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Harnessing the skills of people with autism

    
Feds: Any woman can buy morning-after pill

    
Bill O’Reilly: Let jury decide if Snowden is a criminal

    
Mammoth mosquitoes spotted in Florida

    
An inside look at Washington Monument repairs

    
Severe storms, tornadoes expected in Midwest

    
NSA leaker to reportedly release more documents

    
Shark sighting shuts down Cape Cod beach as summer heats up

Maybe this shark was just looking for some chums.A Massachusetts beach was shut down for an hour over the weekend after the dorsal fin of a great white shark was reported off the Cape Cod shore -- an early reminder that the tourist haven is becoming a feeding ground for the sea's most fearsome predator.A lifeguard on Nauset Beach spotted the shark’s tell-tale fin about 150 yards from shore on Sund...    
Allies concerned about privacy, want answers about US surveillance programs

The United States is facing concern from allies over its programs that track phone and Internet messages around the world.The European Parliament planned Tuesday to debate the spy programs revealed by Eric Snowden, who worked for contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, and whether they have violated local privacy protections.EU officials in Brussels pledged to seek answers from U.S. diplomats at a trans-A...    
NBC News/WSJ poll: Affirmative action support at historic low

As the Supreme Court prepares to once again weigh in on the issue of affirmative action, a record-low number of Americans support such programs, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.Just 45 percent of respondents said they believe affirmative action programs are still needed to counteract the effects of discrimination against minorities, while an equal 45 percent feel the prog...