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Terror threat has changed since Sept. 11
Al-Qaeda has been been weakened, but its offshoots pose new danger
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Ferguson reforms met with rancor at city meeting
Henry Logan is screened as he enters Greater Grace Church before the start of Tuesday’s Ferguson City Council meeting in Ferguson, Mo.Jeff Roberson/Associated Press The shooting last month exposed an…
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DAKAR, Senegal – A surge in Ebola infections in Liberia is driving a spiraling outbreak in West Africa that is increasingly putting health workers at risk as they struggle to…
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WASHINGTON – The White House says President Barack Obama has told congressional leaders he has the authority he needs to take the action against the Islamic State militants that he…
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Apple stock falls after announcements
Apple’s stock was volatile — and shares ended lower — as investors decided the news didn’t match-up with the sky-high expectations and hype. Shares of Apple ended down $0.37 to…
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Terror plotter Padilla gets new 21-year sentence
Jose Padilla, center, is escorted to a waiting police vehicle by federal marshals near downtown Miami. Padilla was arrested by the FBI in 2002 on what authorities said was an…
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Congress considers review of police military gear
Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson walks among people protesting the police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Local police used military-style equipment to put down riots in…
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Arab League agrees to combat Islamic State group
Egyptian bodyguards flank Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby, second left, upon his arrival at the league’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, The Arab League says its member states have agreed to…
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MARIUPOL, Ukraine – Seeking to rally national unity, President Petro Poroshenko visited a southeastern port Monday that has been assaulted for days by pro-Russian separatists and declared the city would…
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U.S. faces Arab reluctance in Islamic State fight
Key Sunni Arab states – Saudi Arabia chief among them – have wanted the U.S. to do more to provide robust support to mainstream Syrian rebels in their war against…
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Will Arab League work to stop Islamic State?
22-country group has had a history of failing to help each other in crises
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Gay-marriage in court today
Idaho, Nevada, Hawaii to make cases before 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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CAMARILLO, Calif. – A national survey says the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline has dropped 2 cents over the last two weeks, to $3.46, bringing the decline…
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Lava in Hawaii community slowly approaches homes
Fluid lava streams from the June 27 lava flow from the Kilauea volcano in Pahoa, Hawaii. The June 27 lava flow is named for the date it began erupting from…
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Deadly monsoon rains in Pakistan, India
Pakistani boys walk past houses damaged by flooding on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, on Saturday. Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed more than 200 people in Pakistan…
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Sierra Leone to have lockdown amid Ebola virus outbreak
Abdulai Bayraytay said the government is telling people to stay inside their homes on Sept. 19, 20 and 21. The dates were chosen to give people enough time to stock…
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Singer Simone Battle found dead at her LA-area home LOS ANGELES – Girl group singer Simone Battle was found dead in her West Hollywood home, authorities said Saturday. Battle gained…
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U.S. wary about hitting Syrian militants
What would attacks mean in the wider scheme of things?
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Syrian strikes kill 29
A series of airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group on Saturday in Raqqa, Syria, left heavily damaged buildings and destroyed vehicles.Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group/Associated Press The…
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Obama delaying immigration action
President to wait until after election, White House says