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At Africa Summit, South Sudanese President Resents Pressure From U.S.

6:43pm August 28, 2014

by Michele Kelemen

The world's newest country has been roiled by ethnic and political clashes, as well as famine. The U.S. and other African heads of state are pressing the country's president to make peace with rebels.

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Unifi makes Repreve, a thread that comes from plastic waste bottles and leftover polyester scraps, at its Yadkinville, N.C., facility.

Driven By Climate Change, Cotton Buyers Look For Alternatives

1:43pm August 28, 2014

by Yuki Noguchi

One clothing company whose bottom line was hurt in the wake of bad weather events decided to look to polyester fibers made from recycled plastic bottles.

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In Settlement, Homeland Security Agrees To Reform 'Voluntary Departures'

12:53pm August 28, 2014

by John Burnett

The Department of Homeland Security is settling a lawsuit with the ACLU, which deals with immigrants who were improperly pushed to leave the country.

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Danny Done, 26, worshipful master of the Queen Anne Masonic Lodge in Seattle. The fraternity is "a really interesting social network that's not online," he says.

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Freemasonry Still Alive And Well, And (Mostly) Men-Only

11:17am August 28, 2014

by Martin Kaste

The Freemasons are arguably one of the world's most famous men's organizations. Membership has been falling in the U.S. since the 1960s, but millennials are now showing an interest in the fraternity.

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Lyft driver Danielle Kerley showcases the company's iconic mustache, which is displayed on cars used in the service.

Some Call For More Sharing In Ridesharing

10:43am August 28, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

A researcher says startups Uber and Lyft aren't really ridesharing services. An emerging set of services being tested promises to be more about sharing and less about being like taxis.

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Bill Gates, Martha Stewart, LeBron James, Lindsay Lohan, Kermit the Frog and Conan O'Brien all got icily drenched for charity.

Life After Ice Buckets: ALS Group Faces $94 Million Challenge

7:29pm August 27, 2014

by Pam Fessler

The ALS Association has raised more than $94 million in recent weeks via its online ice bucket challenge — compared with $2.7 million this time last year. Now what?

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Even Police Body Cameras Can Lose Sight Of The Truth

10:44am August 27, 2014

by Martin Kaste

Amid accusations of abuse, many in Ferguson, Mo., and cities around the country are calling for police to wear cameras. Cameras may not always be as impartial as people expect, however.

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As Ferguson Protests Wind Down, Residents Want Outrage Channeled

7:15am August 27, 2014

by David Schaper

Protests over the shooting death of Michael Brown are getting smaller. Some in Ferguson are trying to morph the protests into an effort to push specific policy changes in the city's police department.

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Meat is displayed in a case at a grocery store in Miami in July. Pork and beef prices are up more than 11 percent since last summer.

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High Prices Aren't Scaring Consumers Away From The Meat Counter

8:41pm August 26, 2014

by Amy Mayer

Several factors — from a virus sweeping through hog barns to a drought in the Plains states — have driven up the price of pork and beef. But consumers keep buying it.

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VA Deputy Secretary On Wait Times: 'We Owe The American People An Apology'

8:07pm August 26, 2014

Melissa Block talks with Sloan Gibson, the deputy secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department, about the results of a recent probe into wait times at VA facilities.

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