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WASHINGTON – A coalition airstrike in Syria has killed a senior Islamic State leader, who has been responsible for moving fighters and weapons from Libya to Syria, the Pentagon said…
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Iranian stance threatens nuclear talks
Negotiator says country won’t open nuclear sites to inspectors
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LONDON –A bizarre plan to relocate the entire population of Hong Kong to Northern Ireland was considered an option in the uncertain years before Britain handed back the former British…
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Polar bears face extinction, report warns
A new report suggests that polar bears in Alaska, Russia and Norway could start feeling the worst effects of global warming within 10 years if action isn’t taken to reduce…
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U.S. unemployment falls to 7-year low, but wages are flat
Sophia Lewis, left, with PSEG Long Island, talks to a woman about employment opportunities during a job fair at Citi Field in New York. The unemployment rate fell to a…
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After trade deal, Obama seeks to repair rift with labor
President Barack Obama Thursday talks to Ryan Honl after arriving at La Crosse regional airport in La Crosse, Wis., where he was promoting his plans to extend the number of…
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Photos, social media now allowed on White House tours
Susan Walsh/Associated Press<br><br>People take photos Wednesday while touring the White House in Washington. The White House says visitors can now take photos and use social media during public tours of…
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LYON, France – French President François Hollande said Wednesday that money is the main roadblock to a global accord at a United Nations climate conference in Paris this year. Poor…
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Lightning-strike deaths on rise as season begins
Most men who die from lightning strikes are between the ages of 20 and 29, while women between 10 and 19 are the most common victims of lightning strikes, according…
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WASHINGTON – A new poll finds that most Americans approve of the recent Supreme Court decision preserving the health-care law’s subsidized insurance premiums for people in all 50 states. Overall,…
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Airlines probed for antitrust violations
‘Unlawful coordination’ may have kept fares high
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California cities show biggest water savings yet in drought
Gino Celli inspects wheat nearing harvest on his farm near Stockton, Calif. California’s drought-stricken cities set a record for water conservation, reducing usage 29 percent in May, according to data…
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Obama in Tennessee to talk about improving health-care law
President Barack Obama said Wednesday during a visit with students and medical personnel at Taylor Stratton Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., that he hopes to convince the governors of about…
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Greek leader asks voters to reject debt proposal
Greece’s Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis leaves his office a day after Greece defaulted on a loan to the International Monetary Fund. Negotiators with the country’s European creditors broke off negotiations…
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Christie promises blunt campaign as he enters 2016 contest
Republican presidential candidate New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday said he “is ready to fight for the people of the United States of America” during a campaign stop in Snowden,…
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Christie LIVINGSTON, N.J. – A tough-talking New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie launched his 2016 campaign for president Tuesday with a promise to tell voters the truth even if it makes…
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Comedy center to include holographic jokesters
Lucille Ball Jr. said she believes her parents, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, would be thrilled by plans to build a comedy center in the comedienne’s hometown of Jamestown, N.Y.…
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U.S., Cuba reach deal on restoring ties
Obama official: Negotiators OK agreement to reopen embassies
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Federal report faults police action during Ferguson unrest
Police walk through a cloud of smoke during a protest last summer in Ferguson, Mo., after 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed by a Ferguson officer. A federal report concluded police…
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Official: Prison chief, 11 others put on leave after escape
Clinton Correctional Superintendent Steven Racette, second from left, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has been suspended in the wake of a prison escape by two convicted murders. Racette and 11 other…
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WASHINGTON – In a rare bipartisan scene at the White House, President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law two hard-fought bills giving him greater authority to negotiate international trade…
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Greeks struggle with new banking restrictions
Prime minister urges country to reject deal
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U.S. stocks notch worst day of year as Greek crisis escalates
Specialist John McNierney Monday works at the post that handles Sysco stocks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market ended the day Monday with…
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Indian tribe recognition process overhauled
Assistant Interior Secretary Kevin Washburn is expected to unveil new regulations Monday that will make it easier for Indian tribes to obtain federal recognition.Department of the Interior via Associated Press…
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Bulger BOSTON – Former Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger had some advice for three high school girls who wrote to him for a history project: Crime doesn’t pay. The…