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New Seattle business caters to canines

SEATTLE – Stand on any block around lunchtime near Amazon.com’s downtown Seattle headquarters and there are two common sights: people walking their dogs and people buying lunch at food truck...

DATE: Apr 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hemingway items shown at JFK library

BOSTON – Ernest Hemingway wrote 47 possible endings to “A Farewell to Arms,” eight of which are on display at a new exhibition on the famed American writer at the John F. Kennedy presidentia...

DATE: Apr 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

AMC Theatres boss backs off plan to allow moviegoers to text

AMC drops plan to allow texting at the movies

DATE: Apr 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Opposition to El-Sissi grows

Handover of islands spurs calls for leader to step down

DATE: Apr 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Islamic summit seeks unity

Muslim leaders pledge to work together to combat terrorism

DATE: Apr 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

North Korean nuke activity is reported

Group says rogue nation may be producing plutonium again

DATE: Apr 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Second big quake hits Japan

MASHIKI, Japan – A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region and killed nine peo...

DATE: Apr 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Obamas pay $81,000 in income taxes WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama paid more than $81,000 in taxes last year on adjusted gross income of more than $436,000. Their effective federal incom...

DATE: Apr 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Poll:Most Americans believe GOP race is discourteous

Ill-mannered GOP race upsets many

DATE: Apr 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

World Briefs

North Korea missile explodes during test SEOUL, South Korea – A North Korea missile launch meant to celebrate the birthday of the country’s founder ended in failure, U.S. defense officials s...

DATE: Apr 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

ELECTION BRIEFS

Sanders calls for end to wealth inequality VATICAN CITY – Bernie Sanders issued a global call to action at the Vatican Friday to address “immoral and unsustainable” wealth inequality and pov...

DATE: Apr 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World