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Skies could soon be filled with drones
FAA expects 1.3M licensed drone pilots by 2020
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Undersea volcanoes are hotspots for life
Sub offers glimpse of sea creatures near volcano summit
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U.S. consumer prices ticked up 0.2 percent in August
Shoppers visit the new Westfield World Trade Center mall in New York.Mark Lennihan/Associated Press file The result follows an unchanged figure in July. Core inflation, which excludes the volatile categories…
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MANILA, Philippines – A former Filipino militiaman testified before the country’s Senate on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte, when he was still a city mayor, ordered him and other members…
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Syrian military begins to withdraw from vital Aleppo road
An anti-government media group, shows civilians leaving the town of Suran, in Hama province, Syria. Five years of failed efforts to quell the fighting in Syria have persuaded many observers…
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In leaked emails, Powell calls Trump a ‘national disgrace’
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks at the State Department in Washington. Powell, in newly leaked emails, criticized both major presidential candidates, calling Donald Trump “a national disgrace” and…
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Rodney King’s daughter: Build bridges with police
She was eating breakfast when it came on the morning news, video footage showing LAPD officers hitting her unarmed father dozens of times with batons. It gave her nightmares for…
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U.S. retail sales slump 0.3 percent
Cinnamon Boffa, right, from Bensalem, Pa., checks out a Chubby Puppies toy for her daughter Serenity at a Toys R Us in New York.Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press file The Commerce Department…
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Obama creates first marine national monument in Atlantic
The Mytilus Seamount off the coast of New England in the North Atlantic Ocean will be included in a new marine national monument that President Barack Obama will establish in…
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U.S. regulators recall 1M Samsung Note 7 phones
FILE – In this July 28, 2016, file photo, a screen magnification feature of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is demonstrated, in New York. U.S. regulators issued an official recall…
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Peresdu1-i-syn WACO, Texas – A grand jury declined to recommend charges for three Waco, Texas, police officers who shot bikers during a gunfight between rival motorcycle clubs in which nine…
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Powell worries GOP is ‘crashing and burning’
Calls Trump ‘national disgrace’ in leaked emails
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Mylan CEO to testify in hearing on EpiPen price increases
Heather Bresch, chief executive officer of Mylan Pharmacueticals, will testify before Congress next week about her company’s pricing for its allergy drug injector system.Dale Sparks/Associated Press file Mylan CEO Heather…
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Sources: U.S. lifting sanctions on Myanmar as Suu Kyi visits
Myanmar’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has asked the Obama administration to lift economic sanctions against her country.Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press Obama is meeting Wednesday with the country’s de…
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WASHINGTON – In a long-awaited sign that middle-class Americans are finally seeing real economic gains, U.S. households got a raise last year after seven years of stagnant incomes. Rising pay…
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Chief condemns UN’s decision-making process
Bandu1-i-syn Nearing the end of his 10 years at the helm of the United Nations, Ban spoke frankly about the state of the world and his successes, failures and frustrations…
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U.S. flies bombers over SKorea in show of force against North
A U.S. B-1B bomber, top, flies over Osan Air Base with U.S. jets South Korea.Lee Jin-man/Associated Press The B-1B bombers, escorted by U.S. and South Korean jets, were seen by…
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Got the energy to own a nuke plant?
Agency looking for buyer for unfinished nuclear project
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Obama expected to veto 9/11 victims’ bill WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is expected to veto a bill Congress approved without objection that would allow families of the victims of…
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California expands OT to farmworkers
Law ends practice of separate rules for agricultural employees
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48 injured by PKK car bomb in east Turkey
Dozens were injured in a bomb attack in the city center of Van, Turkey, near the ruling party’s headquarters.DHA via Associated Press The state-run Anadolu news agency quoted a statement…
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Pneumonia brings Hillary Clinton’s health back as hot issue
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s health has re-emerged as a campaign issue after she appeared to stumble during a ceremony in New York marking the 15th anniversary of the Sept.…
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Tesla says it’s improving Autopilot NEW YORK – Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the electric car company is making improvements to the Autopilot system used by its vehicles, which will…