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IRS names financial manager new chief risk officer

WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service named a new chief risk officer on Tuesday, appointing an experienced financial manager who acting commissioner Danny Werfel says will take steps to ...

U.S. weapons systems hacked by Chinese

Chinese hackers have gained access to the designs of many of the nation’s most sensitive advanced weapons systems, according to report prepared for the Defense Department and government and ...

Rise of al-Qaida Sahara terrorist

DAKAR, Senegal – After years of trying to discipline him, the leaders of al-Qaida’s North African branch sent one final letter to their most difficult employee. In page after scathing page, ...

IRS scandal could add momentum to tax overhaul

WASHINGTON – The storm engulfing the Internal Revenue Service could provide a boost for lawmakers who want to simplify U.S. tax laws – a code that is so complicated most Americans buy commer...

Suu Kyi slams 2-child limit for Muslims in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar – Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Islamic leaders expressed dismay over decisions by authorities in western Myanmar to restore a two-child limit on Muslim Rohingya fam...

Border entry fee study sparks northern opposition

SEATTLE – By Michael Hill’s estimation, 90 percent of the people pumping gas at his station just south of the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state are Canadians. Gas north of t...

Mali sets date for presidential election in July

BAMAKO, Mali – Mali’s government announced on Monday that much-anticipated presidential elections will be held July 28, in a communique that set the dates for the campaign period and a runof...

Iran’s approaching vote brings receding Web access

TEHRAN, Iran – From a computer keyboard in London, an Iranian emigre plays the role of counselor, social media guru and all-around adviser for Internet users back home seeking ways around th...

Germany’s top-selling tabloid to introduce paywall

BERLIN – Europe’s top-selling newspaper said Monday it will introduce a paywall for part of its online offerings starting next month. Main news stories will remain free of charge...

Mayor of Oklahoma town familiar with tornadoes

MOORE, Okla. – Glenn Lewis looks out at a pile of twisted metal, broken wood, smashed vehicles and torn school books. This is what is left of one of the two schools in his Oklahoma town that...

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Spanish climber dies on Himalayan peak MADRID – A Spanish climber has died on the world’s seventh highest mountain after falling and surviving for three nights without food or wat...

EU lifts arms embargo on Syrian opposition

BRUSSELS – The European Union said its member states within days will be able to send weapons to help Syria’s outgunned rebels, seeking to pressure President Bashar Assad’s regime ahead of p...
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