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CAIRO – An Egyptian court Saturday convicted eight men for “inciting debauchery” after their appearance in an alleged same-sex wedding party on a Nile boat, sentencing each of them to…
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200 kidnapped girls married, converted
Boko Haram still holding German development worker
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MOJAVE, Calif. – Billionaire Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson, saluting the bravery of test pilots, vowed Saturday to find out what caused the crash of his prototype space tourism rocket,…
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Jill Biden tries to fire up Democrats for Sen. Udall
Jill Biden, left, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, campaigns with U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., center, and U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., in Boulder on Saturday. Biden joined…
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Insurers’ fight for customers keeps health insurance premiums affordable
WASHINGTON – Affordable Care Act premiums, once predicted to skyrocket in the second year under the government’s marketplace, have risen about 6 percent for 2015, according to an analysis of…
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Early votes exceed 15 million – but who benefits?
President Barack Obama speaks about the economy Friday at Rhode Island College in Providence, R.I. Obama wants women to know what his administration is doing to help them succeed.Evan Vucci/Associated…
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Burkina Faso leader abruptly steps down
An army general quickly stepped into the vacuum left by departing President Blaise Compaore. Gen. Honore Traore, the joint chief of staff, told a packed room of reporters that he…
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WASHINGTON – Justice Department investigators have all but concluded they do not have a strong enough case to bring civil rights charges against Darren Wilson, the white police officer who…
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U.S. consumer sentiment index reaches 7-year high
A woman shops at the shoe department at the new Century 21 department store in Philadelphia.Matt Rourke/Associated Press The University of Michigan said Friday that its index of consumer sentiment…
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Court rejects isolating nurse
Maine judge blasts ‘misinformation,’ ‘bad science’ about Ebola
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STOCKHOLM – Sweden on Thursday became the biggest Western European country to recognize a Palestinian state, prompting a strong protest from Israel, which swiftly withdrew its ambassador from Stockholm. The…
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Fed getting credit for economic recovery
Elaine Timms, an employee of Phoenix, sorts fabrics inside the company’s warehouse in Williamston. S.C.Nathan Gray/Anderson Independent Mail The result isn’t a fluke. It turns out the world’s biggest economy…
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Israel closes Jerusalem Muslim holy site
Palestinian youths clash with Israeli border police after Moatez Higazi, a Palestinian suspected in the shooting of an Israeli activist, was shot by Israeli police in east Jerusalem Thursday.Mahmoud Illean/Associated…
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Rioters storm Burkina Faso parliament
Protesters upset by leader’s bid to stay in power
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OXFORD, Pa. – A suburban Philadelphia group trying to solve the Amelia Earhart mystery has new reason to think a piece of aluminum found on a Pacific atoll came from…
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Death penalty sought for trooper ambush suspect
Eric Frein is charged with killing one Pennsylvania state trooper and seriously wounding another in a late night ambush. Authorities said Thursday that they have captured Frein.Pennsylvania State Police/Associated Press…
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Obama on Ebola fight: US can’t seal itself off
Amber Brantly, wife of Ebola survivor Dr. Kent Brantly, 33, listens during an event attended by her husband and other American health care workers fighting Ebola as President Barack Obama…
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WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve cited an improving economy Wednesday as it ended its landmark bond-buying program and pointed to gains in the job market as a key condition for…
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Health overhaul’s subsidies at Supreme Court
Protesters chant in front of the Supreme Court in Washington as the court concludes three days of hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul, the Patient…
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Ebola nurse on defensive gets call from Obama
Amber Vinson, 29, the Dallas nurse who was being treated for Ebola embraces Emory University Hospital epidemiologist Dr. Bruce Ribner as she leaves a news conference after being discharged from…