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Ten years on, Iraq haunts US response to Syria, Iran Ten years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the searing memory of what became a deeply unpopular war has made Washington policy makers reluctant to use even limited force in Syria or Iran.

14 March 2013

Google tosses Reader as house cleaning continues Google said Wednesday it was tossing its Reader service and seven other products under a house cleaning campaign that has closed 70 of the Internet giant's features in the past two years.

14 March 2013

Teenagers, sex, alcohol and cameras: a dangerous mix A video of high school boys laughing about watching the rape of a "dead" drunk teenage girl who "deserved to be peed on" drew a horde of reporters to a small Ohio town for a trial.

14 March 2013

Lawyers demand US show steps toward closing Guantanamo Lawyers for detainees at Guantanamo prison called for the US to show concrete steps towards closing the facility on Tuesday, citing a "humanitarian crisis" at the controversial jail.

14 March 2013

Church pays $10m to US Catholic abuse victims The Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay nearly $10 million to four men who alleged they were molested by a former priest in the 1970s.

13 March 2013

Obama says US won't balance budget in next 10 years President Barack Obama warned Tuesday America will not balance its budget within a decade because Republican plans to do so would entail slashing social programs many citizens rely on for support.

13 March 2013

Extra pounds don't cancel benefits of quitting smoking Quitting smoking sharply reduces the risk of heart disease -- even if kicking the habit comes along with a few extra pounds.

13 March 2013

US teens go mobile for Internet: survey Most American teenagers use their phones to access the Internet, with one-fourth of them going online mostly on their mobile device.

13 March 2013

Technology to detect Alzheimer's takes SXSW prize Technology capable of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease long before its symptoms appear won a coveted honor for innovation Tuesday at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival.

13 March 2013

US slaps sanctions on key N. Korea bank, officials The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on North Korea's primary foreign exchange bank and four senior officials, upping the pressure on Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program.

12 March 2013

Hunger strike at Guantanamo after Koran searches Detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp have launched a hunger strike to protest interference with their personal effects, including Korans.

12 March 2013

Black lawmakers urge diversity in Obama cabinet The Congressional Black Caucus complained to President Barack Obama on Monday about his lack of diversity, highlighting his failure to nominate any African-Americans to his second-term cabinet.

12 March 2013

North Korea places South island in crosshairs North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un threatened to "wipe out" a South Korean island as Pyongyang came under new economic and diplomatic fire Tuesday from US sanctions and UN charges of gross rights abuses.

12 March 2013

Obama meets with Arab-American leaders ahead of Israel trip US President Barack Obama met members of the Arab-American community at the White House on Monday ahead of his trip to Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Jordan.

12 March 2013

Authors oppose Amazon control of .book websites Groups representing US authors and publishers called Monday on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to deny online retailer Amazon exclusive rights to websites ending with .book, .author, or .read.

12 March 2013

US judge blocks New York ban on giant fizzy drinks A New York judge blocked mayor Michael Bloomberg's planned ban on giant sodas Monday, dealing a setback to his public health agenda just hours before curbs on selling such drinks were due to begin.

12 March 2013

Less sleep leads to more eating, weight gain: study Sleeping a mere five hours a night during a workweek with unlimited access to snacks isn't good for your waistline.

12 March 2013

California quake revives Big One jitters A 4.7-magnitude earthquake Monday shook buildings in Los Angeles, with US seismologists saying it was the strongest to hit the area since 2010, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.

12 March 2013

Basketball legend Shaq talks tech at SXSW Basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal on Monday credited the "geeks" who introduced him to computers during his troubled teenage years for making him the tech tycoon that he is today.

12 March 2013

S. Korea-US drill kicks off as tensions with North escalate South Korean and US troops launched a joint military exercise Monday, prompting an infuriated North Korea, which has threatened both countries with nuclear attack, to sever a hotline with Seoul.

11 March 2013

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