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More frustration in plane search
China satellite detects object near Australia’s fruitless search
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E-Trade silencing TV baby
In the investor site’s new ad, the baby – who looks like a harmless, adorable tot but talks like a character out of “The Wolf of Wall Street” – is…
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Hawaii police really going undercover
Victims rights advocates are opposing a Hawaii law that allows undercover officers to have sex with prostitutes during investigations. Police say the exemption is needed to fight prostitution in the…
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Jet’s location remains ‘riddle’
Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force is helping search for possible wreckage of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 in the south Indian Ocean. The search for the missing jet is entering its third…
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Blaze at New Jersey motel kills 4
Officials believe about 40 people were staying at the Mariner’s Cove Hotel in Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., Friday morning when a fire broke out, killing four people. The motel’s office…
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DETROIT – Michigan’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, a federal judge said Friday as he struck down a law that was widely embraced by voters a decade ago –…
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Police may be listening in on your calls
Privacy rights advocates are upset upset with police departments around the country refusing to discuss how they are using technology to capture cellphone signals and text messages with a phone-surveillance…
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Curators show the power of the pen
National Archives display celebrates the art of signature
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Wanna rock a Stratocaster?
Very first production model can be yours – to the tune of $250,000
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‘Chicken from hell’ gets a proper name
It took about 68 million years, but a birdlike dinosaur nicknamed “the chicken from hell” has finally gotten a scientific name. Scientists have named the dinosaur, which was about 7…
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Spring 2014: Drought and flooding
OK, so it was a fake snowman. But it was real snow that got in the way. For many Americans, it feels like winter is hanging on like a bad…
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Are your pets living in the lap of luxury?
Americans spent $56B on furry, winged companions
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Israel steps up talk of threat of force on Iran
Israel is hinting that it may carry out a strike against Iran’s nuclear facilities despite Western efforts to negotiate with Iran.Ariel Schalit/Associated Press file photo In recent days, a series…
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Russia formally annexes Crimea
Russia is sending contradictory messages about how it plans to respond to new Western sanctions to punish Russia for annexing Crimea. President Vladimir Putin said Russia won’t retaliate for a…
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Taliban launch two attacks in Afghanistan
Taliban militants are claiming responsibility for two attacks that killed 11 in Afghanistan Thursday. Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a police station in Jalalabad hours before gunmen attacked a luxury…
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West ups stake with new Russia sanctions
President Barack Obama says the “world is watching” as Russia positions troops for further incursions in Ukraine territory. Obama announced new sanctions against members of Vladimir Putin’s inner circle for…
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STARKE, Fla. – A Florida man has been executed for killing two female co-workers by beating them with a hammer and setting them on fire during a robbery at a…
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Lawmaker derides general’s sentence
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, right, says he will retire from the Army after being sentenced to a reprimand and losing $20,000 in pay for having inappropriate relationships with three subordinates.…
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Searchers checking ‘best lead’ yet
In what officials called the “best lead” of the nearly 2-week-old aviation mystery, a satellite detected two large objects floating about 1,000 miles off the southwestern coast of Australia and…
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Phelps tested free speech with anti-gay protests
Fred Phelps Sr. announced his plans to run for the Democratic nomination for governor of Kansas on Nov. 18, 1989. Phelps, the fiery founder of the Westboro Baptist Church, a…
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Are statins right for you? Probably so
An analysis of new guidelines for who should consider taking cholesterol-lowering station drugs suggests nearly half a million additional heart attacks and strokes could be prevented over 10 years if…
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Toyota agrees to settle defect probe for $1.2B
Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the penalty is the largest of its kind ever imposed on an auto company. The four-year criminal investigation focused on whether Toyota promptly…
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Health conspiracy theories are widely believed
Is the FDA hiding a cancer cure? Many think so
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Relatives lash out at Malaysia
Chinese relatives of the missing passengers on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 are growing more angry at the Malaysian government’s failure to find the missing jet.Associated Press The anguish of relatives…
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Ukraine plans pullout from Crimea region
Andrew Lubimov/Associated Press<br><br>The Ukraine Defense Ministry is making plans to remove its troops from the Crimea region. The government announced Wednesday it will hold military exercises with the United States…
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Bypassed heroes get Medal of Honor
Santiago Erevia says he’s “thankful” that’s he receiving a Medal of Honor while he’s still alive. Erevia was one of 24 former minority soldiers who received the honor Tuesday from…
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What if the missing Malaysia plane is never found?
Associated Press file photo<br><br>Seventy years after Amelia Earhart disappeared while trying to fly around the globe, people are still transfixed with the mystery. The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370…
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Report details out-of-sync response to LAX shooter
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti comments during a news conference at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday. According to a report released Tuesday the Los Angeles International Airport was ill prepared…
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West seeks ways to curb Russia
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is trying to reassure NATO allies that the alliance will resist any Russian attempts to bring former Soviet satellite countries back into Russia’s sphere of…
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NSA back in the spotlight
Details about the program, which is called MYSTIC, were first reported by The Washington Post Tuesday. The paper learned about the program through documents it obtained from former NSA contractor…