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Fat camps offer pudgy pets ‘pawlates’, ‘doga’
After cardio comes doggie facials, massages
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WINTERS, Calif. – A rural fire in Northern California raged throughout the night, challenging firefighters as temperatures rise. State fire spokesman Daniel Berlant said Sunday the so-called Monticello Fire grew…
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How much distance from an immoral act is enough?
Nonprofits’ contraception cases upcoming for Supreme Court
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Mining making comeback in Midwest
A new nickel and copper mine planned for Marquette, Mich., is expected to pump $4 billion into the county over its eight-year lifespan and create hundreds of new jobs.Eagle Mine/Associated…
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Danish safety net keeps wealth gap at bay
You aren’t worried. If you’re 51-year-old Lotte Geleff, who lost her job as an office clerk in January 2013, you know you’ll receive an unemployment benefit of $1,902 a month…
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6 suspects arrested in slaying of Arab teen
His mother has no faith justice will be accomplished by Israelis
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In elections, sage grouse may rule the roost
Bird battle: Which is first, economy or environment?
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Only road onto island reopening after Arthur
North Carolina fared better than other areas
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Palestinian teen burned to death, autopsy shows
Palestinians say it was Israeli act of revenge
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4 killed in car bomb attack in Somalia
Somali soldiers investigate the scene of a suicide car bomb near the Somali parliament in Mogadishu on Saturday.Farah Abdi Warsameh/Associated Press The Somali terror group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the…
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Unions stronger in government
A majority of union members today have ties to the government at the federal, state or local levels. The typical union member now is more likely to be an educator,…
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Filmmaker to correct 1983 film on Guatemala war
A dramatic scene from the 1983 documentary will be corrected to show that the Batzul massacre highlighted in the film was committed not by the military, but by leftist rebels…
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Egypt premier defends spike in energy prices CAIRO – Egypt’s prime minister on Saturday defended a steep rise in fuel prices as necessary move to shore up the treasury, as…
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Leader of Islamist State reveals himself in video
Had received criticism for not showing himself out in public
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Florida Dem calls for trade with Cuba
Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, campaigning in Miami’s Little Havana, called for an end the trade embargo against Cuba.John Raoux/Associated Press “If you really care about people on the…
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Presidential patriotism shines on Fourth of July
Grills are filled with smoking hamburgers at the White House in preparation for President Barack Obama’s Independence Day barbecue with military service members.Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press Adams couldn’t have predicted how…
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MURRIETA, Calif. – Demonstrators have gathered again outside a U.S. Border Patrol station in Murrieta, California, where the agency intends to process some of the immigrants who have flooded the…
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Germany summons U.S. envoy in spy case
Former National Security Agency employee Thomas Drake, center, arrives in Berlin to testify at German Parliament hearing about the NSA’s activities.Hannibal Hanschke/Associated Press The ministry said in a statement that…
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Ark. woman named oldest American
Gertrude Weaver of Camden, Ark., holds a flower given to her a day before her 116th birthday at Silver Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center. The Gerontology Research Group says Weaver…
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Obama: Immigration has made U.S. great
President Barack Obama watches as Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, right, administers the oath of allegiance during a naturalization ceremony for active-duty service members and civilians Friday in the…
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North Carolina gets back to celebrating
The weather along the narrow barrier islands – whose beaches draw hundreds of thousands of tourists every summer – had already cleared by Friday afternoon as Arthur scooted north and…
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Arthur forces Fourth of July changes
Nicole Specht and and Ryan Witman pack their Honda CRV to head back home to Lancaster, Pa., before dawn on Thursday as Hurricane Arthur strengthened and threatened to give North…
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June jobs report shows U.S. recovery is accelerating
People wait in line for the Cleveland Career Fair in Independence, Ohio. U.S. employers accelerated their hiring in June, adding a robust 288,000 jobs and helping drive the unemployment rate…
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Hiring up as jobless numbers decrease
Job growth averages 272K during past three months
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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is facing mounting calls from Republicans to take a firsthand look at the immigration emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border, putting him on the spot concerning…
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Unfinished overpass falls in Brazil
An overpass under construction in Sao Paulo, Brazil, collapsed Thursday. The overpass was one of the many infrastructure projects planned in World Cup host cities that wasn’t finished in time…