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Americans back Cuba ties

MIAMI – A majority of Americans and an even higher proportion of Floridians support re-establishing relations with Cuba, Washington’s Cold War-era foe that remains blocked behind a five-deca...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Be happy you aren’t in Atlanta

ATLANTA – The city dodged the first punch of a dangerous winter storm Tuesday, but forecasters warned of a potentially “catastrophic” second blow in a thick layer of ice that threatened to b...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Syrian peace talks hit another impasse

GENEVA – Syrian peace talks appeared bogged down Tuesday, with the U.N. mediator acknowledging little progress has been achieved and the two sides failing even to agree on an agenda to move ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

To err is all too human in the air

WASHINGTON – At a time when a cellphone can guide you to your driveway, commercial pilots attempt to land at the wrong airport more often than most passengers realize or government officials...

DATE: Feb 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Midsize employers get another reprieve

WASHINGTON – Angling to avoid political peril, the Obama administration Monday granted employers another delay in a heavily criticized requirement that medium-to-larger firms cover their wor...

DATE: Feb 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Bill to restore pensions for veterans advances WASHINGTON – The Senate has taken the first step toward approving legislation that restores full cost of living increases to pension...

DATE: Feb 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

North Korea withdraws invite to discuss detainee

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea has canceled for a second time its invitation for a senior U.S. envoy to visit the country to discuss a long-detained American’s possible release, the State ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Vote spurs EU review of ties to Switzerland

BASEL, Switzerland – European leaders assailed the Swiss people Monday for voting in favor of a referendum measure that would limit the numbers of immigrants who could move to Switzerland. ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

EU calls for reforms, elections in Ukraine BRUSSELS – In a sharp rebuke to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, the European Union on Monday called for the formation of a new, i...

DATE: Feb 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

First lady praises construction industry hiring

WASHINGTON – Michelle Obama said Monday that a pledge by the construction industry to hire more than 100,000 veterans by early 2019 is “a huge deal” that, besides doing right by former servi...

DATE: Feb 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GOP weighs undoing vets pension cuts as debt price

WASHINGTON – House Republican leaders were considering a plan Monday to reverse a recently passed cut to military pensions as the price for increasing the government’s borrowing cap. ...

DATE: Feb 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Economy shows signs of slowing

Glowing predictions for ’14 fade

DATE: Feb 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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