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Judge: Military's ban on gays is unconstitutional RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A federal judge in Southern California has declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional. Calif. to vote on legalizing marijuana OAKLAND, CALIF. - For those who have long argued that smoking marijuana should not be a crime, a potentially historic turning point is just weeks away. Government agencies make plans to reduce federal carbon footprint in next decade The Pentagon says it will design energy-efficient weapons systems -- and the Navy will build a carrier strike group of nuclear ships powered by biofuel. Court cites federal immigration law, declares local measure unconstitutional A law approved four years ago by Hazleton, Pa., clamping down on illegal immigrants, which prompted similar moves in towns across the country, has been declared unconstitutional by a federal appeals court. Grandparents increasingly fill need as caregivers The number of children being raised by their grandparents has risen sharply since the start of the recession in 2007, according to a new Pew Research Center study that found one in 10 children in the U.S. now lives with a grandparent. Scientists can scan brains for maturity, potentially gauging child development Scientists have developed a scan that can measure the maturity of the brain, an advance that someday might be useful for testing whether children are maturing normally and for gauging whether teenagers are grown-up enough to be treated as adults. Stem cell funding gets reprieve Appeals court allow human embryonic stem cell research funding to resume. As FAA prepares to propose new limits on pilot hours, advocates complain about delay After a regional airliner crashed in western New York a year and a half ago, killing 50 people, the Obama administration promised swift action to prevent similar tragedies. High on the list: new rules governing the number of hours pilots may work, to prevent tired flight crews from making fatal e... U.S. highway deaths at lowest level in 60 years Deaths on America's highways have plunged to their lowest level in 60 years, as smarter designs make streets and vehicles safer and aggressive campaigns are waged against drunk and distracted drivers. Evangelical leaders try to reach out to the pastor who plans to burn the Koran Geoff Tunnicliffe heads one of the world's largest faith organizations - the World Evangelical Alliance - but on Wednesday morning, when he reached the Florida pastor planning to burn the Koran on Sept. 11, "I felt like a deer in the headlights," he said. Goodies
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