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In 2017, GOP Congress sees mandate to undo Obama’s agenda
Work to repeal Affordable Care Act will begin immediately
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Bag that washed ashore is from plane carrying 6, police say
The city said there have been multiple reports of debris washing ashore east of Burke Lakefront Airport, where a plane carrying a family of four and two neighbors departed late…
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Vandalized Hollywood sign briefly reads ‘HOLLYWeeD’
The Hollywood sign is seen vandalized Sunday. Los Angeles residents awoke New Year’s Day to find a prankster had altered the famed Hollywood sign to read “HOLLYWeeD.” California voters in…
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Cologne police chief rejects ‘racial profiling’ claim Hundreds robbed, sexually assaulted during 2016 New Year’s celebration
The men had gathered late Saturday at Cologne’s main train station and in the Deutz district, across the Rhine river. In an overnight tweet, police had described them as being…
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GOP Congress plans sweeping conservative agenda
Measures in past session a ‘trial run’ for 2017
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Thirty-five dead in attack on nightclub in Turkey
Attacker apparently dressed as Santa
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Long gas lines, price hike mar holiday season in Mexico
In hard-hit parts like Leon, in Guanajuato state, filling up your tank often means driving around from one station to the next just to find one that has fuel. “It’s…
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Revelers bid adieu to a year of conflicts, celebrity deaths
How people ushered in the new year: Australia Sydney sent up a dazzling tribute to 2016’s fallen icons with a New Year’s Eve fireworks display honoring the late singer David…
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Panel approves plan to give Turkish president new powers
Erdogandu1-i-syn The constitutional commission approved the reforms at the end of a 17-hour session that lasted into the early hours of Friday, opening the way for deliberations and a vote…
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China plans to end all ivory trading in 2017
Conservationists said Friday that China’s decision to end its ivory trade will do a lot to help end the slaughter of African elephants for their ivory.Denis Farrell/Associated Press file The…
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Trump may face test over Russia
President-elect praises Putin’s ‘great move’ to delay retaliation
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Rebels, Syrian forces begin new cease-fire
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, talks with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow. Russia and Turkey announced a cease-fire agreement with several Syrian rebel groups battling the Syrian government.Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik…
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U.S. senators: Russia should be sanctioned for election hacks
Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis, right, with U.S. Sen. John McCain, center left, Lindsey Graham, R-SC., left, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., during a news conference in Riga, Latvia.Vitnija Saldava/Associated Press “We…
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Kerry tears into Israel over settlements
Netanyahu: Secretary of state pays lip service to Palestinian attacks
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N.M. Democrat-led Legislature likely to increase minimum wage
The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that two bills have already been filed by Democrats for the 2017 Legislature to raise the wage. One, by Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero, of…
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Police arrest suspect in Germany attack
A police officer lights a candle in Berlin, Germany, the day after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market nearby.Matthias Schrader/Associated Press file The 40-year-old, who wasn’t identified, was…
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Trump claims credit for Sprint jobs plan
President-elect says transition is going ‘very, very smoothly’
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NYC looks for security balance
City reopens street near Trump Tower to help area businesses
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Trump accuses Obama of ‘inflammatory’ roadblocks
President-elect Donald Trump complained that President Barack Obama is putting up “inflammatory” roadblocks to a smooth transition in a series of new tweets on Wednesday.Andrew Harnik/Associated Press file Although Trump…
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U.S. elections still vulnerable to fraud
Paperless machines present biggest challenge
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Japan’s Abe offers ‘everlasting condolences’
Leaders seek to transcend a bloody history at Pearl Harbor
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Winter storm weakens but thousands still without power
High winds and drifting snow continued to make travel hazardous in the Dakotas, even as vast stretches of highways that had been closed reopened to traffic. The no-travel warnings issued…
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Fans mourn loss of George Michael
Charities reveal his extensive assistance, generosity