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Obama counters, courts China
President trying to keep Chinese from overtly supporting Russia
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Tornadoes damage homes, injure more than a dozen MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – Residents, meteorologists and emergency officials in eastern North Carolina were surveying the damage Saturday from multiple tornadoes that…
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A man mourns over the flag-draped coffin of his son during a funeral procession Saturday for five militia members of a Shiite group, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, or League of the…
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Data collected on you has at least one consequence
Discrimination may come in a variety of forms by feds, private companies
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Effort afoot to dim the lights at night
Chances are, not much. Increasing population and brighter lights have turned the night sky in many places from an inky black pool to a sickly yellow haze. The Milky Way,…
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DURHAM, Ore. – After months of trying to get its problem-plagued online health exchange to work, Oregon on Friday officially gave up on the state portal and decided to switch…
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New programs help cut military suicides
Military officials say a drop in the number of suicides among military service members suggests some of the programs the military has instituted in recent years are helping reduce stress…
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Tornado! What about your pets?
With the return of tornado season, emergency management officials are again debating whether or not emergency shelters should be turning away people who arrive with their family pets in tow.…
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Officials admit ID problems
Authorities say divers have finished searching fewer than a third of the 111 rooms on the Sewol ferry that sank April 16 off the southern coast near Jindo, South Korea.…
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SLOVYANSK, Ukraine – An official says pro-Russian forces have detained a team of military observers traveling across eastern Ukraine with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The team…
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Appeals court hears arguments in cellphone-tracking case
A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Friday in the case of Quartavious Davis. He was sentenced to 162 years in prison as part of…
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Coming soon to a city near you: Killer space rocks?
A meteor is captured on a film exploding over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013. The B612 Foundation wants to launch an orbiting telescope to spot large asteroids in space that could…
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Performing dogs go big after $1M television prize
Since a father and son took their 10 flipping, twirling dogs from the center ring of a circus to the stage of a reality show, where they won TV competition…
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Big riders mean big horses on trails
Western ranches trying to accommodate larger tourists
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Obama issues warning to N. Korea
U.S. President Barack Obama says he is donating a magnolia tree from the White House lawn to the school where many of the young victims of this month’s ferry disaster…
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U.S. manufacturers regaining strength
Manufacturered goods are readied to ship from a port in Shanghai, China. A new study predicts it will be less expensive to manufacture goods in America than China by 2018.Eugene…
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3 Americans die in Kabul shooting
The Taliban is not claiming responsibility for a shooting that left three Americans dead at a hospital in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul. Many people in Afghanistan say they are growing…
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SLOVYANSK, Ukraine – Russia announced new military exercises Thursday involving ground and air forces near its border with Ukraine, swiftly responding to a Ukrainian operation to drive pro-Russia insurgents out…
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Drought grows worse throughout the West
All of California is now suffering from drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The federal drought-tracking agency estimates the drought will cost the state more than $7 billion…
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FDA proposing first rules for e-cigarettes
Some industry officials say the Food and Drug Administration’s proposal to require manufacturers to report the ingredients in their e-cigarettes could help consumers by providing users with a product that…
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ALBANY, N.Y. – A New York judge Thursday approved a request to allow a fuller history of the nation’s bloodiest prison riot to be revealed, including a look into whether…
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Centenarians are feeling younger than ever
Centenarians, on average, say they feel 83 years young, while the 65-year-old boomers surveyed, on average, feel a full decade younger at 55, according to a new survey by insurance…
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NRA seeks universal gun law at national meeting
Political experts expert the National Rifle Association’s legislative wishlist will be shorter than normal with midterm elections coming up, although the organization is expected to push for a national law…
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Israel halts peace talks with Palestinians
Israel’s decision to withdraw from peace talks with Palestinians could be a fatal blow to the U.S.-sponsored negotiations. Hamas’ Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, right, and senior Fatah official Azzam…
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Oklahoma court rejects death-row inmates’ claims
This photo combo of images provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows Clayton Lockett, left, and Charles Warner. A judge Wednesday said death row inmates Lockett and Warner don’t…
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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea to make it easier for victims of child pornography to collect money from people who view their images online, throwing…