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Employers would be prohibited from demanding access to a worker's social media accounts under legislation pending in Rhode Island General Assembly. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Technology

Social media privacy bill introduced in Rhode Island

January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Erick Munoz stands with an undated copy of a photograph of himself, left, with wife Marlise and their son Mateo, in Haltom City, Texas. Marlise was removed from life support Jan. 26 as the hospital keeping her on machines against her family's wishes acceded to a judge's ruling that it was misapplying state law. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ron T. Ennis, File)

Healthcare

Brain-dead Texas woman taken off life support

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January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Education

California students file suit to nix tenure law

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January 27, 2014 5:00 am

In a Feb. 20, 2013 file photo, former New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin walks past Gallier Hall, the old New Orleans City Hall as he arrives at the Hale Boggs Federal Building and United States District Courthouse to appear in federal court for an arraignment on public corruption charges in New Orleans. Nagin, who led the city during its darkest days after Hurricane Katrina, will be thrust back into the spotlight Jan. 27 when he goes on trial in a corruption case that mushroomed at the end of his eight-year tenure. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin goes on trial for bribery charges

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January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Assemblyman Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, a sponsor to raise the state's minimum wage, works in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol on Jan. 22 in Albany, N.Y. Minimum wage proposals are getting a maximum push from Democrats in statehouses around the nation this year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Democrats pushing minimum-wage bills in at least 30 states

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January 27, 2014 5:00 am

Unemployment in California rose to 8.7 percent in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as growth slowed in the stateâs tech sector. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Economy

Survey: Businesses more optimistic, but not hiring

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January 27, 2014 12:00 am

Maggie Barcellano plays with her three-year-old daughter, Zoe, at Lakeway City Park in Lakeway, Texas on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Barcellano enrolled in the food stamps program to help save up for paramedic training while she works as a home health aide and raises her daughter. Working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps, a switch from a few years ago when children and the elderly were the main recipients. (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa)

The new face of food stamps: Working-age Americans

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January 26, 2014 5:00 am

Healthcare

Taxpayer advocate: Avoid health care tax surprises

Washington Examiner -

January 26, 2014 5:00 am

Colorado Democratic state Sen. Mary Hodge, left, has proposed a bill requiring landowners and buyers to be better informed about their property rights, which often doesn't include mineral rights below the surface. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Energy and Environment

Colorado oil and gas industry may see big changes

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January 25, 2014 5:00 am

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 13.

Campaigns

Arizona GOP censures John McCain for ‘liberal’ record

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January 25, 2014 5:00 am

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Brain-dead Texas woman taken off life support

California students file suit to nix tenure law

Ex-New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin goes on trial for bribery charges

Democrats pushing minimum-wage bills in at least 30 states

Survey: Businesses more optimistic, but not hiring

The new face of food stamps: Working-age Americans

Taxpayer advocate: Avoid health care tax surprises

Colorado oil and gas industry may see big changes

Arizona GOP censures John McCain for ‘liberal’ record

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