Republicans advance bill to tie student loan rates to markets
By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in control of the House Education and the Workforce Committee voted on Thursda...
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Arson not ruled out in fire that caused West, Texas, blast
By Lisa Maria Garza WEST, Texas (Reuters) - The cause of a fire that triggered a massive explosion at a West, Texas fertilizer plan...
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Dredge contract awarded to handle bigger ships at Miami's port
By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI (Reuters) - The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $180 million contract to dredge Miami's ha...
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Mother of children allegedly slain by New York nanny is pregnant again
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York mother who lost two of her children to homicide - and whose former nanny will stand trial for double...
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New York breaks militant-linked cigarette smuggling ring: source
By Mark Hosenball (Reuters) - New York authorities on Thursday will announce the arrest of 16 people in a cigarette smuggling ring t...
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U.S. House lawmakers in last-ditch bid to save immigration bill
By Richard Cowan and Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives trying to write an immi...
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Colleges face enrollment shortfalls, offer discounts: report
By Andrea Burzynski NEW YORK (Reuters) - Many leading U.S. colleges and universities face a shortfall in enrollment for fall classes...
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Government watchdog cites past flaw in U.S. no-fly list
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unknown number of people who were on the U.S. government's "no fly" list were able to travel on commercial...
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Obama names budget official Werfel as acting IRS head
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama named top White House budget office aide Daniel Werfel to be acting commissioner of th...
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Tax official at center of scandal won't testify: lawyer
By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official at the center of a scandal about the targetin...
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