All Stories from December 25, 2013 (Change date)
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Capitol’s historic dome set for 2-year renovationDec 25, 2013 5:55 am - WASHINGTON — A world-famous symbol of democracy is going under cover, as workers start a two-year, $60 million renovation of the U.S. Capitol dome. Curved rows of scaffo...
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Text of pope’s Christmas messageDec 25, 2013 5:45 am - VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s official English-language translation of Pope Francis’ Christmas message, delivered on Wednesday in Italian from the central balcony of St. ...
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Pope’s Christmas wish: hope for a better worldDec 25, 2013 5:45 am - VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis offered Christmas wishes Wednesday for a better world, praying for protection for Christians under attack, battered women and trafficked chil...
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Worshippers rejoice in Jesus’ Bethlehem birthplaceDec 25, 2013 5:45 am - BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Pilgrims are celebrating Christmas Day in the ancient Bethlehem church where tradition holds Jesus was born. Worshippers filled the fourth-century...
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Obama pushes more oil production to clean up coalDec 25, 2013 5:30 am - DE KALB, Miss. — America’s newest, most expensive coal-fired power plant is hailed as one of the cleanest on the planet, thanks to government-backed technology that remo...
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HealthCare.gov site builder mishandled previous projectsDec 25, 2013 5:30 am - WASHINGTON — CGI Federal, the company responsible for building the problem-plagued website for the Affordable Care Act, won the job because of what federal officials dee...
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FBI probe shows risks of local stadium boomDec 25, 2013 5:28 am - Bloomberg News The top elected official in Ramapo, N.Y., Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, wanted a minor-league baseball team and a new stadium to house it. The...
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Fixed rates are latest in college tuition plansDec 25, 2013 5:15 am - MILWAUKEE — Freshmen at Wisconsin’s Northland College will pay no more than $30,450 in tuition next year. They’ll pay the same the following year. And the year after tha...
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Stock market resolutions for 2014Dec 25, 2013 5:05 am - NEW YORK — 2013 was a great year for the average investor, but few market strategists believe that 2014 will be anywhere near as good. The simple strategy of buying U.S....
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Predictions from market experts for 2014Dec 25, 2013 5:05 am - NEW YORK — It is an understatement to say stock market investors had a good year in 2013. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index soared 28 percent, its best year since 1997. In...