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But when you compare the United States to nations like Britain and Japan, it becomes clear that firearm ownership contributes to America's murder problem. The American firearm homicide rate is about 20 times the average among Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries (excluding Mexico).

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Two of the nation's largest debt collectors must refund nearly $60 million to consumers and stop trying to collect on another $128 million in debts, after an action filed by federal regulators Wednesday. From January 2009 to March 2012, Portfolio Recovery Associates sent similar letters to consumers.

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Les Miserables” star Kyle Jean-Baptiste, who just this month became the youngest actor and the first African-American to play Jean Valjean on Broadway, has died after accidentally falling off his mother’s fire escape, according to media reports. He was only 21 years old.

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KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A California community college professor has won the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, the literary highlight of Key West's annual festival celebrating author Ernest Hemingway.

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Apple has begun rolling out the public beta of the next version of its iPhone and iPad operating system. It's called iOS 9, and there are a few changes that are going to make big differences in the way you use your iPhone. The most aesthetically pleasing tweak Apple has made is in the iPhone task switcher.

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The first chapter of Harper Lee’s upcoming novel “Go Set a Watchman” was published early Friday morning, sending the Twitterverse into a tizzy.

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Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software company, plans to announce a new round of layoffs as early as Wednesday as it tries to cut costs further, the New York Times reported. Reuters could not immediately reach Microsoft for comment outside regular U.S. business hours.

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Separate attacks see gunman open fire on beach in Tunisian tourist resort, as man is decapitated in 'Islamist attack' near Grenoble

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Federal Reserve chief-turned blogger Ben Bernanke is calling for the U.S. Treasury to abandon plans to drop Alexander Hamilton from his featured spot on the $10 bill and to dump Andrew Jackson from the $20 instead.

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One of San Diego's oldest residents has died.The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.ms/1LpXn0p ) that the Galapagos tortoise known as Speed has been euthanized at an estimated age of more than 150 years.Speed had been living at the San Diego Zoo since 1933.

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Kim Komando lets you know about three post-retirement jobs that can help you earn some extra cash.

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MI6 has been forced to move some of its intelligence agents after Russia and China accessed secret files stolen by Edward Snowden, according to senior UK Government and intelligence sources. Mr Snowden - the US whistleblower who leaked thousands of documents about surveillance programmes run by the National Security Agency and foreign counterparts, including Britain's GCHQ - has insisted that crucial data in the material could not be accessed by foreign powers.

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Uniquely American Violence As most people know, the US is off-the-charts when it comes to gun violence and the proliferation of arms. In the land of Uncle Sam, guns rule the day, with the US averaging 88 weapons per 100 citizens.

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Benjamin Franklin is best known by many for his famous kite-flying experiment in Philadelphia. But some people aren’t sure how much of the legend is fact – or fiction. Here is what historians from various eras think about the whole kite-flying story. Click to Vote: Did Franklin really fly his kite?

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The federal government will erase much of the debt of students who attended the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges, officials announced Monday, as part of a new plan that could cost taxpayers as much as $3.6 billion.

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Some interview questions are difficult to answer. You can find the original post on Thomas Mansfield's website.

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Nichelle Nichols, best know for her role as Lt. Uhura in “Star Trek,” suffered a stroke in her Los Angeles home on Wednesday night. Her rep Zach McGinnis announced the news on Facebook. “Last night while at her home in L.A., Nichelle Nichols suffered from a mild stroke,” McGinnis wrote. “She is currently undergoing testing... Read more »