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Bangladesh files murder charges in 2013 building collapse
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh filed murder charges Monday against dozens of people for their roles in the 2013 collapse of a garment factory building that killed more than 1,100 people.
Senate takes up House bill but fails to avoid spying lapse
In a remarkable turnaround, Senate Republicans have agreed to debate a House bill that would overhaul the NSA’s handling of Americans’ calling records while preserving other domestic surveillance provisions.
U.S. Supreme Court rules for Muslim woman denied job at clothing store
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who sued after being denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co clothing store in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons. On an 8-1 vote in an important religious rights case, the court handed a victory to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal
Watchdog says ex-Nazis got $20.2 million in Social Security
In a forthcoming report triggered by an Associated Press investigation, the top watchdog at the Social Security Administration found the agency paid $20.2 million in benefits to more than 130 suspected Nazi war criminals, SS guards, and others who may have participated in the Third Reich’s atrocities during World War II.
Vice President Joe Biden's son Beau dies of brain cancer
The former Delaware attorney general was reported to be undergoing treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center outside Washington.
Kerry breaks leg in bike crash; ends overseas trip early
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in a bicycle crash Sunday after striking a curb, and scrapped the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international conference on combating the Islamic State group.
Senate meets with key Patriot Act provisions on the ropes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Key Patriot Act anti-terror provisions, including bulk collection of Americans’ phone records, expire at midnight unless senators come up with an 11th hour deal in an extraordinary Sunday afternoon session.
Joe Biden's son Beau dies of brain cancer
By Jeff Mason and Frances Kerry WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, son of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, died on Saturday after battling brain cancer, the vice president said. “The entire Biden family is saddened beyond words,” Vice President Biden said in a statement released by the White House. “We know that Beau’s spirit will live on in all of us, especially through his brave wife,
Kerry breaks leg in cycling accident in Alps, returns home
By Lesley Wroughton GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his right leg in an accident while cycling a portion of the Tour de France route near Scionzier, France, on Sunday and is returning to the United States, his spokesman said. Kerry broke his femur but the injury is not life-threatening and he is expected to make a full recovery, spokesman John Kirby said. Kerry had been