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White students to no longer be majority
Added up together, minorities to make up 50.2% of public schools
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Hefty fees attached to wasting Calif. water
Three-year drought forcing communities to be creative in meting out punishments
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Airstrikes re-engage U.S. in Iraq
Humanitarian crisis worsens as militants ramp up efforts
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Mainstream GOP upbeat after sweeping tea party
Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander’s narrow win Thursday night and Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts’ triumph on Tuesday dashed the tea party’s last hopes of knocking out a sitting senator. Earlier this…
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Lack of experience fuels West Africa Ebola crisis
Nurses from Uganda’s Ministry of Health check passengers arriving from Democratic Republic of Congo at Entebbe Airport in Kampala, Uganda. A health desk has been set up at the airport…
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Israel, Hamas resume fighting after truce
Egypt urges both sides to continue negotiations
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DONETSK, Ukraine – A Ukrainian has replaced a Russian at the helm of the insurgency in eastern Ukraine and declared that he wants “only moral support” from Moscow, as the…
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Tropical Storm Iselle makes landfall on Hawaii
No deaths or injuries have been reported as Tropical Storm Iselle hit the Big Island in Hawaii, the first hurricane or tropical storm to hit the islands in 22 years.Marco…
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Airstrikes undertaken as U.S. re-engages in Iraq
The United States carried out airstrikes against Islamic militants in Iraq Friday, dropping two bombs on artillery being used to attack Kurdish troops in Irbil, Iraq. President Barack Obama said…
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Remains of Jonestown victims discovered
The remains of several victims of the mass suicide-murder in Jonestown, Guyana, were found in a former funeral home in Dover, Del. The state Division of Forensic Science has taken…
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KABUL, Afghanistan – The Obama administration on Thursday stepped up efforts to press Afghanistan’s two feuding presidential candidates to end their dispute over June elections, accept the results of an…
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Flow of child immigrants slows along Texas border
Eneyda Alvarez, a Honduran mother of three, says she can not return to Honduras because her husband will kill her. Alvarez is living at the Senda de Vida migrant shelter…
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Experts downplay risk to airliners from missiles
High-altitude SAMs too expensive for most terrorists
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GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Some residents of the 275 homes evacuated in the path of a wind-driven wildfire in Oregon’s Columbia Gorge have been allowed to return. Fire spokeswoman Tina…
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Africans unlikely to get Ebola drug soon
Pedestrians shop for wares in a market in Lagos, Nigeria. Many Africans are upset that U.S. officials say it could be months before a potentially life-saving experimental drug could be…
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New VA law to help some veterans quickly
Obama signs bill to fix health-care system into law
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CDC director: Scale of Ebola crisis unprecedented
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday before the House subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and…
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U.S. weighs airstrikes, humanitarian aid in Iraq
Iraqis inspect the site of a double car bomb attack took place in Kirkuk, 180 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday. A back-to-back car bomb attack took place near…
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Report: Russia to block U.S. agricultural imports
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has ordered the government to develop measures in response to Western sanctions.Associated Press The full list of products to be banned or limited for…
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WASHINGTON – Though noting persistent challenges, President Barack Obama heralded Africa as a continent on the rise and a growth market for U.S. businesses as he closed an unprecedented summit…
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Hamas emerges weakened from Gaza war
Masked militants of the Islamic Jihad group march during the funeral of their comrade Shaaban Al-Dahdouh, whose body was found under the rubble Tuesday in Gaza City on Wednesday.Hatem Moussa/Associated…
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Robots will change everything – or not
Experts disagree on their future impact on jobs
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Comet joined by space probe after 10-year pursuit
The European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft is following comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The ESA spacecraft caught up with the comet Wednesday after a 10-year pursuit.…
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Deputy VA secretary cites leadership failures
U.S. Veterans Administration Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson, left, Tuesday shakes hands with Vietnam veteran Mike Mescavage before the opening session of the National Order of the Purple Heart National Convention…
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Kansas GOP Sen. Roberts defeats tea partyer
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, left, and U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts greet each other at a Johnson County Republican’s election watch party Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, in Overland Park, Kan.Charlie Riedel/Associated…
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Obama seeks to do business with Africa
First lady Michelle Obama takes her seat after toasting guests at a dinner for the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit on the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday. President Barack…