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LAS VEGAS – Two suspects shot and killed two police officers in an ambush at a Las Vegas restaurant Sunday before fatally shooting a third person and killing themselves inside…
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Under attack, coal maintains its political muscle
Poll shows majorities – regardless of politics – support emission limits
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Gunmen storm Pakistani airport, killing 13
VIP, cargo area had heavy gunfire, multiple explosions
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Escape attempt prompted torture
Bergdahl ‘not emotionally prepared’ to see his family
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Detroit fighting back against carjackers
The armed auto thieves have become so common here that parts of the bankrupt metropolis are referred to as “Carjack City,” and many motorists fear getting out of their vehicles…
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Google drove hard to get driverless-car law
Four years ago, the Google team developing cars that can drive themselves became convinced that the company needed to spearhead efforts to legalize driverless cars before the technology was full…
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Bowe Bergdahl: Victim or traitor?
First prayers, then fury for former American prisoner of the Taliban
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Prosecutors revisiting convictions
With their duty to pursue justice, they’re finding erroneous cases
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Maya Angelou honored at memorial service WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – First lady Michelle Obama lauded poet, orator and sage Maya Angelou as the first person who let her know she could…
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Wisconsin’s gay-marriage ban struck down … maybe
Judge did not order state to allow marriages
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Should migrant kids get free pass into U.S.?
Arizona detention centers struggling with large influx
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Return to happiness, says Thailand’s military junta
Military censors partisan media on both sides
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BAGHDAD – A series of car bombs exploded across Iraq’s capital Saturday night, killing at least 52 people in a day of violence that saw militants storm a university in…
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How sweet it is … to be Ukraine’s president
‘The Chocolate King’ lays out goals in inaugural address
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More doctors leaning toward Democrats
The first rigorous look at donor doctors also finds they’ve become increasingly generous, with political contributions surging to almost $200 million in recent years. An increase in female doctors –…
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VA head vows to protect whisteblowers in agency
Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson says the agtency will be reaching out to veterans who have been waiting to see doctors to set up appointments.Matt York/Associated Press “I…
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Ike’s granddaughter thanks vets
Susan Eisenhower, center, the granddaughter of supreme allied commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, says the world would be much different today if the D-Day landings had failed. With her at D-Day…
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WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added 217,000 jobs in May, a substantial gain for a fourth straight month, fueling hopes the economy will accelerate after a grim start to the year.…
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World recalls ‘longest day’
Morley Piper, 90, a member of U.S. 29th Infantry Division that stormed ashore Omaha Beach 70 years ago, is one of the many World War II veterans who are attending…
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Putin calls for Ukraine cease-fire
Friday’s D-Day ceremonies in France afforded a chance for Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, to meet with world leaders for the first time since his Ukraine crisis erupted earlier this…
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KABUL, Afghanistan – The front-runner for the Afghan presidency narrowly escaped assassination Friday when two bombs struck his convoy as it traveled between campaign events in the capital. The attack…
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U.S. D-Day vets honor fallen comrades
From left, World War II veterans of the U.S. 29th Infantry Division, Hal Baumgarten, 90, from Pennsylvania; Steve Melnikoff, 94, from Maryland; Don McCarthy, 90, from Rhode Island; and Morley…
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U.S. employers add 217,000 jobs; rate stays at 6.3 percent
The job creation rate in the United States continued to grow in May although economists say wages are growing at a rate that isn’t typical of a healthy economy. Luke…
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Obama, Cameron lay down new markers for Putin
Obamadu1-i-syn The new thresholds for action were spelled out at a joint news conference, following a Group of Seven world leader summit that was re-arranged to exclude Russian President Vladimir…
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Senate confirms Obama’s new health secretary
Burwelldu1-i-syn The 78-17 Senate vote was a bipartisan show of support for the veteran government manager who most recently served as President Barack Obama’s budget director. Burwell’s attention will immediately…
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Allies offer Putin chance to ease crisis
Group of 7 leaders Thursday said Russia can avoid further Western sanctions by taking steps to ease the crisis in Ukraine. The Western leaders met in Brussels, Belgium, without Russian…