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Police say Portland protesters arming for fight

Portland police warned on Friday that anti-Wall Street protesters in the city were fashioning makeshift weapons with wood and nails, in advance of a planned move by authorities to clear their two encampments over the weekend.
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U.S. Supreme Court Votes Can Be Predicted: Study

We find that Supreme Court justices are significantly more predictable than one would expect from 'ideally independent' justices in 'ideal courts,' that is, independently evaluating cases on merits, free of ideology, a new study says.
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Missing Baby Lisa Irwin: Parents Named as Possible Suspects, Says Attorney

Missing Kansas City, Missouri Baby Lisa's search has entered its 37th day and still there is no news about the whereabouts of the infant. Police has been field searching and investigating for over a month and been hitting constant dead ends. In the latest development in the case, Deborah Bradely, baby Lisa's mother, may have been named a suspect in the case. Deborah Bradely has changed her story once or twice during investigations and that could have made her a potential suspect.
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Fire Retardants May Not Harm Newborns' Thyroids

Despite concerns that common fireproofing chemicals could disrupt thyroid function in developing fetuses, a new study finds no link between thyroid hormone levels and flame retardants in the blood of newborn babies.
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Wharton MBA Program Links Veterans, Businesses

MBA programs like Wharton are on a mission to actively seek out military veterans. The school said that employers are also taking special steps to do the same and have veterans take part in internships and management programs.
Canada's tiny Arctic port faces uncertain future

Canada's tiny Arctic port faces uncertain future

Every summer for three months, the Hudson Bay ice breaks up and ships load Canadian Prairie grain for export, putting more than 100 people to work in the tiny northern Manitoba town of Churchill.

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