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Study green-lights using red-light cameras
Traffic deaths rise dramatically where devices are removed
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Envoy questions Aleppo corridor plan by Russia
Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy for the secretary-general for Syria, said he is seeking clarification from Russia about its plans to create corridors for civilians to leave the…
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U.S. economy grows a weak 1.2 percent in second quarter
The U.S. economy grew slowing in the second quarter, raising new doubts that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates when it meets this September.Steven Senne/Associated Press The Commerce Department…
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Governor: 4 Zika cases likely came from Florida mosquitoes
Evaristo Miqueli, a natural resources officer with Broward County Mosquito Control, takes water samples decanted from a watering jug, checking for the presence of mosquito larvae in Pembroke Pines, Fla.Lynne…
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Prosecutors will not retry a man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy, saying they can no longer prove their case in the 15-year-old slaying. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for…
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U.S. to speed energy permits amid sharp drop in apps
Skeptics doubt move will make a difference
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North Korea: U.S. has crossed red line, relations on war footing
Han Song Ryol, director-general of the U.S. affairs department at North Korea’s Foreign Ministry, said that Washington has “crossed the red line” and effectively declared war by putting leader Kim…
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Trump: Comments about Russia, Clinton emails were sarcastic
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Thursday denied he was being serious when he urged Russia to hack into Hillary Clinton’s private server to find emails she says she deleted while…
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Clinton promises steady hand in dangerous world
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, right, is joined by Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., after her speech during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in…
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At vigil, Biden tries to comfort relatives of slain officers
“We need to heal,” said Biden, who was joined at a Baton Rouge church by Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, the officers’ widows and hundreds of…
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Trump urges Russia to meddle in election by hacking Clinton’s emails
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Trump National Doral, Wednesday in Doral, Fla. He said the Russians should release any emails they have from when…
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Democrats highlight diversity, but face gap with white men
Director Lee Daniels speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press Yet the stream of women, African-Americans, Latinos, gay Americans – from U.S.…
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A source says President Barack Obama has selected Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side to house his presidential library. The library is expected to help provide jobs to the area,…
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Reagan shooter can leave hospital to live in Virginia
John Hinckley Jr. arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. A judge says Hinckley, who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, will be allowed to leave a Washington mental hospital…
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Prosecutors drop all remaining charges in Freddie Gray case
Officer Garrett Miller, left, one of the six members of the Baltimore Police Department charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, arrives at a courthouse for his pre-trial…
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Hot-car deaths on the rise again
Parents need to be vigilant about checking for kids in cars
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WASHINGTON – The driver killed when his Tesla sedan crashed while in self-driving mode was traveling at 9 mph above the speed limit just before hitting the side of a…
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Mass killing raises doubts about security in Japan
About half of the murders that take place in Japan every year involve knives. A former worker at a facility for mentally disabled patients in Sagamihara, Japan, stabbed more than…
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Calif. wildfire closes famed Big Sur parks
Cal Fire firefighters extinguish hot spots while fighting the Soberanes Fire in Palo Colorado Canyon on the northern Big Sur Coast on Tuesday in Big Sur, Calif. California’s signature parks…
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It’s official: Clinton is party’s nominee
Sanders helps former rival lock up nomination
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Young boy gets wish to clean up city
Sacramento helps cystic fibrosis victim be garbage man
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No joke, Pokemon Go began as a prank
Google’s April Fool’s post morphs into a world phenomenon
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Islamic State group claims attack that killed 85-year-old French priest
French President Francois Hollande has called a meeting with leaders of all religions Wednesday, a day after two men invaded a church and killed an 85-year-old priest in the Normandy…
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Obama expanding refugee program for Central Americans
The Obama administration announced it will expand efforts to help Central American families and children legally immigrate to the U.S. amid another surge of migrants caught crossing the border illegally.Eric…
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IS attacker: Germans “won’t be able to sleep peacefully”
Special police officers secure a street near the house where a Syrian man lived before the explosion in Ansbach, southern Germany, on Monday. The man who blew himself up and…
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2 dead in shooting at Florida nightclub’s ‘teen’ party
People embrace after a fatal shooting at Club Blu in Fort Myers, Fla., on Monday.Kinfay Moroti/The News-Press via AP It was not immediately clear what triggered the violence, but authorities…
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Now that eliminating sexual harassment is a top priority for the National Park Service, Director Jonathan Jarvis is laying out the steps he is taking to create a “zero tolerance”…