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WASHINGTON – Michele Flournoy, formerly the Pentagon’s policy chief and among President Barack Obama’s more hawkish advisers, could be in line to become the first woman to lead the U.S.…
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Thermostat know-how can go long way during winter
It’s estimated that only about 30 percent of homes have thermostats that can be programmed, even though the technology has been around for more than three decades.SCOTT EELLS/Bloomberg News However,…
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Anxieties mount as Ferguson waits
Grand jury in police shooting expected to reconvene today
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WASHINGTON – A controversial and tireless advocate for the nation’s capital who created jobs for generations of black families, Marion Barry was the ultimate District of Columbia politician, though his…
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Health exchanges to face financial test
Colorado’s plan cuts spending, approves ‘general market’ fee
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Sierra Leone still struggling with Ebola
Country still lacks enough beds for patients
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Haitian bull fighting fits rural culture
Betting tradition dates back more than century
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Marriages up as Ebola fears ebb
Liberian couple Dickson Torgbor Gbarjolo, left, and Quoisey Korzu, second left, cut their cake during their wedding ceremony in the city of Monrovia, Liberia. Many have postponed their weddings as…
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Russian aircraft on rise
A Portuguese military fighter jet, left, and a Canadian military fighter patrol the skies over Lithhuania during a NATO military exercise. NATO is monitoring the airspace over the Baltics.Mindaugas Kulbis/Associated…
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Flood threat looming in Buffalo
Residents dig out – but prepare for quite different weather
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U.S. to remain in armed conflict in Afghanistan
Obama OKs limited re-engagement with Taliban fighters
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s expansive executive action on immigration is good for the U.S. economy – just not as good as partnering with Congress on broader reforms. The executive…
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Robin Hooders’ filling of meters has a dark side
Free speech weighed against officer safety
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TOKYO – A strong earthquake late Saturday struck a mountainous area of central Japan that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics, knocking down at least 10 homes in a ski resort…
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Ferguson announcement does not appear imminent
St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, center, hears from his chief of staff, Jeff Rainford, and St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley, left, stands nearby during a news conference Friday…
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WASHINGTON – House Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Friday accusing the Obama administration of exceeding its constitutional powers in carrying out President Barack Obama’s prized health-care law, giving legal voice…
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93-year-old woman marks 75 years with same company
Frances Moore, 93, has worked at Bromberg & Co. jewelry in Mountain Brook, Ala., for 75 years and is the longest-tenured employee ever at a family-owned company that dates to…
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Unemployment rates fall in two-thirds of U.S, states
Job seekers attend a job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. The Labor Department Friday reported that unemployment was down in more than two-thirds of the states in October.Alan Diaz/Associated Press…
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Hopes for nuclear deal grow dimmer
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry are in Vienna trying to negotiate an agreement on Iran’s nuclear power program although a deal…
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Ferguson officer isn’t expecting any charges
Union official says Wilson confident about outcome