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Yosemite tries to protect sequoias from fire

GROVELAND, Calif. – As a wildfire rages along the remote northwest edge of Yosemite National Park, officials cleared brush and set sprinklers to protect two groves of giant sequoias. ...

Syria ‘chemical’ attack kills 355

Aid group says it tallied deaths

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Washington, D.C. National zoo will try again for exam of baby panda Caretakers at Washington’s National Zoo hope to get the first close look at a newborn panda cub duri...

Microsoft says CEO Ballmer to retire in 12 months

NEW YORK – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who helped Bill Gates transform the company from a tiny startup into the world’s most valuable business, announced plans Friday to retire sometime in ...

Huge Calif. wildfire spreads into Yosemite

FRESNO, Calif. – A giant wildfire raging out of control spread into Yosemite National Park on Friday as authorities urged more evacuations in nearby communities where thousands have already ...

Obama calls alleged Syria attack ‘grave concern’

Syria was coming under intense pressure Friday to allow United Nations weapons inspectors access to the site of an alleged chemical attack as President Obama referred to the claims in Syria ...

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San Diego mayor agrees to step down in deal SAN DIEGO – Mayor Bob Filner agreed Friday to resign on Aug. 30, bowing to enormous pressure after lurid sexual harassment allegations ...

Report: Snowden leak reveals U.K. Mideast spy post

Working on behalf of Western intelligence agencies, Britain has operated a secret surveillance post in the Middle East that taps into undersea fiber-optic cables to siphon off Internet and t...

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Photojournalist raped by several men in India NEW DELH – A young photojournalist was gang raped while her male colleague was tied up and beaten in an isolated, overgrown corner of...

Twin car bombs kill 29 in Lebanese city

TRIPOLI, Lebanon – Twin car bombs exploded Friday outside mosques in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, killing at least 29 people, wounding more than 350 and wreaking major destruction ...

Obama pushes plans for spending needs

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Casting an eye toward upcoming fiscal fights, President Barack Obama warned Republicans Friday against trying to defund his signature health care law as he vowed to protec...

Some analysts violated NSA rules, officials admit

WASHINGTON – The National Security Agency said Friday that some of its analysts knowingly and deliberately exceeded its surveillance authority on occasion during the last decade and that tho...
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