Marion Cunningham 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Thursday morning local time, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, the second large quake to rattle the area in 24 hours. Read full story
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GENEVA (Reuters) – Six world powers gather in Switzerland on Thursday for a meeting with Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator and U.S. officials said there could be an opportunity for a rare bilateral meeting with the Iranians. Read full story
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday adopted a measure aimed at rewarding healthy behavior in a sweeping healthcare overhaul sought by President Barack Obama as lawmakers pushed to complete the legislation. Read full story
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s drive to fight global warming got a boost on Wednesday as Democrats in the U.S. Senate unveiled a bill aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the next four decades. Read full story
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama heard opinions from top advisers on how to reverse the deteriorating Afghanistan war on Wednesday as part of a sweeping strategy review that could lead to more U.S. troops. Read full story
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top Obama administration officials on Wednesday said recent arrests in alleged bombing plots highlight the challenges they face combating “self-radicalized, homegrown extremists” as well as foreigners in the United States determined to carry out attacks. Read full story
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s capital began to celebrate the country’s ascendance with a show of goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles on Thursday, 60 years after Mao Zedong proclaimed its embrace of communism. Read full story
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama announced a plan on Wednesday to spend $5 billion on medical and scientific research, medical supplies and upgrading laboratory capacity, which he said would create tens of thousands of new jobs. Read full story
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At least 75 people have been killed and thousands more trapped under flattened buildings in a powerful earthquake off Sumatra island on Wednesday, Indonesian officials said. Read full story
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Police search mud-strewn streets, and pulverized homes as dazed survivors emerged from the muck and mire of an earthquake and tsunami that killed at least 119. Read full story
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