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U.S. hiring slows to 151K jobs in August; Fed hike less likely
Raisa Rickie waits in line to apply for a job with Aldi at a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla.Lynne Sladky/Associated Press The unemployment rate remained 4.9 percent for a…
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Explosion rocks SpaceX launch pad in Florida during test
Smoke rises from a SpaceX launch site Thursday at Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA said SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when a blast occurred.Marcia Dunn/Associated Press…
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Florida braces for ‘life-threatening’ Hurricane Hermine
Storm expected to blow ashore late Thursday or early Friday
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Americans ‘thriving’ under Obama, poll finds
A new Gallup poll shows more Americans are feeling better about their lives now than just before President Barack Obama took office eight years ago.Lance Iversen/Associated Press In 2008, fewer…
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Obama links conservation to climate change
A man walks through a banner held by protesters during a speech by President Barack Obama at the 20th Anniversary Lake Tahoe Summit in Stateline, Nev.John Locher/Associated Press Obama used…
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Gun sale ban to marijuana card holders upheld
Use raises risk of ‘irrational’ behavior
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Rousseffdu1-i-syn AUGUSTA, Maine – Republican Gov. Paul LePage said Wednesday he intends to seek “spiritual guidance” in hopes of quieting a controversy he created when he left an obscene message…
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Historic commercial flight from U.S. to Cuba set to take off
Passengers prepare to board JetBlue flight 387 to Santa Clara, Cuba, at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.Alan Diaz/Associated Press JetBlue Flight 387 took off a few…
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Clashes subside in Syria between Turkish, Kurdish forces
Turkish and Kurdish forces pulled back from battling each other Tuesday after U.S. officials demanded the two sides concentrate their efforts on battling Islamic State troops in Syria.Ismail Coskun/IHA Western…
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Threats lead to closure of USDA offices
Shutdowns also affected some Forest Service tourist sites
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WASHINGTON – The top commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East sharply criticized Iran on Tuesday for recent high-speed maneuvers by Iranian patrol boats in the Persian Gulf that…
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Suicidal Germanwings pilot had struggled in U.S. flight school
A Facebook image shows Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz in San Francisco. Summaries of FBI interviews with flight instructors show that Lubitz, the pilot who deliberately flew his airliner into a…
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Democratic senators blast steep price hike for EpiPens
Several Democratic members of Congress are demanding Mylan provide answers about how much it costs to manufacture its EpiPen injectors after the company raised prices for the epinephrine injectors more…
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Obama administration proposes health fixes WASHINGTON– In one of its last chances to tinker with President Obama’s signature health care law, the administration on Monday proposed a series of fixes…
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Actor Gene Wilder dies at 83
Wilderdu1-i-syn Wilder’s nephew said Monday that the actor and writer died late Sunday at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, from complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Jordan Walker-Pearlman said in a statement…
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European ships rescue thousands of migrants off Libyan coast
Migrant women from Nigeria, one of them holding a baby, are rescued by emergency teams from a dinghy as they were sailing at the Mediterranean sea toward the Italian coasts,…
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U.S. consumer spending posts slower growth in July
A man looks at shirts and neckties that are part of a “Buy One Get One for a Penny” sale at a J.C. Penney store.Mark Lennihan/Associated Press Spending grew 0.3…
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More than 300 at wake for 2 nuns killed in Mississippi
A Lexington, Miss., resident hugs the relative of Sister Margaret Held, after a vigil for Held and Sister Paula Merrill at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Lexington, Miss., on Sunday.…
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Widow of slain refuge occupier plans to sue PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon police and two FBI agents could face a lawsuit from the widow of an Arizona rancher who took…
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Italians raise questions after quake
Probes examine if negligence played role in death toll
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As Obama departs health law struggles
Can Clinton save overhaul from its mounting problems?
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In a strange presidential race, Libertarian Gary Johnson likes his chances
U.S. election so nuts ‘I just might win’
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As National Parks celebrate 100 years, visitor misbehavior abounds
Getting the perfect selfie can create chaos
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Private lives are exposed as WikiLeaks spills its secrets
Crusade against government secrecy can damage lives of everyday people
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Cave dig yields clues to past
Team finds ‘quality’ remains of animals from last ice age