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Locations, including Oregon, have eliminated money bail, according to Justice Policy Institute

SAN FRANCISCO—If you were to get arrested in Kentucky, Wisconsin, Illinois, or Oregon, or other jurisdictions such as Washington, D.C.; Broward County, Florida; or Philadelphia,


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While it doesn't provide path to citizenship, policy grants temporary employment authorization

When she heard about President Obama's announcement about offering temporary immigration relief to undocumented immigrant youth who came to the United States as children and were educated here, Judy Mendez, 29, thought it was too good to be true.


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New study says getting children to eat veggies may be as simple as a good marketing strategy

(CNN) -- Getting children to eat their veggies may be as simple as a good marketing strategy, says a new study.


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People who reported a background of mixed race grew by 32 percent between 2000 and 2010

(CNN) -- Before 2000, you had to pick one: White, black, Asian, American Indian, Alaska Native or some other race. But now you can tick multiple boxes on the U.S. Census Bureau's race category.


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President Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney don't differ that much on strategy

Despite trading barbs on the campaign trail, President Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney don't differ that much on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.


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Activist, scholar, and educator remains at center of claims that he worked as an FBI informant

The legacy of Richard Aoki as an activist, scholar, and educator remains at the center of recent claims that he had worked as an FBI informant over a period of 16 years since 1961.


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The current wait time for those seeking a green card in the F2B category is about 20 years

(CNN) -- Thousands of green card applicants will no longer "age out" and have to go to the back of the line if they turn 21 during the protracted U.S. immigration process, an appeals court has ruled in a defeat for the federal government.


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Judge says verdict might have been different had abuse allegations surfaced during initial case

PHILADELPHIA (CNN) -- Philadelphia Judge M. Teresa Sarmina ruled Friday to stay the execution of Terrance Williams and grant a new penalty phase in the case.


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Reverse mortgage process is at the heart of eviction controversy

BALTIMORE, Md.--Any day now a Fanny Mae representative could padlock Sharon Marie Smith out of the house she's called home for 37 years.


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Numbers are up from 15 percent three years earlier

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- A record number of American households have student loan debt.


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