The game and news conference were over when the coach walked into his office dressed in his usual black suit and red-sheen tie at 11:01 p.m. Wednesday following the Capitals’ 2-1 victory over the Rangers . At almost exactly 11:01:30, he was back out in the Verizon Center hallway. Amazingly, he was wearing a polo shirt and slacks — as if he were an actor with seconds to make a costume change. Read full article > >

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Washington Capitals Coach Dale Hunter may not be going anywhere, after all

Even though there's been little change in gas prices recently, drivers could soon see changes in the look of the pumps they use to fill up.

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Gas pump handles to lose ‘boots’

Celebrity hairdresser Vidal Sassoon has died at his home in Los Angeles, aged 84. But how did he change the world of hair?

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Five ways Vidal Sassoon changed people’s hair

Massachusetts is inching toward health-care legislation that, if successful, could overhaul how the state pays for health care — and save billions in the process . Both the Massachusetts Senate and House have released bills that aim to cut at least $150 billion in health-care costs over the next 15 years. They do so by setting a global cap on health-care spending, under which health-care providers get paid for the quality — rather than quantity — of medicine they provide. Read full article > >

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Massachusetts wants to cut $150 billion in health costs. Can it succeed?

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers are taking part in a 24-hour UK-wide strike in a dispute with the government over pension changes.

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Thousands in public sector strike

Mr. Sassoon changed the way women wore and cared for their hair, fashioning short, often striking styles known for their geometric shapes and sharp angles that were also easy to maintain.

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Vidal Sassoon, Hairdresser and Trendsetter, Dies at 84

The UK’s health system needs “radical change” to cope with the rising number of people with chronic conditions, especially in deprived areas, says a report by medical experts.

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Chronic disease: NHS ‘can’t cope’

The parents of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, an American captured by the Taliban nearly three years ago, have made an emotional appeal for the Obama administration to make a deal with the insurgents to release him in exchange for Afghan prisoners being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Read full article > >

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Family lobbies for soldier to be included in Taliban prisoner swap

Some hospital services in Wales are in danger of “collapse” unless radical changes are made, a report for the NHS Confederation warns.

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‘Collapse’ threat to hospitals

Colombian officials dismiss demands made by Farc rebels believed to be holding a French journalist in exchange for his release.

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‘No deal’ with Farc on journalist

Australian project seeks insight into change impact

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Australia experts look to climate ‘time machine’

PARIS — Francois Hollande said he wanted to make Berlin his first stop as president of France, but he warned that the Franco-German partnership was going to have to change and that Europe’s key word from now on was “growth.” Read full article > >

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France’s Hollande aims anti-austerity message directly at Germany

It has been called shell shock, battle fatigue, soldier’s heart and, most recently, post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Now, military officers and psychiatrists are embroiled in a heated debate over whether to change the name of a condition as old as combat. Read full article > >

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New name for PTSD could mean less stigma

COLUMBUS, OHIO — President Obama formally launched his reelection campaign here Saturday with some old favorites, from “fired up, ready to go” to a closing bow to “hope and change.” But almost everything else about the day spoke to the differences between his first and second runs for the president. Read full article > >

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Obama launches campaign against Romney, but his real opponent is the economy

A man in Brooklyn fell victim to a scam, when he sold his iPad2 to a stranger in exchange for $420 in counterfeit bills.

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Crime Scene: A Great Deal for a Used iPad: $420 in Counterfeit Bills