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Obama to control Cuba trip, aide says
White House says he will choose who to meet with
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Legal pot may be hurting cartels
The latest data from the U.S. Border Patrol shows that last year marijuana seizures along the Southwest border tumbled to their lowest level in at least a decade. Agents snagged…
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Is it finally time for peace in Korea?
Some say treaty may get better results with North than sanctions
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French nuclear plant draws German concerns
German media reports said a 2014 incident at a French nuclear plant on the border with Germany was more serious than previously reported.Winfried Rothermel/Associated Press file German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung…
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SANAA, Yemen – Gunmen in southern Yemen on Friday stormed a retirement home run by a charity established by Mother Teresa, killing 16 people, including four Catholic nuns, officials and…
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U.S. adds a strong 242,000 jobs; rate holds at low 4.9 percent
U.S. employers added 242,000 workers in February as retailers, restaurants and health care providers drove another solid month for the resilient American job market.Mark Lennihan/Associated Press file The Labor Department…
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El Niño leaves much of drought-stricken California in dust
Ed Heinlein works on his property to prevent possible rain flooding at the back of his suburban home in Azusa, Calif. El Niño has so far failed to bring much…
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Christie says he won’t resign, will keep supporting Trump
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, refused to respond to a reporter’s question Thursday about whether he was Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s planned running mate.Andrew Harnik/Associated Press file photo…
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WASHINGTON – Electronic cigarettes are prohibited on any domestic or foreign airline flying to, from or within the United States under a final rule the government issued Wednesday. “This final…
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Supreme Court appears divided on Texas abortion case
Justices grill attorneys about law’s restrictions
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Republican leaders look for alternative to Donald Trump
Party hopes to not anger his supporters
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U.S. official: Debris from same type of plane as MH370
A waiter walks past a mural of Flight MH370 in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Malaysian Airlines flight disappeared two years ago and authorities have not been able…
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Papers show bin Laden feared being tracked
Terrorist leader wanted wealth to be used on jihad
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Astronaut Scott Kelly makes a photo of himself as he prepares a scientific experiment on the International Space Station.Scott Kelly/NASA CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronaut Scott Kelly closed the door…
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Picking genders for characters could be the next big thing for emoji
But that could soon change under a new draft proposal to the Unicode Consortium, the body that develops and maintains software standards for texts and characters. The document outlines a…
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Clinton, Trump have a Super Tuesday
Sanders, Cruz get wins in home states and Oklahoma
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Holy moley! What’s that emoji mean?
Courts getting pulled in when icons appear to be threats
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Obama, congressional leaders talk Supreme Court vacancy
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said President Barack Obama is open to a discussion with Republican senators about filling a Supreme Court vacancy but believes Senate Majority Leader Mitch…
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Grand jury: 2 bishops hid sex abuse of hundreds of children
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane said Tuesday no criminal charges can be brought against alleged child abusers who were identified in a grand jury report. The report said former bishops…
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4 hurt in shooting at Ohio school; suspect in custody
Two other Madison Local Schools students were injured in another way. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, said Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones. The shooter ran from the…
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It’s airplanes and ground games as Super Tuesday nears
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gets a fist bump from supporters during a rally at Radford University in Radford, Va., on Monday.Steve Helber/Associated Press Campaigns that showed up in Iowa,…
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RICHMOND, Va. – A former hospital worker is expected to plead guilty in the high-profile slayings of two college students in Virginia, a prosecutor said Monday. Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney…
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North Korea puts tearful detained American before cameras
21 year old arrested in late January
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Rape or kids hazing? Pool cue assault divides law agencies
FILE – In this Feb. 15, 2016, file photo, Gatlinburg, Tenn., Detective Rodney Burns is sworn in as a witness before Judge Robert Philyaw during a preliminary hearing in Chattanooga…
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State Department releases final batch of Clinton emails
On Monday, as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton campaigned in Norfolk, Va., the State Department released the last 3,871 pages of emails she exchanged using a private server while she…
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Justice Thomas asks questions in court, 1st time in 10 years
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas questioned an attorney arguing before the court Monday whether a person violating one law could be barred from a constitutional right. It was the first…
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Navy SEAL receiving Medal of Honor at White House ceremony
Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Byers Jr., is the first living, active-duty member of the Navy to receive the award in four decades. Obama says Byers is the “consummate,…
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Slain Virginia officer lauded for bravery, intelligence
But one woman had already been slain inside the northern Virginia home of a Pentagon worker, and Officer Guindon would be next. Army Sgt. Ronald Hamilton opened fire as she…
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DAYTON, Ohio – An Ohio pastor with deep roots in the Dayton community was shot and killed at the pulpit during Sunday services at his church. A man whom witnesses…