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The recommendation, officials said, was made in a 'principals meeting' last week

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama's national security team has recommended the U.S. suspend hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Egypt over the Egyptian military's ouster of President Mohammed Morsy, U.S. officials said.


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They used population data to determine how many stores should open

(CNN) -- Up to 334 retail marijuana stores could be licensed to set up shop in Washington state, officials said Wednesday.

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Primary will be held next week

Five of six Democratic candidates vying to become the next mayor of New York City took to the airwaves Tuesday night in the last of three debates.


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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray are in final eight of mens competition

Serena Williams underlines her status as favorite to win the US Tennis Open with her 6-0, 6-0 defeat of Carla Suarez Navarro


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African Americans and men are more vulnerable but better prevention helps

Every year, nearly 800,000 people die from cardiovascular disease. But nearly a quarter of those deaths could be prevented, a CDC study has found.


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Medical research community is trying to develop a so-called universal influenza vaccine

(CNN) -- During the heat of summer, people tend to forget about the flu. Yet as high temperatures begin to decline, we're reminded that influenza, a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and even death, will soon return.


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An index from the Institute of Supply Management edged up to 55.7 from 55.4 in July

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Activity at U.S. factories continued to pick up in August, another sign of a recovery in global manufacturing.


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There are a number of lessons for both the press and campaigns

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Don't want to read a 95-page treatise on the high velocity nature of modern political reporting and its impact on presidential politics?


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Some believe the bodies are African-Americans, disposed of by the Ku Klux Klan

This weekend, Florida will begin digging into its tragic past as anthropologists start unearthing what they believe are the remains of dozens of children buried on the grounds of a former reform school.


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Jury finds Marquise Elkins guilty after deliberating for two hours

After deliberating for almost two hours, a Georgia jury found 18-year-old De'Marquise Elkins guilty Friday of multiple charges, including felony murder, in the fatal shooting of 13-month-old boy during a robbery.


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