A Senate committee has voted unanimously to exclude veterans from the 50-worker threshold that triggers required coverage for employees under President Barack Obama’s health care law.

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Mitt Romney is renewing his pledge to fight for the poor and middle class in a speech that questions Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton’s foreign policy and economic credentials.

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California health officials say electronic cigarettes are a health threat, especially to children, and should be strictly regulated like tobacco products.

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The owner of a Pennsylvania amusement park is challenging a federal regulator’s findings that it failed to protect summertime workers from extreme heat, including a teenager who was burned after collapsing near a deep fryer.

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Work on these seven techniques to improve your communication and improve your business:

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I wish passion and time are all we need, but they’re just half of it. Here are some of the things I wish I knew when I first started — and others I’m still learning – that will hopefully give you the head start you need.

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The owner of one of two small planes that crashed-landed in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii over the weekend is crediting a novice pilot with staying calm and ensuring the survival of all four people onboard, including a baby.

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Thieves in an SUV smashed through the glass doors of the Wells Fargo History Museum in downtown San Francisco and made off with gold nuggets on display.

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The Obama administration’s top trade official says Congress must return enhanced negotiating powers to the White House in order to cut important trade deals with Pacific-rim nations and others.

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The City and Borough of Juneau is exploring options so it doesn’t have to ship leftovers from its waste treatment plants to Oregon.

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