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GOP launches effort to attract younger group BOSTON – The Republican Party launched its latest effort Thursday to sell itself to a more diverse segment of the population, acknow...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Japan shrine still flashpoint 68 years after war

TOKYO – In the steamy heat of mid-August, the tranquil, cherry-tree shaded grounds of Yasukuni Shrine in the heart of Tokyo seem an unlikely hotbed of provocation. But visits by s...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.N. chief rips settlements

RAMALLAH, West Bank – U.N. Secretary-General Ban-Ki moon said Thursday that he is “deeply troubled” by Israeli settlement building and that it could ultimately prevent the establishment of a...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Iran’s parliament rejects Cabinet picks TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament rejected three of the new president’s 18 nominees for his Cabinet on Thursda...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NASA gives up trying to fix planet-hunting telescope

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA called off all attempts to fix its crippled Kepler space telescope Thursday. But it’s not quite ready to call it quits on the remarkable, robotic planet hunter. ...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Death toll continues to soar across Egypt

CAIRO – Weeping relatives in search of loved ones uncovered the faces of the bloodied, unclaimed dead in a Cairo mosque near the smoldering epicenter of support for ousted President Mohammed...

DATE: Aug 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

American, US Airways attorneys ready for merger fight

Attorneys for US Airways and American Airlines said Wednesday that they are looking forward to fighting an attempt to block their merger in court, where they will show that the combined carr...

DATE: Aug 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Court challenge fails to stop California gay marriages

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO – The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to halt gay marriages in the state, leaving opponents of same-sex weddings few – if any – legal opt...

DATE: Aug 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Terror groups turning online

WASHINGTON – Al-Qaida fighters have been using secretive chat rooms and encrypted Internet message boards for planning and coordinating attacks – including the threatened if vague plot that ...

DATE: Aug 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Two die after UPS plane crashes in Alabama BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A UPS cargo plane crashed into a field near the Birmingham airport Wednesday, killing two pilots and scattering wre...

DATE: Aug 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Manning offers apology for leaks

Facing up to 90 years in prison, Army Pfc. Bradley Manning apologized Wednesday for passing classified materials to WikiLeaks while he was an intelligence analyst in Iraq in 2010. ...

DATE: Aug 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

All 18 on India submarine feared dead

NEW DELHI – All 18 sailors aboard an Indian submarine hit by twin explosions and an intense fire are feared dead, a naval official said. The submarine had also been damaged in a deadly explo...

DATE: Aug 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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