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Retrieving slavery’s past

Archaeologist leads team to recover lost slave ships

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tribe takes to the road to fight plans

Lummi Nation begins ‘totem journey’ across North America

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Man arrested in murder of 2 nuns

Residents in Mississippi town struggle with killings

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

GM recalling 368,000 vehicles to fix wipers NEW YORK – General Motors is recalling nearly 368,000 vehicles to fix a defective part that could prevent the windshield wipers from working. ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Kurdish-led Syria forces face off with Turkish-backed rebels

BEIRUT – Backed by Turkish tanks and reports of airstrikes, Turkey-allied Syrian rebels clashed with Kurdish-led forces in northeastern Syria in a new escalation that further complicates the...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Grief erupts in Italy as nation honors, buries quake dead

Aftershocks continue to rattle residents

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Pokemon doughnuts, exercise classes tap into game’s popularity

Some businesses embrace craze

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ore. fair creates buzz with 1st legal pot display in U.S.

SALEM, Ore. – Living marijuana plants went on display Friday at the Oregon State Fair, with organizers saying it’s the first state fair in the nation to allow cannabis for public viewing. ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Clinton, Trump trade new barbs

Democratic candidate says no new accusations are coming

DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

U.S. proposes limiting speeds for trucks DETROIT – The U.S. is seeking to forcibly limit how fast trucks, buses and other large vehicles can travel on the nation’s highways. A ne...

DATE: Aug 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World