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Animal group fights for rights at pet mills

LOS ANGELES – The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is bolstering its campaign against puppy mills by showing photos of sick puppies and harsh kennel conditions taken...

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Bombings kill 43 people in Pakistan QUETTA, Pakistan – Bombings killed at least 43 people in three different areas of Pakistan on Sunday, just as Britain’s prime minister was in t...

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California San Francisco transit talks resume, strike looms OAKLAND, Calif. – With a Sunday night deadline approaching, negotiations between the San Francisco Bay Area ...

Obama pays tribute to ill Mandela

President meets with family of former South African leader

N.Y. Fourth of July to begin with a spark

NEW YORK – What’s new this Fourth of July? A happy face with a wink, exploding over New York City as part of Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks 2013 – the nation’s biggest display. ...

U.S. marijuana popularity confounds feds

WASHINGTON – It took 50 years for American attitudes about marijuana to zigzag from the paranoia of “Reefer Madness” to the excesses of Woodstock back to the hard line of “Just Say No.” ...

Is the search for NSA leaker a distraction?

Edward Snowden’s continent-jumping, hide-and-seek game seems like the stuff of a pulp thriller – a desperate man’s drama played out before a worldwide audience trying to decide if he’s a her...

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Bombings, shooting kill 11 people in Iraq BAGHDAD – Bombs and a shooting targeted a marketplace and off-duty policemen in Iraq on Saturday, killing at last 11 people in the latest...

Millions worldwide share Mandela vigil

As Nelson Mandela lingers in a hospital, yet another remarkable moment is helping to seal his legacy: Millions of people around the world, united by respect and gratitude, are preparing for ...

Egypt prepares for the worst

CAIRO – As the streets once again fill with protesters eager to oust the president and Islamists determined to keep him in power, Egyptians are preparing for the worst: days or weeks of urba...

Civil-union opponents rejecting law

SAN FRANCISCO – Less than 24 hours after California started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, lawyers for the sponsors of the state’s gay marriage ban filed an emergency motion ...

Gay marriage battles heat up

Activists to fight bans state-by-state
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