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Civil War flag uncovered in auditorium basement
Inscription helps trace history of Union soldier, battle
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GAO report: Airline pilot shortage? Not clear
The U.S. airline industry will need to hire 1,900 to 4,500 new pilots annually over the next 10 years although conflicting reports make it unclear whether there will be enough…
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A new way to look at what you eat
The Food and Drug Administration wants food labels to more accurately reflect how and what people eat. The agency is proposing new labels that focus more on the calories in…
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U.S. blasts Syria for rights abuses
Those singled out for praise included Ukraine’s protest movement, which U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said comprised people “calling for government accountability” and that illustrated the “power of people…
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WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is coming to the aid of states that had technical problems running their own health-care websites. The federal Health and Human Services Department quietly told…
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U.K. agency may have its eyes on you, too
The newspaper said GCHQ has been scooping up the sensitive images by intercepting video chats such as the kind offered by Yahoo Messenger, an effort codenamed OPTIC NERVE. It’s not…
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SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired four suspected short-range missiles into its eastern waters Thursday, South Korean defense officials said, in an apparent effort to protest ongoing U.S.-South Korean…
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Senate blocks Dems’ bill boosting vets’ benefits
Democrats and Republicans are blaming each other for the Senate’s failure to approve a bill that would have expanded benefits for military veterans. The bill failed after Senate Majority Leader…
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Conflict in Ukraine grows hotter
Former Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych is reportedly holed up in a Moscow retreat and is planning to hold a news conference Friday near the Ukraine border. Intruders Thursday seized government…
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WASHINGTON –Troubled by an anti-gay movement in Uganda and across much of the world, the U.S. is launching a new effort to combat what Secretary of State John Kerry described…
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U.S. taking new look at terror convictions
Terrorism case convictions may be coming under review in courts because of the government’s failure in the past to notify defendants that evidence in their cases came from National Security…
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Russia military games draw warning from U.S.
Darko Vojinovic/Associated Press<br><br>Pro-Russian protesters, right, clash with Crimean Tatars in front of a local government building in Simferopol, Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. More than 10,000 Muslim Tatars rallied in…
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Federal judge strikes down Texas gay marriage ban
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is expected to appeal a federal judge’s decision that the state’s ban on gay marriages is unconstitional. Judge Orlando Garcia said he would give the…
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Dempsey worries about effects of withdrawal talk
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey says Afghan military leaders are working to get their government to sign an agreement to allow U.S. and NATO troops to remain in Afghanistan…
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California ‘lifers’ leaving prison at record pace
Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press<br><br>Ernest Morgan holds a computer video chat with a friend while at home in San Francisco. Morgan was released from San Quentin State Prison in 2011 after…
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GOP tax overhaul plan meeting early resistance
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of R-Ky., center, says Democrats’ attempts to raise new revenues are killing hopes to overhaul the U.S. tax code. He said the object of overhauling…
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Crimea protesters seek Russian help
Many Russian protesters in the Crimea are urging Russia to to send troops into the area to take the region back from the Ukraine. Russia sent troops through the city…
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Wintertime blues? You bet
Bankruptcy isn’t the only thing Detroit is struggling with this winter. The city is also experiencing its most extreme winter season since Harry Truman was in the White House, according…
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Obama tells Pentagon to plan for Afghan pullout
The U.S. military says the longer a decision takes to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan, the more expensive the operation will be because the United States will have to fly…
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Combat anyone? Few women lining up
Military servicemembers – male and female – agree that physical standards should remain unchanged once the military services begin allowing women to fill combat jobs, according to a survey done…
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Tribe’s lawyer: Eviction related to missing funds
This photo released by Alturas Police Department shows Cherie Lash Rhoades. Rhoades is suspected of killing four people at the headquarters of an Indian tribe that was evicting her and…
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GOP seizes on state woes to highlight health care
This screen image shows the website for Maryland’s online health care exchange. House Republicans intent on highlighting the woes of President Barack Obama’s health-care law need to look no further…
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Coast Guard struggling to stop traffickers
U.S. drug seizures at sea are down even though traffickers are increasing using boats to smuggle drugs into the United States, Coast Guard statistics show.Lenny Ignelzi/Associated Press file photo The…
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Russia blasts new leaders in Ukraine
Parliament speaker Oleksandr Turchinov, the interim president, moved quickly to open a dialogue with the West, saying at a meeting with European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton that the…
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Nimitz’s WWII diary online
The more than 4,000 pages includes a running estimate of the situation for every day of the war in the Pacific compiled by Nimitz’s planning staff members, starting with the…
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Dingell, longest-serving congressman, to retire
Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., the longest-serving member of Congress, is fueling speculation that his wife, Deborah, may run for his seat in the House. Dingell said Monday he will not…
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Hagel proposing to reshape military forces
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is proposing a new round of military base closings as part of a budget proposal that would cut the Army’s size to its lowest level in…
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Taliban checkpoint attack kills 21 Afghan soldiers
This frame grab from a video released in 2010 by the Taliban contains footage of a man believed to be Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders say they have suspended…