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U.S. employers added 175,000 jobs in May, steady hiring but below the more robust pace that took place during the fall and winter.

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Thousands of applicants for Stafford loans could be facing a higher interest rate if Washington does not extend the lower rate for students of the 2013-2014 school year.

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Moving to tamp down a public uproar spurred by the disclosure of two secret surveillance programs, the nation's top intelligence official is declassifying key details about one of the programs while insisting the efforts were legal, limited in scope and necessary to detect terrorist threats.

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Philadelphia is inspecting hundreds of demolition sites in the wake of a building collapse that killed six people and injured at least 13.

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Beef tenderized by machines before it is sold in grocery stores could soon carry labels warning customers to cook the meat thoroughly.

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Tropical Storm Andrea is already generating tornadoes in Florida, with more than a half-dozen confirmed today across the state.

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President Barack Obama says he wants 99 percent of American students connected to super-fast Internet within five years. He's directing federal regulators to use an existing program to equip schools with broadband Internet.

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Senate colleagues are remembering late New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg for his leadership and laughter.

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Gamblers who prefer their laptops to blackjack tables could be getting a boost from Washington.

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Authorities say search efforts in the rubble of a collapsed building in Philadelphia that killed six people will continue through the afternoon, even though no one else is believed to be trapped.

City Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers says crews still need to search about 20 percent of the site, including the back of a thrift store

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