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On 50th anniversary of JFK death, Dallas holds its first memorial
DALLAS (Reuters) - Dallas will observe the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination on Friday with its first official ceremony to mark the event seen as the darkest day in the city's history.
U.S. signals North Korea can improve ties by freeing Americans
(Reuters) - The United States signaled to North Korea on Thursday that it could improve its strained ties with Washington by releasing U.S. citizens, after Pyongyang detained an 85-year-old retiree from California who is an American veteran of the Korean War.
Miami developer seeks to build landmark oceanfront observation tower
MIAMI (Reuters) - Paris has the Eiffel Tower and now a developer is hoping to give Miami its own eye-catching landmark.
Days before launch, Obamacare website failed to handle even 500 users
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In the last days before the botched October 1 launch of President Barack Obama's healthcare website, the team in charge was seeing alarming results from performance tests, according to internal emails released by Republican lawmakers investigating the rollout.
Victim in Sandusky sex abuse case sues the ex-coach, Penn State
(Reuters) - A man who testified last year at Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse trial about years of sexual assault sued the former football coach and Pennsylvania State University on Thursday, his lawyer said.
After 11 years in jail for murder, Kennedy cousin out on bail
STAMFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who spent 11 years in prison for the 1975 murder of a teenage neighbor in Greenwich, Connecticut, walked free on Thursday after a judge granted him bail ahead of a new trial.
Democrats ditch historic U.S. Senate rule blamed for gridlock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate, in a historic and bitterly fought rule change, stripped Republicans on Thursday of their ability to block President Barack Obama's judicial and executive branch nominees.
Indiana robocall ban not preempted by federal law
(Reuters) - An Indiana state law banning a variety of automated telephone calls was given new life as a federal appeals court concluded that the law was not preempted by federal law.
Embattled Utah Attorney General to resign amid misconduct probes
(Reuters) - Embattled Utah Attorney General John Swallow has announced his resignation, saying he had "no choice but to step aside" amid multiple allegations of misconduct that began after he took office in January.
Severe winds leaves two dead, 50,000 without power in San Francisco area
(Reuters) - The San Francisco area was hammered by strong winds that knocked down trees and power lines on Thursday, leaving at least 2 people dead and more than 50,000 without power in California.
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