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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2013 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The outgoing head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service angered Republican lawmakers on Friday by resisting their demands that he identify who at the tax-collection agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-irs-idUSBRE94F10Y20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-irs-idUSBRE94F10Y20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews domesticNews Fri, 17 May 2013 20:54:36 -0400 SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate on Friday voted to approve the use of marijuana for medical purposes, which if signed into law would make it the second-most-populous state in the nation after California to allow the drug's use for medical purposes. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-usa-marijuana-illinois-idUSBRE94G0Q920130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-usa-marijuana-illinois-idUSBRE94G0Q920130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews domesticNews Fri, 17 May 2013 16:12:55 -0400 FAIRFIELD, Connecticut (Reuters) - A commuter train traveling eastbound from New York City derailed near the Connecticut suburb of Fairfield during the evening rush hour on Friday and collided with a westbound commuter train, injuring up to 60 people, three critically, officials said. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-train-accident-idUSBRE94G0ZT20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-train-accident-idUSBRE94G0ZT20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews domesticNews Fri, 17 May 2013 23:10:25 -0400 (Reuters) - The jackpot for the Powerball lottery has soared to a record $600 million and the top prize may swell to nearly $1 billion if no one draws the winning numbers this weekend, a lottery official said on Friday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-usa-lottery-idUSBRE94G0ZY20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-usa-lottery-idUSBRE94G0ZY20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews domesticNews Fri, 17 May 2013 19:43:10 -0400 DENVER (Reuters) - A group of Colorado county sheriffs, angry about two new state gun control laws passed in the wake of last year's mass shootings in Connecticut and Colorado, filed a federal lawsuit on Friday seeking to block the laws from going into effect. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-guns-colorado-idUSBRE94H02L20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-guns-colorado-idUSBRE94H02L20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews domesticNews Fri, 17 May 2013 23:46:30 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the U.S. presence in that country. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-obama-military-idUSBRE94H02R20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-obama-military-idUSBRE94H02R20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews domesticNews Fri, 17 May 2013 22:03:50 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered top military chiefs on Friday to redouble their effort to address the problem of sexual assault, saying the frequency and perceived tolerance of the crime was eroding the military's ability conduct its mission. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-usa-defense-sexassault-idUSBRE94G0QZ20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-usa-defense-sexassault-idUSBRE94G0QZ20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews domesticNews Fri, 17 May 2013 18:32:10 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The technology industry and organized labor are locked in a fight that threatens to complicate the U.S. Senate's immigration bill. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-immigration-tech-idUSBRE94H00720130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-immigration-tech-idUSBRE94H00720130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews domesticNews Sat, 18 May 2013 01:01:00 -0400 LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - An attorney who O.J. Simpson claims botched his Nevada robbery trial five years ago told a court on Friday that he poured his "blood, sweat and soul" into defending the former football hero, who he said had been badly tainted by his sensational 1990s murder case. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-simpson-appeal-idUSBRE94G0PK20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/18/us-usa-simpson-appeal-idUSBRE94G0PK20130518?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews domesticNews Fri, 17 May 2013 21:47:53 -0400 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A potentially fatal hog virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea, has been found in the United States for the first time, government and private industry officials said on Friday, posing a new threat for the country's struggling pork producers. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-usda-hogs-virus-idUSBRE94G0VQ20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/17/us-usda-hogs-virus-idUSBRE94G0VQ20130517?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews domesticNews Fri, 17 May 2013 19:33:26 -0400