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U.S. air travelers complain about body scans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of U.S. air travelers have lodged complaints over use of full-body security scanners in the past year, charging they violate personal privacy and may be harmful to their health, documents released on Tuesday showed.
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Mackey wins fourth straight Iditarod dog sled race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Lance Mackey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday, becoming the first musher to notch four consecutive victories in the world's most famous dog-racing event.
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Number of Californians without health plans soars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Nearly one in four Californians under age 65 lacked health insurance during all or part of last year, well above the latest national average, in a trend fueled by shrinking coverage due to mounting job layoffs, a new study on Tuesday found.
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Woods to make long-awaited return at U.S. Masters
INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Tiger Woods will begin trying to restore a reputation battered by marital infidelities at next month's U.S. Masters, the tournament which helped him become the world's most marketable sportsman.
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U.S. puts brakes on "virtual" border fence
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The U.S. government is pulling $50 million in funding from a problematic "virtual fence" meant to secure stretches of the Mexico border and is freezing additional funding for the project pending review, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Parched California to get more water
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's drought-baked cities and farms will get considerably more water this year than last from federal officials, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said on Tuesday, making good on forecasts issued in February after a series of strong winter storms.
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U.S. suspect in Mumbai attacks to change plea
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The American charged with scouting targets for the 2008 assault on Mumbai that killed more than 160 people will plead guilty this week, court records showed on Thursday.
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Lake Saint Louis approves smoking ban
Becomes first such measure for St . Charles County. It awaits signature of mayor.
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Fatal crash involving police under investigation
Warrenton officer hit another car while responding to a call from colleague, killing driver.
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Holder defends criminal trials for 9/11 suspects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday defended plans to prosecute some terrorism suspects in traditional criminal courts, urging lawmakers to avoid politicizing the decision and inflaming public fears.
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NJ gov seeks to slash spending, amend constitution
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Tuesday outlined plans to close a budget gap that he described as a "grand canyon" by slashing spending on pensions, schools and cities, while amending the constitution to cap future increases.
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U.S. air travelers complain about body scans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of U.S. air travelers have lodged complaints over use of full-body security scanners in the past year, charging they violate personal privacy and may be harmful to their health, documents released on Tuesday showed.
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Honda to recall 412,000 vehicles in U.S. for brakes
DETROIT (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co will recall about 412,000 vehicles in the United States to address the risk that brake pedals may feel soft and slip closer to the floor over time, the company said on Tuesday.
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FCC backs plan to speed up Internet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Communications regulators submitted to Congress a national broadband plan that aims to expand access, increase Internet speeds and shift airwaves to mobile services.
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Red River floodwaters rise in northern U.S. Plains
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The Red River rose three feet on Tuesday, getting closer to causing major flooding at Fargo, North Dakota for the second straight spring in the key U.S. wheat-growing state.
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Tax cuts for wealthy should expire: panel chair
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most House Democrats back President Barack Obama's plan to let tax cuts for the wealthy expire this year, though the proposal will face a battle in the Senate, the acting chief of the tax-writing panel in the House of Representatives said on Tuesday.
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Bad weather depresses housing starts in February
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. housing starts fell last month as winter storms disrupted construction, and another drop in building permits suggested the weakness would linger.
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Judge freezes assets of accused account hackers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge froze the assets of Russian hackers who allegedly hijacked online brokerage accounts and then placed unauthorized trades in order to manipulate markets.
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NOAA warns of big floods after fierce winter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A huge snowpack from a harsh winter will cause extensive flooding this spring in the upper Midwest and in the major corn-growing state of Iowa, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration said on Tuesday.
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U.S. might boost Iraq force structure during drawdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States may leave a stronger-than-expected force structure in northern Iraq if the situation requires, even as it reduces troops to targeted levels, a top U.S. general said on Tuesday.
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