• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

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  Gov’t tells US drivers to get used to cheap gas

  Energy Department predicts average price of gasoline in the U.S. will be $2.94 a gallon in 2015 NEW YORK (AP) — Those low gas prices on station signs aren’t going away soon, the government says. In a...

  • Posted November 13, 2014
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  [WASHINGTON POST] A ton of people didn’t vote because they couldn’t get time off from work

    You’ve heard the news by now that turnout in the 2014 midterms was thelowest in any election since 1942, when voters were busy with, you know, other stuff. In short, only 36 percent...

  • Posted November 13, 2014
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• Mexican police shoot pregnant US teen in belly near border

  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Police in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas wounded a pregnant 14-year-old U.S. citizen after the truck she was in failed to obey police commands to stop. The Tamaulipas state prosecutor’s office said...

  • Posted November 11, 2014
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  Lowest voter turnout since 1942 key factor in GOP success

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Their rout complete, Republicans are celebrating sweeping victories from North Carolina to Colorado. The GOP’s success, however, may have as much to do with the dynamics of a low-turnout midterm election as widespread dissatisfaction...

  • Posted November 6, 2014
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  Postal Service adds Sunday delivery for holidays

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service will deliver packages on Sundays in major cities and high volume areas during the holiday season. Seven-day delivery will run from Nov. 17 through Christmas Day in response to anticipated...

  • Posted November 6, 2014
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  US journalist heading home after Ebola recovery

  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An American video journalist who has recovered from Ebola left an Omaha hospital Wednesday and is headed home to Rhode Island, hospital officials said. Nebraska Medical Center officials said Ashoka Mukpo, who had...

  • Posted October 22, 2014
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