House passes farm bill, crop subsidies preserved

WASHINGTON — Nearing the legislative finish line after more than two years of bickering, the House passed and sent to the Senate Wednesday an almost $100 billion-a-year farm bill containing a mostly symbolic cut in food stamps and preserving most crop...

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Pistorius murder trial to have own TV channel

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius' murder trial will have a dedicated 24-hour television channel in South Africa, the country's top cable provider said Wednesday, promising "round-the-clock" coverage of one of the blockbuster stories of the year....

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Stocks drop as earnings disappoint; Fed upcoming

NEW YORK — Stocks fell Wednesday as investors reacted to disappointing earnings from Yahoo and other companies and awaited news from the Federal Reserve, which wraps up its two-day policy meeting later in the day. Emerging markets were also unsettling...

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Insurer WellPoint's 4Q profit drops 68 percent

INDIANAPOLIS — WellPoint's fourth-quarter earnings tumbled 68 percent, as customers of the nation's second largest health insurer raced to use their coverage last fall before it lapsed due to the health care overhaul. The Indianapolis company said Wednesday...

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Cheerios Super Bowl ad stars interracial family

NEW YORK — Cheerios is bringing back an interracial family to star in its Super Bowl ad. They were featured in an ad last year that made headlines after it sparked ugly comments online. But the negative remarks were followed by an outpouring of support...

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Cruise ship sick toll nears 700 on return to NJ

BAYONNE, N.J. — A cruise ship on which hundreds of passengers and crew members fell ill was returning to port Wednesday in New Jersey, with health officials recommending those still showing symptoms to check in at hotels or seek medical care before heading...

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Mass. home sales down slightly again in December

BOSTON — Sales of single-family homes in Massachusetts fell slightly in December compared with the same month the year before, the second consecutive year-over-year sales decrease, two groups that track the market announced Wednesday. Median prices,...

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World markets slide anew on emerging markets

AMSTERDAM — World markets fell Wednesday as jitters over the prospects for emerging economies resurfaced and investors expected the U.S. Federal Reserve to announce another cut to its stimulus program. Turkey's central bank hiked its lending rates overnight...

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Angry Birds site hacked after surveillance claims

HELSINKI — Angry Birds creator Rovio Entertainment Ltd. says the popular game's website was defaced by hackers Wednesday, two days after reports that the personal data of its customers might have been accessed by U.S. and British spy agencies. "The...

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Dutch find more horse meat in beef products

AMSTERDAM — The Dutch Foods and Wares Authority says it has "preventatively" blocked all shipments from a Dutch slaughterhouse after investigators found horse meat in four shipments labeled as beef products. The agency did not identify the slaughterhouse,...

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