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Democratic Party’s computers breached by Russian hackers

WASHINGTON – Sophisticated hackers linked to Russian intelligence services broke into the Democratic National Committee’s computer networks and gained access to confidential emails, chats an...

Obama issues scathing rebuke of Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered a scathing rebuke of Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric, blasting the Republican presidential nominee’s immigration proposals as dan...

Microsoft to buy networking site LinkedIn for $26.2 billion

NEW YORK – In a surprise move, Microsoft said Monday that it is buying LinkedIn for about $26.2 billion, a deal that could bring subtle but significant changes for the professional network’s...

Fiery Trump, sober Clinton at odds over Orlando attack

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump vowed Monday to impose a broad ban on immigration from areas of the world where terrorism is prevalent and suggested some Muslims in the United States are turning a...

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Supreme Court reinstates conviction of abuser “Michael Bryant Jr.,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said from the Supreme Court bench Monday, “is a man given to abusing women.” A memb...

High-level meeting urges nuke test ban treaty ratification

VIENNA – A senior American official on Monday reaffirmed White House support for a treaty banning nuclear testing worldwide and urged other countries to move it toward its long-delayed enact...

Did a delay in police response give shooter more time?

As the largest mass shooting in modern U.S. history began to unfold, an off-duty police officer working at a gay nightclub exchanged gunfire with the suspect. But three hours passed before a...

Orlando massacre spurs grief and fear for LGBT Americans

NEW YORK – The gay, lesbian and transgender community has seen violence before, from Harvey Milk to Matthew Shepard, and an ever-lengthening list of transgender women. But never anything lik...

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Students support victim at Stanford graduation PALO ALTO, Calif. – Stanford University graduating students and women’s rights advocates used the school’s commencement ceremony to again expre...

Drug trafficking allegations against FedEx head to trial

SAN FRANCISCO – Two giants – the U.S. government and FedEx – are set to do battle in a federal court over the explosive claim that the shipping company knowingly delivered illegal prescripti...

Man throws home-made bomb at Shanghai airport, injuring four others

BEIJING - A man detonated a home-made bomb in Shanghai’s busy Pudong International Airport on Sunday, injuring five people, including himself, the city government said. The airpor...

‘Hamilton’ sweeps up awards at a sometimes somber Tonys

NEW YORK - “Hamilton,” the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton, won the 2016 Tony Award for best new musical, capping an emotional night in which many in the Broadway community ral...
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