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Bio: HHS secretary nominee Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Figures on government spending and debt

How the Dow Jones industrial average did Thursday

Verizon just dished Netflix a cease and desist letter, because of a loading screen

Harvard is pretty sure it owns a book bound by human skin

The newest threat to the middle class: Why private equity is becoming a public problem

"Orange Is the New Black": Season 2 shows us what the "golden age" of TV really means

The media slams a bill for banning foreplay on college campuses -- except everything they're writing is a lie

"Obvious Child": An abortion rom-com makes history

AP NewsAlert

Fox News guest says white liberal nerds love Neil deGrasse Tyson so much "he could defecate on them"

One dead, 3 injured in school shooting at Seattle Pacific University

Your Top Plays for Today

4 inconvenient facts conservatives conveniently ignore

Robert Reich: GM's top executives should be prosecuted!

Publisher of JK Rowling, Colbert announces layoffs

GOP's quiet Obamacare disaster: How this week's biggest story got overlooked

My personal Wal-Mart horror: What it's like working here as a mom

Tech's toxic political culture: The stealth libertarianism of Silicon Valley bigwigs

The man behind "Slender Man" speaks out over Wisconsin stabbing

Watch what happens when you boil Coke down to just its sugar

One percent's twisted new heist: What's really behind privatization

Paul Krugman slams climate-denying GOP for its "descent into madness"

Must-see morning clip: Dear Open Carry Texas, please stop!

Stephen Colbert explains "Bergdghazi"

GOP senator critical of Bergdahl deal leaves briefing early to appear on Fox News

Republicans think touching Glamour magazine makes them female-friendly

George W. Bush "competency" myth: Why Beltway media is dangerously confused again

These works of One Direction erotic fan fiction probably won't be getting a book deal

Monsanto vs. the monarchs: More evidence that Big Ag is killing our butterflies

Patrick Stewart, Aaron Paul and others star in Twitter documentary

Fox News' new transformation: How Bowe Bergdahl went from POW to terrorist

"Good Morning America" interviews Kim Brooks, mom who left her kid in the car

"Borgman" is a deeply disturbing look at the dark side of suburbia

11 reasons why Neil deGrasse Tyson is our favorite scientist

Get Lost in 8 Great Biographies – from Lawrence of Arabia to Margaret Fuller

Airbnb's dinner-sharing plans are just another example of Silicon Valley's shameless arrogance

Shocking movie portrayal: Why "Obvious Child" is a revolutionary fairy tale

Libertarians learn a hard lesson: Murray Rothbard's spat with Koch brothers

Vodafone discloses that many governments can secretly spy on mobile phone users

The Texas GOP still thinks you can cure homosexuality