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More women are working past the age of 60, as a result of the increase in the state retirement age, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

A group of Native Americans says the NFL's Washington Redskins should not be allowed to trademark the team name, which they say is offensive. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, part of the U.S. Patent Office, heard the case Thursday.

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Four rail firms start legal proceedings after the government cancelled the Great Western rail franchise contest and then refused to pay compensation.

When he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and other charges in 2005, Stephen Slevin had no way of knowing that initial findings about his mental state would put him on a path to spend more than 22 months of solitary confinement in a New Mexico county jail, despite never having his day in court.

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By some accounts, sticky fingers could be costing the school $250,000 a year. The dining halls at the school have just started stocking the chocolate and hazelnut spread.

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Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Ali Larayedh says the line-up of a new government has been agreed and will be presented to the president on Friday.

Chávez's remains will be displayed at the Museum of the Revolution, near the presidential palace.

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Organizing for Action, which was formed from the Obama for America campaign committee to promote the president's second-term agenda, now says it won't take money from corporations or PACS. Critics say they'll believe it when they see it.

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The number of Syrian refugees who have fled the conflict has reached a million, the UN has said.

Laura Robson and Heather Watson both suffer first-round defeats on a bad day for Britain's women in Indian Wells.

The body of the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez will be put on display after his funeral, the government says.

The chairman of the Armed Services Committee said the best thing for the country would be for him to serve the next two years without the distraction of a campaign.

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Gareth Bale opens the scoring in Tottenham's easy win over Inter Milan but will miss the second leg after being booked for diving.

Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is convicted and sentenced to a year in jail over an illegal wiretap.

Siobhan-Marie O'Connor leads the way as Olympians and Paralympians return to the water at the Leeds international meet.

Students of color have long been punished in far higher numbers than white students in Seattle. The Education Department is looking at whether black students are disciplined more frequently and more harshly than white students for the same behavior.

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A man is arrested after a 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death on a rush-hour bus on one of Birmingham's busiest roads.

Feeding on flowers with caffeinated nectars gives bees a memory boost, new research shows. Turns out, other studies have found humans can get a similar boost in short-term memory with caffeine — if they're exhausted.

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Rafa Benitez believes Chelsea can overcome a 1-0 deficit in Bucharest to make the Europa League last eight.

Russian scientists say they have found a new type of bacterial life form in water from a buried Antarctic lake.