Group aims to put food policy on the kitchen table

Americans like to talk about food, and they certainly like to eat. But they don't normally think about food policy when they vote.

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Federal appeals court to mull guns in post offices

The U.S. Postal Service and a rural Colorado man will argue in court Wednesday over where on postal property people can legally carry guns. A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear the case involving Tab Bonidy, a licensed gun owner who, along with the National Association for Gun Rights, sued the Postal Service in 2010 over its ban on guns in post offices.

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Obama and Netanyahu discuss ISIL, Iran

President Obama renewed his sometimes-tense relationship with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking his support for the battle against the Islamic State. Netanyahu, meanwhile, has urged the United Obama and Netanyahu discuss ISIL, Iran President Obama renewed his sometimes-tense relationship with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking his support for the battle against the Islamic State.

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City Council unanimously approves accommodations for pregnant workers

Pittsburgh City Council unanimously approved a bill Wednesday requiring the City of Pittsburgh and certain city contractors to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant employees. Reasonable accommodations include such measures as providing a chair, assistance with heavy lifting, and access to drinking water or uncompensated break time.

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Goldman warns on soy as it cuts crop price outlook

Goldman Sachs cut forecasts for grain and cotton futures, citing ample supplies, but was particularly downbeat over prospects for soybean prices, foreseeing a further slump to levels not seen since 2008. The investment bank cut its expectations for corn futures prices on the three- and six-month horizons to $3.00 a bushel, and for wheat futures to $4.50 a bushel on the same timescale, more gloomy outlooks than investors are factoring in.

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Can the White House really be protected?

When an armed intruder jumped the fence and penetrated deep into the White House, it provided a field day for cartoonists and some members of the House of Representatives - who turned Julia Pierson, the hapless Secret Service director, into a pinata at a hearing Tuesday. President Barack Obama and his family, fortunately, had left for the weekend before the intrusion.

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We all know about jihadists, but what about those waging an 'anti-jihad'?

As the UN Security Council tackles the entity claiming to be "Islamic State," and President Barack Obama invokes global Muslim responsibility, many ask whether people of Muslim heritage do enough to counter extremism. The fact is, away from the media spotlight, thousands wage daily battles in their own countries against what President Obama called a "network of death."

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FBI turns animal cruelty into top-tier felony

This file photo combo shows from left to right serial killers the Boston Strangler Albert DeSalvo, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Son of Sam killer David Berkowitz. Several studies show that most serial killers start their lives as sociopaths by torturing or killing pets.

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Missing TX girl rescued after 12 years

Sabrina Allen was abducted by her non-custodial mother, Dara Llorens, in 2002. The FBI, U.S. Marshals and the Mexican Federal Authority conducted the operation in a town outside Mexico City, according to USA Today .

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Obama's meeting with Netanyahu: A preview

Today, Barack Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The two are not friends, not allies, and not partners.

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Should Muslims Apologize for ISIS' Atrocities?

See all those languages up there? We translate Global Voices stories to make the world's citizen media available to everyone. Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, US President Barack Obama said that "it is time for the world - especially Muslim communities - to explicitly, forcefully, and consistently reject the ideology of al Qaeda and ISIL".

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Texas says there are no other suspected cases of Ebola so far

A day after the first Ebola case was confirmed in the United States , health officials are trying to track down anyone who may have come in contact with the patient. The man, who was not identified, arrived in Dallas on a flight from Liberia on Sept.

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Khorasan Group targeted by US in Syria a special unit of al-Qaida

Jenan Moussa of Dubai-based Alaan TV gathered exclusive images and documents from the bombed headquarters of the so-called Khorasan Group in Aleppo. A Dubai-based Arab TV station reported that the Khorasan Group cited by US President Barack Obama as a target of US bombing last week in Syria is really a special unit, called Wolf, of al-Qaida's Syrian branch, the Nusra Front.

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Eric Holder: It's 'Worrisome' That Apple And Google ...

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder returns an acknowledgement from President Barack Obama at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation dinner in Washington September 27, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTR47Z80 U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder joined the law enforcement campaign against Apple and Google's new privacy standards this week, telling a crowd at a child sex abuse conference that the companies' decision to encrypt users' mobile data is "worrisome" and "thwarting" law enforcement's ability to protect children.

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California Law Allows Authorities To Seize Guns If Family Members Report Danger

California Gov. Jerry Brown has just signed into law a bill allowing family members to report relatives who they deem to be a threat, which then allows the state to step in and remove any firearms, USA Today reports . The bill was proposed by Democrats based on the shooting at the University of California, Santa Barbara earlier this year by Elliot Rodger, whose parents had informed the police of the danger he posed.

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Parents Give Up First-Born Children For Free Wi-Fi

Parents agreed to give up their children in exchange for free Wi-Fi in a prank experiment conducted by security firm F-Secure in London. The experiment was designed to highlight the trust consumers place in public hotspots, and managed to get, in addition to the hapless offspring of Wi-Fi hungry Londoners, their passwords, credit card details and user names, The Independent reports .

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Chris Christie not stumping for Neel Kashkari during L.A. visit

N.J.'s Chris Christie, stumping for Kashkari in June: "He's got work to do. He knows he's got work to do."

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Casey Parsons pleads guilty to 16 federal charges

According to the United States Attorney's Office, Casey Stone Parsons plead guilty on Wednesday and will be sentenced by United States District Judge Thomas D. Schroeder in Winston-Salem on February 10, 2015. Casey Parsons, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the government, five counts of mail fraud, five counts of aiding in the preparation of a false tax return, four counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft.

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McFadden and Franken Clash on Mining, Health Care

Democratic Sen. Al Franken and his Republican challenger Mike McFadden spent their first debate clashing over how to address problems in President Barack Obama's health care law and mining on Minnesota's Iron Range. In their Wednesday morning debate in Duluth, Franken said McFadden's constant critique that he voted with the president too often is based on shoddy data.

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Why Do Conservatives Hate American History?

Conservative panties are bunching in conservative cracks - that's all the action conservative cracks get - and this time it's over Advanced Placement U.S. History courses, which take teach-don't-white-wash and approaches to US history. So slavery is in there.

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Opinion: Pols Need to Back Off Their Love For Uber

It's another when a politician seeks out photo ops with a company operating under a currently illegal business model while actively helping grease the skids for that company's future expansion, all for political benefit in an election year. That's what's happening right now in Illinois with ride-sharing giant Uber.

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LIVE: Secret Service director questioned 10 mins ago

Secret Service Director Julia Pierson and Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection W. Ralph Basham are sworn in before testifying to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the White House perimeter breach. WASHINGTON - Facing blistering criticism from Congress, Secret Service Director Julia Pierson acknowledged on Tuesday the agency failed in executing its plan to protect the White House when a man with a knife entered the mansion and ran through half the ground floor before being subdued.

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Secret Service director calls White House intrusion 'unacceptable'

U.S. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson called an incident in which a man scaled a fence and entered the White House "unacceptable" and told a congressional committee Tuesday she takes "full responsibility." Omar Gonzalez, a 42-year-old, knife-wielding Iraq war veteran, entered an unlocked door to the executive mansion, Pierson told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which grilled her on the September 19 security breach.

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Three-course menu for Obama, but warm water only for Modi

Diners who attended President Barack Obama's evening meal Monday were treated to a three-course menu of fusion fare with hints of the subcontinent. Not partaking: the guest of honor, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is midway through a strict religious fast.

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Poll: Big swing for Democrats but not where they need it

Five weeks before the November midterm elections, voters give Democrats an edge over Republicans, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Tuesday. But the poll also indicates most of Democrats' gains are coming from the Northeast and not from the parts of the country where they're locked in tight contests that could give Republicans control of the Senate.

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Obama turns to economy with Illinois speech

Police arrested Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps on a DUI charge early Tuesday, and officials say he was speeding and failed field sobriety tests when officers pulled him over. Police arrested Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps on a DUI charge early Tuesday, and officials say he was speeding and failed field sobriety tests when officers pulled him over.

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Supreme Court early voting order draws praise, criticism: What they're saying

Monday's U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing a reduced early voting schedule to stand pending a court challenge drew mixed responses from Ohio politicians and others involved in the case. Democrats opposed Senate Bill 238, w hich eliminated a week-long period of early voting called Golden Week because voters could register to vote and cast a ballot at the same time .

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US debates APCs after Ferguson killing

ARMOURED vehicles similar to the Armoured Personnel Carriers destined for use in TT next year are currently at the centre of a debate in the United States over the increased militarisation of the police there, in the wake of their reported use during the events at Ferguson, where police force provoked a national discussion about State powers and race. On August 9, Michael Brown, a young black man, was shot by Darren Wilson, a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St Louis.

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Savvy Utah lawmaker leads GOP on Secret Service

The night before Tuesday's congressional hearing on the White House break-in, bombshell news broke: The intruder had made it much farther into the executive mansion than previously known. Suspense surrounding the high-profile hearing was heightened.

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Jeb Bush campaigns for Arkansas GOP hopeful

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is praising education proposals from gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson in Arkansas despite differences between the Republicans on key school reforms, as the potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate steps up campaigning for Republicans in tight races ahead of the midterm elections. Hutchinson and Bush toured a charter school Tuesday and saw demonstrations of students' science projects.

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