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FAA to issue rules aimed at tired airline pilots (AP)

AP – Nearly three years after the deadly crash of a regional airliner flown by two exhausted pilots, the Federal Aviation Administration is releasing rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued.

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Carlsberg launches beer aimed at women

A new beer about to hit the market has a message for the ladies: Drink up.

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US reducing naval firepower aimed at Gadhafi (AP)

In this March, 26, 2011 photo released by NBC News, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates discuss the latest developments in the Middle East during a pre-taped segment of NBC's 'Meet the Press' in Washington. Gates said he doesn't think Libya is 'a vital interest' for the United States, but that the North African nation is part of a region that is of vital American interest.  (AP Photo/NBC, William B. Plowman) NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES.AP – In a sign of U.S. confidence that the weeklong assault on Libya has tamed Moammar Gadhafi’s air defenses, the Pentagon has reduced the amount of naval firepower arrayed against him, officials said Sunday.


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UK terror plot aimed British landmarks, shopping (AP)

A view of New Scotland Yard, the headquarters building of the Metropolitan Police, with its sign in London, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. British police on Monday arrested a dozen men suspected of plotting a large-scale terror attack — the biggest anti-terrorist sweep since April 2009, when 12 men were detained over an alleged al-Qaida bomb plot in the northern city of Manchester. The men were arrested in London, the Welsh city of Cardiff and the English cities of Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP – A large-scale terror attack was aimed at British landmarks and public spaces, security officials said Tuesday as more details emerged and police searched the homes of 12 British suspects being held for questioning.


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Bill aimed to stem global warming, create jobs (AP)

Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., right, and Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn., at a news conference, with industry leaders, announcing their climate change bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2010.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP – Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman unveiled a long-awaited bill Wednesday that aims to curtail pollution blamed for global warming, reduce oil imports and create millions of energy-related jobs.


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Supreme Court voids law aimed at animal cruelty videos (AP)

U.S. Supreme Court Justices gather for an official picture at the Supreme Court in Washington in this September 29, 2009 file photo. They are (front row, L-R) Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Justice John Paul Stevens, Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Clarence Thomas (2nd row, L-R) Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice Stephen G. Breyer, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced on April 9, 2010, that he will resign, giving President Barack Obama his second chance to reshape the nation's highest court and setting up a potential Senate confirmation battle.   Picture taken September 29, 2009.   REUTERS/Jim Young/Files   (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW)AP – The Supreme Court struck down a federal law Tuesday aimed at banning videos that show graphic violence against animals, saying it violates the right to free speech.


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Fuel efficiency rules aimed at advanced vehicles (AP)

Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga speaks at a news conference on the automaker's 'Leaf' zero-emission electric vehicle in Yokohama, Japan, Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Nissan said Tuesday its new electric car will start at 3.76 million yen ($40,000) in Japan, aiming to put zero-emission cars within reach of drivers around the world. Deliveries of the car will start in December and customers in Japan will be able to place orders starting April 1, Japan's No. 3 automaker said. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP – The Obama administration is setting tough gas mileage standards for new cars and trucks, spurring the next generation of fuel-sipping gas-electric hybrids, efficient engines and electric cars.


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