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Praying coach sidelined at football gameA large crowd watched as the Bremerton High School football team played its first game since Coach Joe Kennedy was put on paid leave for praying after each game. Among the crowd were members of the Satanic Temple of Seattle.

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Oregon Teen Diagnosed With Bubonic Plague After Hunting TripA 16-year-old girl in Oregon has been diagnosed with bubonic plague. Officials believe she contracted it from a flea bite while on a hunting trip.

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Pentagon calls Russian jet encounter harmlessAn international display of harmless gun-boat diplomacy played out over the skies rising above the Sea of Japan. On Thurs. the USS Ronald Reagan scrambled jets to intercept a pair of Russian aircraft.

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Oregon teen diagnosed with bubonic plague after hunting tripA 16-year-old girl in Oregon has been diagnosed with bubonic plague. Officials believe she contracted it from a flea bite while on a hunting trip.

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Hurricane Sandy three years later: Damage remainsNearly one-third of famlies displaced by Hurricane Sandy either still aren't home or don't ever expect to be, according to a Monmouth University poll.

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Country's windiest city, not ChicagoWhile Chicago has plenty of wind blowing through its streets, the city's nickname as nothing to do with the weather. A new report names Jackson Mississippi has the nation's windiest city.

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John Boehner bids farewell with 'no regrets or burdens'Outgoing House Speaker John Boehner said he leaves the House "with no regrets or burdens" as he reflected on his humble beginnings in a farewell speech.

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Debate fact check: Where GOPers stretched the truthLori Robertson of FactCheck.org talks about some of the not-so-truthful moments in the GOP presidential debate on CNBC.

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Paul Ryan sworn in as speaker of the HousePaul Ryan was sworn in as the 54th speaker of the House. He remarked that, to him, the House represents the best of America, but that it is broken and needs fixing.

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Iconic pop Halloween costumesIconic pop-culture costumes 1983 to present. Data provided by Spirit Halloween, the nation's largest Halloween specialty retailer.

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The European Parliament Calls Snowden a 'Human Rights Defender'The European parliament is asking member states to grant Edward Snowden legal protection, calling him a "human rights defender."

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Daylight saving time: 5 things to knowHere's what you need to know about the time change this weekend and the ongoing debate over whether to get rid of the practice.

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China to Allow Two Children for All Couples: XinhuaOct. 29 -- The Chinese government has announced an end to a three-decade-old policy of allowing only one child per couple. Bloomberg's Tom Orlik examines the move and what it can mean to China's economic growth. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

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Donald Trump loses long-held lead in the pollsNow that the presidential race for the Republican ticket has entered the primary turn, Donald Trump is falling behind in the polls. According to the Quinnipiac poll of potential Iowa caucus-voters, Ben Carson has 4-points on Trump.

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Raw: Runaway Blimp Comes Down in PennsylvaniaAn unmanned Army surveillance blimp that broke loose from its mooring in Maryland, finally came down in a wooded hollow near Muncy, Pennsylvania, as people gawked in wonder and disbelief at the big, white, slow-moving craft. (Oct. 28)

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Infamous 'granny' jewel thief bustedA notorious international jewerly thief was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia. 85-year-old Doris Payne has been in and out of jail for the last several decades.

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Deputy in S.C. classroom video firedThe school resource officer who was seen on cellphone video slamming a student to the ground has been fired, the Richland County sheriff announced Wednesday.

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It's National Chocolate Day!Hallelujah! It's National Chocolate Day. Celebrate with these fun facts.

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LEGO Ghostbusters sets coming soonBack to the Future has been on everyone's collective minds lately ? and while we all love the time traveling adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown, another 1980s born franchise, Ghostbusters, has also been making headlines for a while now.

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Blind dog left on a park bench learns what love feels likeA blind dog was left abandoned and too terrified to move from a park bench after being dumped by her owners after she had puppies. But rescue workers are helping her start a new life. Sean Dowling (@seandowlingtv) has more.

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Trump begs Iowans to lift his poll numbersAt a rally in Sioux City on Tuesday, Donald Trump begged supporters in Iowa to bring his poll numbers back up. Trump has recently dipped below Ben Carson in multiple polls in Iowa and one poll nationally.

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Men, put away the skinny jeans!Super skinny jeans for dudes have been dying a slow, painful death for the past near decade, yet men are still clinging onto them for dear life. These knee chafers have squeezed the life out of many a good limb for too long.

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Something fishy about the salmon on your plate?That wild Alaskan salmon you ordered the last time you ate out might not be wild or even from Alaska. That's the finding of a study by the conservation group Oceana.

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Budget Deal's Big Winner: The U.S. economyThe U.S. economy. If the budget deal hammered out by outgoing House Speaker John Boehner and the White House passes both houses of Congress it would at least temporarily end a bruising era of shutdowns and default freak outs that rattled Wall Street.

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10 fall beer flavors around the U.S.10 fall beer flavors around the U.S.

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Ben Carson rises to top of GOP power rankingsBen Carson jumps ahead of Donald Trump to become the top Republican presidential candidate in this week's USA TODAY GOP power rankings.

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5 things to know about Paul RyanFellow Republicans have nominated U.S. Representative Paul Ryan for Speaker of the House. Here are five things to know about the lawmaker from Wisconsin.

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