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Wed., May 15, 2013 7:45pm
A new rifle goes on sale on Wednesday, and it's not like any other. It uses lasers and computers to make shooters very accurate. A startup gun company in Texas developed the TrackingPoint rifle, which is so effective that some in the shooting community say it should not be sold to the public.
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Fri., May 17, 2013 1:00pm
Steven Miller, who was forced to submit his resignation as head of the agency this week, testified before Congress. Republican and Democratic lawmakers alike are angry over the agency's targeting of conservative groups.
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Thu., May 16, 2013 9:45am
The president says the resignation of Steve Miller is part of a larger effort to make sure the IRS never again engages in partisan targeting of certain groups.
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Fri., May 17, 2013 7:30am
With budgets tight, the court in San Joaquin County, Calif., stopped hearing all small claims cases in September. More than 800 people have since filed claims with no hearing dates in sight. Many other counties nationwide are experiencing similar delays for civil cases as they grapple with spending cuts.
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Thu., May 16, 2013 10:15am
Students deemed "willfully defiant" accounted for nearly half of California's 700,000 suspensions last year. Many educators are cheering the Los Angeles Unified School District's decision to ban such suspensions, arguing the category is too broad and disproportionately targeted black students.
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Thu., May 16, 2013 6:30pm
On Wednesday the company launched All Access, a paid subscription service that will put it in direct competition with Spotify and Pandora.
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Fri., May 17, 2013 7:00pm
Authorities are revisiting a triple murder in the Boston suburb of Waltham. One of the victims may have been a friend of bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev. Tsarnaev would sometimes spar at the same mixed martial arts gym where the victim worked as an instructor.
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Sun., May 19, 2013 3:30am
The PTI party chairman, Imran Khan, blamed Zahra Shahid Hussain's death on a rival party. Police told Pakistan's Dawn newspaper that she was killed during an armed robbery.
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Wed., May 15, 2013 7:15pm
The world's largest retailer has declined to join European labels in a legally binding agreement to improve safety at factories in the South Asian country.
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Mon., May 20, 2013 9:15am
President Obama delivered a rare, very personal speech during the commencement ceremony at the historically black college.
