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Study links swarm of quakes in Texas to natural gas drilling
In 84 days from November 2013 to January 2014, the area around Azle, Texas, shook with 27 magnitude 2 or greater earthquakes, while scientists at Southern Methodist University and the…
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Same-sex marriage opponents urge Supreme Court to go slow
The Rev. Russell Moore, director of the Southern Baptist’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, fears that if the Supreme Court allows same-sex marriages it could pave the way for opening…
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Boat captain, crew member are arrested
Italian Coast Guard officers disembark the body of a dead migrant off the ship Bruno Gregoretti, in Valletta’s Grand Harbour on Monday. A smuggler’s boat crammed with hundreds of people…
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HONOLULU – The federal government on Monday proposed removing most of the world’s humpback whales from the endangered species list, saying the massive mammals have rebounded after 45 years of…
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EU foreign ministers to meet after latest migrant tragedy
A man rescues a migrant from the Aegean Sea near the eastern island of Rhodes. European Union officials are planning an emergency summit to discuss the growing immigrant migration problem…
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Talks to begin on Capitol Hill budget measure
Senate Banking Committee member Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. discusses Republican plans to possibly cut funding for Medicare and President Barack Obama’s health-care law in the new budget.Susan Walsh/Associated Press Separate…
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RUSKIN, Fla. – The letter carrier who caused a full-scale security review in Washington when he violated national airspace by landing his gyrocopter on Capitol Hill expressed frustration Sunday that…
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FBI provided faulty testimony for decades
Prosecutors were favored; hundreds could be innocent
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TEHRAN, Iran– International nuclear inspectors will be barred from all Iranian military sites under any deal with world powers, a senior commander in the Revolutionary Guard said Sunday, setting up…
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Yemen Shiite rebel leader vows not to surrender
Iran’s foreign minister urged UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday to try to end “the senseless aerial attacks” in Yemen by a Saudi-led coalition and establish a cease-fire. Smoke rises…
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Hundreds locked inside hold of capsized boat
Survivor provides harrowing tale of life on boat
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Americans see green light for legalizing marijuana
In Bloomberg poll, respondents expect in 20 years, pot will be legal nationwide
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Shooter finds rejection, indifference in future home
Man who shot Reagan paints, eats fast food
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FAIZABAD, Afghanistan – A motorcycle-riding suicide bomber attacked a line of people waiting outside a bank Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 35 and wounding 125 in an assault…
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Gulf 5 years after BP spill: Resilient yet scarred
Oil corporation’s, others’ reports conflicting
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BOSTON – It’s been decades since you could run in the Boston Marathon without qualifying, before limits on the field size made entering – almost as much as finishing –…
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RPG event makes magic come alive for Potter fans
Norwegian Elge Larsson is promising to fight “nail and tooth” any interference from the Polish Ministry of Magic during a four-day role-playing game in which about 140 participants will play…
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U.S., states argue over immigration case
Appeals court to rule on letting Obama orders take effect
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COLOGNE, Germany – The Germanwings crash last month was an “unbelievable horror” for the families of those killed, compounded by the apparent senselessness of the co-pilot’s actions in bringing down…
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Just a flight of fancy or not?
Pilotless passenger flights may be possible but are unlikely for now
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AUSTIN, Texas – Timothy McVeigh considered the Oklahoma City bombing a failure because he left the building standing and once suggested the government should pay his defense attorneys $800,000. Documents…
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Higher U.S. gasoline prices sparked modest inflation in March
Gasoline prices are rising slightly, contributing to a 0.2 percent jump in consumer prices in March.Gerald Herbert/Associated Press The consumer price index rose 0.2 percent last month, the Labor Department…