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Gov. Hickenlooper weighs in on immigrant kids
Does Obama have ‘tools in his toolbox’ to deal with this influx?
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Common Core standards ‘radioactive’
Republicans want federal government out of classrooms
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CHICAGO – Unexplained rash? Check your iPad. It turns out the popular tablet computer may contain nickel, one of the most common allergy-inducing metals. Recent reports in medical journals detail…
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Jails struggle with mentally ill
High booking, release rates exacerbating the problem
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Palestinians flee homes in northern Gaza Strip
U.N. secretary-general calls for end to fighting
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Beware of the ducks!!
Experts say parents can set the tone for children when they experience wildlife and the outdoors by not getting nervous about bugs, snakes and other creatures. U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
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Tourniquets make comeback with police
Houston police officers learn learn how to apply a tourniquet to a leg at the police academy in Houston. Cities across the country are training and equipping police officers to…
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Growers seek to make farming a right
Neal Bredehoeft of Alma, Mo., is supporting a measure to amend Missouri’s constitution guaranteeing farmers the right to farm. The Missouri effort and others like it in other states is…
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Trump Plaza owners expect their casino will close ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Atlantic City’s crumbling casino market disintegrated even further Saturday as owners of the Trump Plaza casino said they…
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Republican governors’ words shift on gay marriage
These state leaders would abide by U.S. Supreme Court decision
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Afghan rivals clinch deal, easing crisis
Presidential election votes to be retallied after accusations of ballot-box stuffing
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Roma evictions up pressure on France
Gypsies not likely ‘to integrate’ into French, European daily life, culture
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How military reacted to Benghazi
Officers relay their answers to congressional investigators
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Seneca Nation commits to native-only landscaping
Tribe follows similar moves across the U.S.
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Teddy Roosevelt library to rely on digital efforts
The Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University in North Dakota has been archiving notes, letters and photographs of Roosevelt since 2007 and is working to open his presidential library…
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North Dakota pipeline breach renews call for more monitoring
Protective booms surround a water intake system on Lake Sakakawea near Mandaree, N.D. A nearby pipeline spilled around a million gallons of saltwater recently.Tyler Bell/Associated Press file photo State Rep.…
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Putin seeks to boost trade
Putin The visit was focused on developing economic and commercial ties as well as investment in projects, including energy, transportation and civil aviation. “Today, cooperation with Latin American states is…
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TOKYO – Japan’s top government spokesman said Friday that an Asian regional summit in Beijing this November would be a good opportunity for the leaders of Japan and China to…
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Israeli leader dismisses talk of cease-fire
An Israeli soldier rests on a mobile artillery unit on the Israel-Gaza border Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has talked to several world leaders about his country’s…
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Lack of details hurt Libya attack
A retired Army general says many officers involved in the response to the attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, were not even aware there was a CIA facility…
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Price tag for VA-care fix worries some
David and Marianne Trujillo leave the Vetaran Affairs facility in El Paso, Texas. Some members of Congress are worried that a recently passed bill to let veterans go to doctors…
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. government ran a monthly budget surplus in June, putting it on course to record the lowest annual deficit since 2008. The Treasury Department said Friday that…
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Report details more CDC problems
A new report details three incidents over the past 10 years in which mistakes at government research labs could have led to the release of deadly viruses. The Centers for…
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Farmer thought it was sayonara, iPhone
Kevin Whitney’s daughter Katie, right, and groom Frank Celli celebrate their wedding in College Station, Texas, in a photo from Whitney’s cellphone, which was lost in October 2013 when it…
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Opposition to Obama’s immigration request grows
Marchers head toward the Department of Homeland Security in El Paso, Texas, Thursday during a protest of U.S. immigration policies.Victor Calzada/El Paso Times The developments indicated that Obama faces an…
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Economists lower forecasts for U.S. growth
Economists say consumers probably didn’t spend as much as they expected in the second quarter, a sign they are still reluctant to spend freely. Business economists Friday cut their second-quarter…
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‘Iron Dome’ plays key role in war
Israel deployed an Iron Dome air defense battery in Jerusalem for the first time Thursday to protect the city against missile attacks from the Gaza Strip. Israel has suffered no…