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By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Settlers at Virginia’s Jamestown Colony resorted to cannibalism to survive the harsh winter of 1609, dismembering and consuming a 14-year-old English girl, the U. S. Smithsonian Institution reported on Wednesday. This is the first direct evidence of cannibalism at Jamestown, the oldest permanent English colony in the Americas, according to the Washington-based museum and research complex. . . .

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Under what circumstances would he unleash military might into the crisis?

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By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon is expected to clear Apple, Samsung and BlackBerry mobile devices for use on Defense Department networks in the next few weeks, part of an effort to ensure the military has access to the latest communications technology, a spokesman said on Wednesday. The decision will set the stage for an intensified struggle for Pentagon customers among BlackBerry devices, Apple’s iPhones or iPads and units using Google’s Android platform such as Samsung Electronics’ phones. . . .

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SIOUX FALLS, S. D. (AP) ? A small patch of prairie sits largely unnoticed off a desolate road in southwestern South Dakota, tucked amid gently rolling hills and surrounded by dilapidated structures and hundreds of gravesites ? many belonging to Native Americans massacred more than a century earlier.

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The president also taps a top fundraiser and former lobbyist to head the FCC.

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The president can’t get too involved; but can’t afford not to.

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(Reuters) – Mizuho Corporate Bank and Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ are considering a roughly 100 billion yen ($1 billion) credit facility to help electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp meet an upcoming bond redemption, the Nikkei said. The banks are close to creating a credit line to ensure that Sharp can meet redemption requests for roughly 200 billion yen in convertible bonds maturing in September, the Japanese daily said. In addition, the lenders will give Sharp an extension on 360 billion yen in collateralized lending that matures in June. . . .

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WASHINGTON (AP) ? President Barack Obama’s prospects for a sweeping legislative victory this year now rest almost solely on the immigration overhaul working its way through Congress. But immigration’s tricky politics have created a dilemma for a president fighting for an issue he considers central to his legacy.

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Henry Gribbohm, the New Hampshire man who says he lost $2,600?his entire life savings?playing a carnival game that was “rigged,” has become a something of a viral Internet star thanks, in large part, to the stuffed banana he took home as a consolation prize. The 30-year-old from Epsom, N. H. , was playing a game called Tubs [. . . ]

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Three gubernatorial campaigns released television ads this week in preparation for the November 2013 elections, signs of a grueling state election season ahead. Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe, Virginia Republican Ken Cuccinelli and New Jersey Republican Chris Christie all unveiled TV spots Wednesday in an effort to define their candidacies in the early days of their [. . . ]

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