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Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the U.S. government comes closer to reforming the country’s health-care system, states are staring at spending millions of dollars they do not have to provide insurance to more people, officials said on Tuesday.

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Healthcare reforms will cost U.S. states millions

Reuters – UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Police are investigating letters containing white powder that were sent to five U.N.

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Five U.N. missions in NY get white powder letters

Reuters – PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – A gunman killed one person in a strip mall in Tualatin, south of Portland, Oregon, police said on Tuesday.

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Gunman kills one in Portland, Oregon

Reuters – CHICAGO (Reuters) – United Airlines has suspended a pilot who was arrested in London on suspicion that he was about to fly a Boeing 767 with 124 passengers while drunk, the airline said on Tuesday.

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United Airlines suspends allegedly drunken pilot

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress will probably approve a short extension of trade benefits for Ecuador that expire next month despite concerns about actions that country has taken, a senior senator said on Tuesday.

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Ecuador trade benefits a "sticky" issue: U.S. senator

Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. missile defense system that is too robust could actually backfire and become destabilizing, prompting countries like China to expand their nuclear arsenals, a U.S. general said on Tuesday.

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U.S. missile defense may backfire if too robust: general

Reuters – UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Preliminary police examinations of white powder sent in letters to four U.N.

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U.N. missions say NY white powder envelopes harmless