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Fed plan to bury nuke waste in Nevada drawing fire

LAS VEGAS – Federal plans to truck radioactive material from a World War II-era plant in Tennessee to Nevada for burial in the desert are rekindling a long-running battle to prevent the Silv...

More young people caring about privacy

Results of a Harris Poll released this week show 4 out of 5 people have changed the privacy settings of their social media accounts, and most have made changes in the last six months. ...

Scientists find big cat fossil

LOS ANGELES – Scientists have unearthed the oldest big cat fossil yet, suggesting the predator – similar to a snow leopard – evolved in Asia and spread out. The nearly complete sk...

Nation Briefs

FBI chief welcomes Benghazi request WASHINGTON – FBI Director James Comey told senators Thursday he is not opposed to Congress speaking with the survivors of the 2012 attack on th...

Secret Service investigating new allegations

WASHINGTON – More than 18 months after a prostitution scandal in South America rocked the Secret Service, the agency in charge of protecting the president is investigating another case of su...

Egypt welcomes Russian officials

CAIRO – In an echo of the Cold War, Egypt gave the red carpet welcome Thursday to senior Russian officials aiming to expand Moscow’s influence through military and economic cooperation with ...

Dems target tax fix

WASHINGTON – Democrats’ new mantra in budget talks is to close tax loopholes for certain businesses, investors and professionals as a way to raise more revenue to help ease autopilot spendin...

Typhoon-hit city begins burying its dead

TACLOBAN, Philippines – Workers in this typhoon-shattered city buried scores of unidentified bodies in a hillside mass burial Thursday as desperately needed aid began to reach some of the ha...

World Briefs

Toronto mayor denies latest allegations TORONTO – Toronto’s mayor denied Thursday that he pressured a female employee for oral sex, in an obscenity-laced statement on live televis...

N.Y. court says gold tablet still belongs to museum

ALBANY, N.Y. – In a ruling rejecting any claims to the “spoils of war,” New York’s highest court concluded Thursday that an ancient gold tablet must be returned to the German museum that lo...

Obamacare fix on table

Effect on consumers, industry unclear

Warhol painting fetches record $105 million at New York auction

NEW YORK – A prized 1963 Andy Warhol painting that captures the immediate aftermath of a car crash sold for $105 million Wednesday at a New York City auction, setting a record for the famed ...
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