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States are taking an out provided by Congress to avoid cutting food stamp benefits to families, many of whom already depend on food banks like the Alameda County Community Food Bank in Oakland, Calif. — (Antonio Mena/Courtesy of Alameda County Community Food Bank)

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March 13, 2014

States’ Rebellion Against Food Stamp Cuts Grows

Lesbian couples have a lower risk of spreading HIV to each other than do heterosexual or gay couples. — (iStockphoto)

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March 13, 2014

HIV Can Spread Through Sexual Contact Between Women

Mark Zuckerberg — (David Ramos/Getty Images)

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March 13, 2014

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Takes White House To Task Over Privacy

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March 13, 2014

US EPA Hearings Set On Mahomet Aquifer

Illinois tops Indiana — (Rob McColley)

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March 13, 2014

Abrams Leads Illinois Past Indiana 64-54

Lawmakers work toward passing pension legislation while on the House floor during session at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 in Springfield Ill. — (Seth Perlman/AP)

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March 13, 2014

Reducing The Number Of State Laws Not So Simple

An inmate walks through the yard at the North Central Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio, which recently switched to private management. — (Ty Wright/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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March 13, 2014

Why For-Profit Prisons House More Inmates Of Color

Eric Holder — (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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March 13, 2014

US AG Backs Reduced Sentences For Some Drug Traffickers

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March 13, 2014

Some Illinois Counties Oppose Wind-Power Bill

There are lots of questions about Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 — and lots of seemingly contradictory answers. — (Wong Maye-E/AP)

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March 12, 2014

Confusion Reigns In Search For Missing Airliner