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18 go blind after cataract surgery SAO PAULO – Eighteen Brazilians were left blind after surgeons apparently used unsterilized instruments during a cataract treatment campaign in an industri...

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College Basketball George Washington takes NIT title with 76-60 win NEW YORK – George Washington won its first National Invitation Tournament championship, getting 18 points from ...

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Alabama governor’s aide resigns post MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A top political aide to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley resigned Wednesday, a week after the goernor publicly admitted making inappropriat...

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Foreign adoptions fell last year in U.S. NEW YORK – The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped by 12 percent last year to the lowest level since 1981, according to new St...

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Cycling Belgian cyclist dies after suffering heart attack AJACCIO, Corsica – Belgian cyclist Daan Myngheer has died in hospital after suffering a heart attack over the weekend at ...

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Pentagon chief used own email for a year WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Ash Carter used his personal email account for government business for nearly a year, until December 2015, when news r...

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Iraqi suicide bomber kills 29 in stadium BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber blew himself up in a soccer stadium south of the Iraqi capital on Friday, killing 29 people and wounding 60, security offi...

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College Baseball Colorado Mesa coach apologizes for anti-gay remark GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado Mesa University assistant baseball coach has apologized for using what an investiga...

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U.S. charges Iranians in hacking case WASHINGTON – The U.S. charged seven hackers linked to the Iranian government with executing large-scale coordinated cyberattacks on dozens of...

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Obama remembers ‘Dirty War’ victims BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – As many Argentines paused to remember loved ones killed during their country’s brutal dictatorship, President Barack ...

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Cycling Belgian bags Stage 4; Catalonia has new leader PORTE AINE, Spain – Belgian rider Thomas de Gendt won the mountainous fourth stage of the Tour of Catalonia while...

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Protesters disrupt oil, gas lease sale NEW ORLEANS – Protesters opposed to drilling in the Gulf of Mexico disrupted an oil and gas lease sale Wednesday, chanting and waving signs...