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Industry group seeks continuous flight tracking
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Industry group seeks continuous flight tracking

April 1, 2014

As low clouds, rain and choppy seas off western Australia hampered Tuesday’s hunt for the missing jet, the head of the operation warned that the 25-day-old search “could drag on…

Outgunned Ukraine strives for military overhaul
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Outgunned Ukraine strives for military overhaul

April 1, 2014

Russian officers look as Russian tanks arrive and Ukrainian tanks, back, are transported to the Ukraine at the Ostryakovo railway station not far from Simferopol, Crimea, Monday. Russian T-72B tanks…

Letter admits more surveillance
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Letter admits more surveillance

April 1, 2014

Democratic Sen. Mark Udall says that administration officials misled Congress and the American people about not conducting warrantless searches for Americans’ communications. U.S. intelligence chief James Clapper confirmed in a…

Palestinians’ action clouds future of talks
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Palestinians’ action clouds future of talks

April 1, 2014

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is still interested in negotiating a peace agreement with Israel that will grant statehood to the Palestinians even though he filed applications with 15…

Obama: ACA ‘is here to stay’
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Obama: ACA ‘is here to stay’

April 1, 2014

President Barack Obama will announce the final number of people who signed up for health insurance through federal and state exchanges. The White House says more than 7 million enrolled…

Nation & World Briefs
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Nation & World Briefs

March 30, 2014

WASHINGTON – A Senate investigation concludes waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods provided no key evidence in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, according to congressional aides and outside experts…

World Briefs
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World Briefs

March 30, 2014

KABUL, Afghanistan – In a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Hamid Karzai accused Pakistan of being behind a recent series of attacks and of blocking his…

Detroit may get chance to remake itself
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Detroit may get chance to remake itself

March 29, 2014

A proposed demolition project that would involve tearing down hundreds of abandoned homes in Detroit holds the potential to transform large parts of the city into an urban-redevelopment laboratory like…

Drinking in the artwork
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Drinking in the artwork

March 29, 2014

So what are all the easels and canvases for? Welcome to Paint Nite, an opportunity to tap your inner van Gogh. Just order a drink, put on a smock and…

Game maker inviting Monopoly fans to rethink rules
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Game maker inviting Monopoly fans to rethink rules

March 29, 2014

If so, you’ve been playing Monopoly incorrectly. But soon such “house rules” may receive an official blessing. Hasbro, which has published the classic board game since 1991, is announcing Tuesday…

March misery in frigid northern, eastern U.S.
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March misery in frigid northern, eastern U.S.

March 29, 2014

Chicago is one of the top 10 cities to experience the coldest weather in March.Associated Press file photo Many parts of the northern and eastern U.S. took a serious chill…

April Fools’ stunts go wild
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April Fools’ stunts go wild

March 29, 2014

Of course they didn’t. That’s pure poppycock. But it’s the kind of April Fools’ Day prank that – when believed for even a nano-second – accomplishes exactly what every marketer…

Nation Briefs
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Nation Briefs

March 29, 2014

Walker, Christie court donors at Vegas gathering LAS VEGAS – Two of the nation’s highest-profile Republican governors on Saturday called for more aggressive leadership on America’s challenges abroad, emphasizing their…

World Briefs
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World Briefs

March 29, 2014

CAIRO – A court in Egypt’s second-largest city sentenced two supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi to death on Saturday for throwing two people off the roof of a building…

Magnitude-5.1 earthquake shakes Los Angeles
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Magnitude-5.1 earthquake shakes Los Angeles

March 29, 2014

A car was overturned on a highway in the Carbon Canyon area of Brea, Calif., on Friday night after hitting a rock slide caused by an earthquake. The people inside…