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Syrian refugees face suspicion in Lebanon

BEIRUT – They’re lightweight, easy to assemble and have covers that are supposed to keep you cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The United Nations refugee agency wants to test these ...

FDA proposes food-safety rules

WASHINGTON – Chances are that about 15 percent of the food you eat – more if your diet includes lots of fruits, vegetables and cheese – comes from abroad, and the government is taking steps ...

Health insurance shopping won’t resemble Amazon

Tight deadlines mean online tools will be delayed

Holmes’ notebook may be in judge’s hands

Contents have not been disclosed; reporter faces hearing

Navajo coal plant pitches pollution-control plan

EPA wants emissions cut by 84 percent

Rio’s Copacabana stages show for pope

RIO DE JANEIRO – Pope Francis presided over one of the most solemn rites of the Catholic Church on Friday, a procession re-enacting Christ’s crucifixion that received a Broadway-like treatme...

Amid scandal, Weiner tours storm-damaged NYC home

NEW YORK – New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner met with Superstorm Sandy victims Friday on Staten Island as he tried to move past the sexting scandal threatening to derail his pol...

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Assassination prompts protests in Tunisia TUNIS, Tunisia — Angry anti-government demonstrations broke out Thursday across Tunisia after gunmen killed the leader of a leftist o...

Spanish police arrest driver in train crash

SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain – Spanish police said Friday they have arrested the driver of the train that sped through a curve and toppled over, killing 78 people, and plan to question him ...

Millions rally to back Egyptian military

CAIRO – Called out by the army, the largest crowds in 2½ years of upheaval filled Egypt’s streets Friday, while ousted President Mohammed was formally placed under investigation on a host o...

Southern states gird for new fight on voting laws

AUSTIN, Texas – Stricter voter identification laws, redrawn political maps fortifying Republican majorities, reducing early voting: States with GOP strongholds intensified these efforts unde...

U.S. says Snowden won’t face death penalty

WASHINGTON – Striving to get Edward Snowden back to America, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has assured the Russian government the U.S. has no plans to seek the death penalty for the form...
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