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Eric Shinseki resigned as
secretary of the Veterans
Affairs Department on Friday
after meeting with President
Obama about mounting
evidence of widespread
misconduct and
mismanagement at the
agencys vast network of
medical facilities.
Republican candidates could
find themselves under
pressure to explain their past
votes against proposals for
more money for veterans
programs.
The new treatment would be a
less invasive way to safeguard
a womans chances of having
babies than the current
method.
Jay Carney, who is leaving his post as the public face of the
administration, will be replaced by his deputy, Josh Earnest, left,
President Obama said on Friday.
The bomber, who was of Middle Eastern descent
and identified in jihadist social media as Abu
Huraira al-Amriki, helped carry out a bombing
involving a large truck.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wanted Japan to shed its
passiveness and discourage Chinas assertive territorial claims.
Synthetic biology is increasingly being used in household
cleaners, but there is reluctance in how much to publicize it.
A voluntary program in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, is the
latest phase of New York Citys plan to get
residents to collect food scraps to be converted into
renewable energy.
Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft chief, appears willing to pay
over three times what the Los Angeles Clippers were valued.
The disturbing trend of right-
wing xenophobia demands
more than just handwringing.
Does eating at McDonalds
make you financially
impatient?
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