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Police facial-recognition scanners raise privacy concerns

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Law enforcement outfitted with iPhones capable of scanning a person's face and matching it to a database of people with criminal records.
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Africa faces its worst drought in 60 years

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Drought grips Horn of Africa region -- which encompasses Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea -- leaving millions at risk.
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Minnesota state shutdown the longest in US history

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Minnesota's state shutdown entered day 12, making it the longest in US history and leaving 22,000 state employees unemployed.
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US suspends $800 million of military aid to Pakistan

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The move is an effort to admonish Pakistan for expelling U.S. military trainers, and show disapproval for terrorist activities there.
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Ahmed Wali Karzai assassinated in Kandahar

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Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, was shot dead at point blank range this morning.
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DEA declares marijuana has no medical use

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What the DEA's recent ruling could mean for medical marijuana dispensaries.
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Social Security on the table in debt limit talks

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President Obama puts entitlement reform on the table in debt ceiling talks, Democrats say they were caught completely off-guard.
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Evaluating effectiveness of Medicaid

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A new study shows people on Medicaid see doctors more regularly, are more financially stable and less depressed.
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Texas execution has international impact

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Execution could hurt U.S. diplomatic relations with Mexico and may violate U.S. compliance with Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
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News of the World closes, hacking victim speaks out

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British detectives investigating the illegal phone hacking conducted by the tabloid's staff say the number of victims could exceed 4,000.
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