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Forensic expert suggests explosion downed EgyptAir jet
An Egyptian journalist lights candles during a candlelight vigil for the victims of EgyptAir Flight 804 in front of the Journalists’ Syndicate in Cairo, Egypt. The cause of Thursday’s crash…
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Bill Cosby ordered to stand trial in decade-old sex case
Bill Cosby leaves the Montgomery County Courthouse after a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Norristown, Pa. Cosby was ordered to stand trial on sexual assault charges after a hearing that hinged…
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Trump to headline 1st fundraiser in Albuquerque
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is slated to headline his first official fundraiser in Albuquerque. It will require a $10,000 donation to attend.Mark Humphrey/Associated Press The event, which requires a…
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Officer cleared of all charges in Freddie Gray case
A judge cleared Officer Edward Nero of assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct, concluding that Nero played little role in Gray’s arrest and wasn’t responsible for the failure to buckle the…
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Obama banishing Vietnam War vestige by lifting arms embargo
After spending his first day in Vietnam shuttling among meetings with different government leaders, Obama will spend the next two days speaking directly to the Vietnamese people and meeting with…
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Supreme Court upends all-white jury verdict, death sentence
Foster The 7-1 ruling in favor of death row inmate Timothy Tyrone Foster came in a case in which defense lawyers obtained strikingly frank notes from prosecutors detailing efforts to…
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AUBURN, Mass. – The man accused of killing a Massachusetts police officer during an early morning traffic stop was later shot to death after exchanging gunfire with police and wounding…
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Turkey threatens to suspend agreements with EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is applauded by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following her speech during a roundtable meeting on “Political Leadership to Prevent and End Conflicts” at the World…
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Senator says sex case files show ‘troubling command culture’
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said a new report indicates there is a “troubling command culture” in the military that favors closing sexual assual cases over pursuing justice and leaves victims…
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Police, soldiers swarm Mexico’s Acapulco, killings continue
A fisherman tries to sell his fresh catch to beach goers on Caletilla beach in Acapulco, Mexico. Violence gripping this once-glamorous resort has surged in the last few months, scaring…
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Police, soldiers swarm Mexico’s Acapulco, killings continue
In this May 11, 2016, photo, a roving seashell vendor walks past as a street musician serenades a local couple and marines along with local police patrol the shore of…
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Afghan leaders see Taliban leader’s death as hopeful sign
This photo taken by a freelance photographer Abdul Salam Khan using his smartphone on Sunday, purports to show the destroyed vehicle in which Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansour was traveling in…
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Majority of voters negatively view both Trump and Clinton
Never in the history of the Post-ABC poll have the two major party nominees been viewed as harshly as Clinton and Trump. Nearly 6 in 10 registered voters say they…
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CAMARILLO, Calif. – The average price of gasoline has jumped by a nickel over the past two weeks to $2.32 a gallon for regular grade. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said…
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Poor families feel inflation’s pinch far more than the rich
Prices for everyday goods are stacked against the poor, study warns
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Investigators: smoke detected on Egypt jet just before crash
Agency spokesman Sebastien Barthe told The Associated Press in Paris that the plane’s automatic detection system sent messages indicating smoke a few minutes before the plane disappeared from radar while…
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Obama is off to Asia to boost trade, cooperation
President Barack Obama walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md, on Saturday on his way to Hanoi, Vietnam.Carolyn Kaster/Associated Press He’ll spend…
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PELL CITY, Ala. – During a tug-of-war game Thursday, Thirteen-year-old Maddison Wentworth slumped to the ground, police said. School nurses rushed to her side, performing CPR. She was taken to…
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School renamed for astronauts
The Pleasantdale Elementary School in West Orange will now be known as the Kelly Elementary School, after astronauts and identical twins Mark and Scott Kelly. Both brothers attended a ceremony…
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Hawaii’s wild donkeys to be adopted
The donkeys are the last of more than 500 who were cast-offs from the early days of Hawaii coffee and agricultural plantations. When drought conditions forced the donkeys into residential…
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JERUSALEM – Israel’s defense minister announced his resignation Friday, saying the governing party had been taken over by “extremist and dangerous elements” and that he no longer trusts Prime Minister…
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Museum celebrates Star Trek
“Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds” opened Saturday and is filled with geeky artifacts from all the Star Trek series and movies – from sections of the original Enterprise bridge to…
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Diego Rivera painting gets $15.7M
Diego Rivera’s “Baile en Tehuantepec” was sold privately for $15.7 million, setting a world record price for any work of Latin American art.Phillips Auction House via Associated Press The price…
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Killer Nile crocodiles in Florida? Possibly
Joe Wasilewski photographed this Nile crocodile that he found in Homestead, Fla. Nile crocs are believed to be responsible for up to 200 fatalities annually in their native sub-Saharan Africa.Joe…
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Almost half of heart attacks are silent, risky
It’s one of the biggest studies to examine so-called silent heart attacks, and to also explore them across racial and gender groups. Researchers at Wake Forest University’s medical school led…
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Ancient tools, bone could help rewrite history
Discoveries may change story of 1st people on our continent
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Trump attacks Clinton’s stand on guns
‘Heartless Hillary’ will put ‘most vulnerable’ at risk, he tells NRA