The bill would cut benefits and push back the retirement age for younger workers in an effort to close a $100 billion shortfall. The governor has said he will sign it, but the state's public employee unions bitterly oppose it.
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The company's Falcon 9 booster lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., carrying the satellite into a geostationary orbit.
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The government's thumbs down of the proposed trade agreement has sparked widespread anger and street protests that have threatened to topple President Viktor Yanukovych.
Read More »‘Mastermind’ Behind Doritos Locos Tacos Dies At Age 41
Despite naysayers, Todd Mills stuck to his guns and eventually saw a hard-shell taco splattered with neon-orange cheese dust become a staple in the country's fast-food scene.
Read More »Hezbollah Commander Dies In Attack Outside Beirut Home
Hassan al-Laqis, identified as a veteran commander with expertise in technology and intelligence, was reportedly shot in a parking lot outside his home. Hezbollah is blaming Israel for the killing, but Israeli officials denied the claim.
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According to White House metrics, the site is now working more than 90 percent of time, up from less than half the time in early November.
Read More »Smithsonian Names Its New Panda Cub ‘Bao Bao’
The cub is 100 days old today, which is when pandas are traditionally given a name. The name Bao Bao, which means precious or treasure, was chosen by the masses, who picked between five names.
Read More »Investigators Examine Wreckage Of Deadly New York Train Crash
A passenger train crash in the Bronx early Sunday killed four people and injured at least 60 others. The train's black box recorder has been found. Investigators are looking at why the train seems to have failed to slow down enough to negotiate a curve.
Read More »Delivery By Drone? Amazon Says A New Era Looms
CEO Jeff Bezos told 60 Minutes that the giant online retailer is looking at reducing its delivery times to 30 minutes or less in a few years. But the drones would have to overcome safety concerns and public perception.
Read More »For The First Time, China Launches A Moon Rover Mission
The mission has become a reason for national pride in the country. If successful, China would join the U.S. and the former Soviet Union as the only countries to achieve a soft landing on the moon.
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