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Belgians round up more terror suspects
Kerry: ‘We will come back with greater resolve’
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Removal of Confederate symbols turns nasty in New Orleans
A woman walks past a monument of Jefferson Davis on Jefferson Davis Parkway at Canal Street in New Orleans. Backlash has stalled work to remove four Confederate monuments in New…
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U.S. grew slightly more in 4th quarter than earlier estimated
Tourists from Taiwan carry shopping bags as they walk along Lincoln Road Mall, a pedestrian area featuring retail shops and restaurants in Miami Beach, Fla.Lynne Sladky/Associated Press The Commerce Department…
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. charged seven hackers linked to the Iranian government with executing large-scale coordinated cyberattacks on dozens of banks as well as a small dam outside New York…
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VP dismisses GOP’s ‘Biden rule’ claim
Denies he ever backed refusing to consider high court nominees
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N.C. may face backlash from transgender law
Businesses say they will monitor its impact
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – As many Argentines paused to remember loved ones killed during their country’s brutal dictatorship, President Barack Obama said Thursday that America was slow to speak out…
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Cruz-Trump spat over wives takes nasty turn
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at a campaign stop as his wife, Heidi, listens Thursday in Dane, Wis. Republican front-runner Donald Trump began threatening Cruz’s wife after…
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Banks, dam targeted by Iranian hackers, U.S. says; 7 charged
U.S. officials say hackers who broke into the system controlling the Bowman Avenue Dam in Rye Brook, N.Y., retrieved information that could allow them to break into systems controlling other…
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American Muslims defend role in U.S.
Groups upset by Cruz’s call for more surveillance
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NEW ORLEANS – Protesters opposed to drilling in the Gulf of Mexico disrupted an oil and gas lease sale Wednesday, chanting and waving signs as government officials read bids from…
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Belgian authorities hunt Brussels bombing suspect
Belgium police leave after investigating a house in the Anderlecht neighborhood of Brussels, Belgium, one day after Tuesday’s deadly suicide attacks on the Brussels airport and its subway system.Peter Dejong/Associated…
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Justices seem split on birth control plan
Nuns with the Little Sisters of The Poor, including Sister Celestine, left, and Sister Jeanne Veronique, center, rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington as the court hears arguments about…
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Clinton, Trump win Arizona primaries
Long lines and high interest marked primary elections across Arizona, Utah and Idaho that were largely an afterthought for much of the day as the world grappled with a new…
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Brussels mourns terror victims
People holding a banner reading “I am Brussels” behind flowers and candles to mourn for the victims at Place de la Bourse in the center of Brussels, Belgium.Martin Meissner/Associated Press…
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U.S. beefs up security in wake of attacks
Officials say there is no ‘credible’ threat
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Brussels shows vulnerability of airports to terror attacks
Experts say security can be increased in airport check-in areas, but it may not too much to reduce the risk of terrorist attacks if they shift their targets to other…
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Obama pledges support to Belgium after attacks
A man looks at flowers and messages outside the stock exchange in Brussels. Explosions, at least one likely caused by a suicide bomber, rocked the Brussels airport and subway system…
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Obama seeks more coordination on dealing with drought
Mike Stearns, chairman of the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority, checks the soil moisture on land he manages near Firebaugh, Calif.Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press About 12.5 percent of the continental…
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Apple unveils the iPhone SE, smaller iPad Pro
Chief executive Tim Cook kicked off the event by addressing the company’s stance against the government’s efforts to force it to unlock an iPhone used by terrorists in the San…
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Obama, Castro lay bare tensions on embargo, human rights
The exchanges underscored deep divisions that still exist between two countries despite rapidly improved relations in the 15 months since Obama and Castro surprised the world with an announcement to…
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Greece sets up detention camps as refugee deal hits delays
A migrant boy shouts a slogan during a protest demanding the opening of the border between Greece and Macedonia in the northern Greek border station of Idomeni, Greece, on Monday.…
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Trump demands GOP embrace him as Dems unleash new attacks
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump enters the ballroom during a tour of the Old Post Office Pavilion, soon to be a Trump International Hotel on Monday in Washington.Alex Brandon/Associated Press…
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Fans and brands crying tears of joy in fits of emojimania
Julie Zhuo, product design director at Facebook, demonstrates the new emoji icons. With more than 270 billion text messages sent a day, those tiny pictures and symbols have exploded beyond…
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Judge begins to deliver verdict in Ukrainian pilot trial
Nadezhda Savchenko waves to journalists from a glass cage in the Russian town of Donetsk, Rostov-on-Don region on Monday. A Russian court on Monday began reading a verdict for Ukrainian…
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ATLANTA – A former U.S. State Department employee was sentenced Monday to serve nearly five years in federal prison for accessing young women’s online accounts from his computer at the…
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Water testing gap may expose school kids to lead
A gap in lead-testing requirements at schools around the nation means students could be at risk for drinking water with high levels of lead.Associated Press file Under federal law, the…