Ash and grit fell to earth in towns and cities across the region and lay 2 inches deep in some places.
Published
February 14, 2014

NSA staffer resigns, admits to aiding Snowden

Authorities say it was a breach of procedure but not collusion.
Published
February 14, 2014

Poll: Pessimism prevails about American dream

Americans see an economic system that demands working harder than ever to get ahead and a political system that is unresponsive to their needs.
Published
February 13, 2014

Va.: Ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen’s decision Thursday makes Virginia the second state in the South to have a ban on gay marriages overturned.
Published
February 13, 2014

Man gets life for killing, burying body in cement

PENSACOLA, Fla. — A former reporter became friends with twin brothers through the world of fantasy card and role-playing games, and it was a set of $100,000 collectible cards that led one of the brothers to kill the journalist and bury his body in a concrete-covered pit. The other brother helped cover up the crime. […]