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Snowden requests asylum from Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO – National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden wrote in a lengthy “open letter to the people of Brazil” that he’s been inspired by the global debate ignited by his release o...

DATE: Dec 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Budget compromise nears final passage

WASHINGTON – Year-end legislation to ease Congress’ chronic budget brinkmanship and soften across-the-board spending cuts moved to the cusp of final passage Tuesday, a rare display of Senate...

DATE: Dec 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Survey: U.S. income gap is holding back economy

WASHINGTON – The growing gap between the richest Americans and everyone else isn’t bad just for individuals. It’s hurting the U.S. economy. So says a majority of more than three d...

DATE: Dec 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

HHS vows it will be ready for Dec. 23 insurance deadline

WASHINGTON – The ability of the HealthCare.gov website to keep operating despite a high number of visitors has heightened health officials’ belief that the site will be ready to help custome...

DATE: Dec 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

China’s rover leaves first tracks on moon in 40 years

BEIJING – China’s first moon rover set off slowly Sunday to travel across the right eye of the Man in the Moon, leaving the first wheeled tracks on the moon’s surface in nearly 40 years. ...

DATE: Dec 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Budget deal may signal era of tiny achievements

WASHINGTON – People hoping for a government that works better can’t decide whether to cheer or lament a bipartisan budget bill that legislative leaders call a breakthrough even as they ackno...

DATE: Dec 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate budget plan gains GOP support

WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation to soften across-the-board spending cuts gained ground among Senate Republicans on Monday and Democrats expressed optimism it would gain the 60 votes need...

DATE: Dec 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

France asks EU to fund peacekeeping operations

PARIS – France is pushing its European partners this week to create a fund to pay for overseas military interventions, like the operation France is leading in the Central African Republic. O...

DATE: Dec 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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BP engineer’s case goes to federal jury NEW ORLEANS – A federal jury on Monday started weighing whether a former BP engineer broke the law or harmlessly swiped his finger across a...

DATE: Dec 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

interpreter at mandela service is tied to deadly 2003 attack

JOHANNESBURG – The man who provided incomprehensible sign language interpretation during Nelson Mandela’s memorial service last week was part of a mob that burned two men to death in 2003, a...

DATE: Dec 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Moscow: missiles in western Russia legitimate

MOSCOW – Lithuania and Poland expressed concern on Monday about signals that Russia has deployed state-of-the-art missiles in a territory that borders the NATO countries. The U.S....

DATE: Dec 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FDA taking new look at anti-bacterial soap

The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it was requiring manufacturers of antibacterial soaps to demonstrate that their products are safe for long-term use or reformulate them...

DATE: Dec 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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