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Jury: Life in prison for Afghanistan massacre

The U.S. soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians last year was sentenced Friday to life in prison.

Associated Press
Par Associated Press
Masooma sits with her children at her brother-in-law's house on the outskirts of Kandahar, Afghanistan on Saturday, April 20, 2013. In an interview, Masooma recounted the events of pre-dawn March 11, 2012 when a U.S. soldier rampaged through two villages killing 16 people, including her husband. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians last year in one of the worst atrocities of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars was sentenced Friday to life in prison with no chance of parole. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, 40, who pleaded guilty in June in a deal to avoid the death penalty, showed no emotion as the

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Explaining America

Why are we so different from Europe, or other industrialized nations?

John Nordin
Par John Nordin
** FILE ** In this Feb. 8, 2009 file photo, the American flag flies at the U.S. Capitol (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Americans who travel often encounter people who want to understand why the United States is the way it is. Why are we so different from Europe, or other industrialized nations? Why do we seem uninterested in foreign news, isolated from the world despite our vast economic reach? There are many factors of course, and untangling cause and effect would

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Could Philadelphia Be The Next Detroit?

Many predict Philadelphia will soon experience the economic decline hitting Detroit.

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Par Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Philadelphia skyline (Photo/Dennis Yang via Flickr)

Within hours of Motor City’s ignominious collapse into bankruptcy this past July it seemed that conservatives around the country — like salivating wolves celebrating a fresh kill — began looking for other prospective big-city bankruptcies. With glee, some have settled on Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, as the next major American city to

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Despite Federal Ban, Vermont Legalizes Hemp — Effective Immediately

Lawmakers in Vermont, have pushed for the nullification of the federal ban on marijuana’s cannabis cousin: hemp.

Katie Rucke
Par Katie Rucke
A grow house with hemp plant cultivation. Vermont has become the most recent state to take a stand against the federal government and nullify the federal ban on hemp cultivation.(Photo/Coleen Whitfield via Flickr)

 While much of the country has focused on the issue of whether to legalize marijuana for medical and recreational use, lawmakers in some states, such as Vermont, have pushed for the nullification of the federal ban on marijuana’s cannabis cousin: hemp. Though smoking an entire garbage bag of hemp would not produce an altered state of

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Putin bans rallies in Sochi near the 2014 Olympics

Vladimir Putin has signed a decree banning demonstrations and rallies for two and a half months in Sochi around the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Associated Press
Par Associated Press
Activists stage a theatrical play where gay people are restrained by others wearing masks depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a protest against Russia's new law on gays, in central London, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis))

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree banning demonstrations and rallies for two and a half months in Sochi around the 2014 Winter Olympics. The Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the official government newspaper, published the presidential decree Friday, listing an array of measures tightening security in the Olympic host city,

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False FBI Background Checks Have Hurt More Than Half A Million Americans’ Job Searches

One in two FBI records include incomplete or false information, hurting more than a half a million American potential for finding and receiving employment.

Trisha Marczak
Par Trisha Marczak
One in two FBI records include incomplete or false information, hurting more than a half a million American potential for finding and receiving employment. (Photo/Kathryn Decker via Flickr)

For Americans vying for a spot in today’s weakened job market, the formula for success is a little more complicated than making it through the interview process. More industries than ever are requiring FBI approval before applicants are handed over their new title, and more cases of flawed background checks are surfacing, prompting lawmakers to

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