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In NYT column, an executive director accuses bank of losing its "moral fiber"

NEW YORK (AP) -- Goldman Sachs, arguably the most storied investment bank on Wall Street, has been compared to a money-sucking vampire squid and called the evil empire of finance. On Wednesday it got an entirely different kind of black eye - delivered by one of its own.


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New York City, Southeast Florida drawing much attention from climate-change researchers

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly 4 million people across the United States, from Los Angeles to much of the East Coast, live in homes more prone to flooding from rising seas fueled by global warming, according to a new method of looking at flood risk published in two scientific papers.


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Unemployment remains unchanged at 8.3 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of U.S. jobs openings fell in January from a three and a half year high. The modest decline suggests hiring could continue at its healthy pace but may not accelerate.


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No passengers were aboard when Boeing 737 had braking troubles early Tuesday

ATLANTA (AP) -- Cranes are moving a jet that rolled off a taxiway and was significantly damaged at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta.


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Justice Department's consideration of e-book pricing scheme a signal that company is no longer off radar of regulators

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- In everything it does, from product design to business deals, Apple strives for as much control as possible.


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Bobbi Kristina Brown and others close to singer talk to Oprah Winfrey

NEW YORK (AP) -- In her first interview since Whitney Houston's death, daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown said she's "doing as good as I possibly can" and recalled the tender last moments she shared with her superstar mother before her sudden death last month.


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Members of oversight panel say move amounts to another taxpayer subsidy

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former members of a congressional panel that oversaw bailouts during the financial crisis are condemning a tax break for insurance giant American International Group. They say it amounts to an extra bailout worth billions of dollars.


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The $40 million program is at the center of a faceoff between conservative Republican lawmakers and the federal government, which provides 90 percent of the program's funding

The 31-year-old nursing student said she would have skipped the exam since she has no insurance, but she had just signed up for Texas' Women's Health Program, which provides cancer screenings, contraceptives and basic health care to about 130,000 low-income women through Medicaid.


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Larry Fitzgerald, one of the best receivers in the game and considered a prime reason Manning might choose Arizona, arrived a few minutes ahead of Manning

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Peyton Manning arrived at the Arizona Cardinals' headquarters Sunday, the second stop for the star free agent in his search for a new team.


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Offices less frequently cited legal provisions that allow them to keep records secret, especially emails and documents describing how federal officials make important decisions

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration couldn't keep pace with the increasing number of people asking for copies of government documents, emails, photographs and more under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, according to a new analysis of the latest federal data by The Associated Press.


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