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Is Your Unclaimed Tax Refund Among the $1 Billion Being Held by the IRS?
There are still a few weeks left to file your 2012 tax return, but April 15 of this year marks another important deadline for taxpayers: it's your last chance to file for a refund on your 2009 taxes.
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White Smoke Rises From Sistine Chapel – New Pope Elected
A white plume of smoke from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, has been observed. The conclave of cardinals has elected the next pope.
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Dead
The longtime president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, died on Tuesday at the age of 58, following a two-year battle with cancer.
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This Giant Asteroid Is Barely Going to Miss Earth Today
Seventeen-thousand miles might not sound particularly close at first listen, but when it comes to a gigantic rock the size of half a football field, it's a bit scarier.
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Mayor Ed Koch Led New York City Through Challenges of ’70s, ’80s
Ed Koch, the mayor of New York City from 1978-1989, passed away Friday morning from congestive heart failure at New York-Presbyterian Columbia Hospital. He was 88 years old.
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Wal-Mart Plans to Hire 100,000 Veterans
The program will begin on Memorial Day, May 27, of this year, and it extends to any honorably discharged veteran who left the military within the previous year.
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Westboro Baptist Church to Protest Newtown Funerals; Internet Retaliates
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church, known for protesting the funerals of U.S. armed servicemen and women, announced that they plan to picket the upcoming funerals of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. This did not go over well on the Internet.
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How You Can Help Families in Newtown, Connecticut
There are numerous methods to donate money, but you also can help in other ways, such as volunteering your time, writing a card or letter, or sending a teddy bear to a child in Newtown.
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27 Dead, Including 20 Children, in Connecticut Elementary School Shooting (UPDATED)
A timeline of the terrible tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut.
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CIA Chief David Petraeus Resigns Over Extramarital Affair [UPDATED]
General David Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, resigned today, citing a recent extramarital affair. President Obama, elected to a second term just days earlier, accepted Petraeus's resignation and praised his leadership
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Apple Introduces the iPad Mini, Which Is Like an iPad, Only Smaller
Just a few short weeks after the successful release of the iPhone 5, Apple unveiled its latest offering in the growing tablet computer market: the iPad Mini.
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Obama vs. Romney, Round 3: Highlights From the Final Presidential Debate
Tonight in Boca Raton, Florida, President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney sat down for their third and final debate before the upcoming election. Bob Schieffer of CBS News was the moderator. The debate's focus was foreign policy