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Seattle voters get to call the shots

SEATTLE – Many voters don’t have the money to donate to political candidates or don’t care enough to bother. But what if the government gave them $100 to dole out as they saw fit? ...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Men may overeat like cavemen to woo women

Maybe it’s because of our evolution from the era of cavemen when the strongest and fastest hunters would have the biggest bounty to eat. Or maybe it’s just another example of the male perce...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Bulldogs in love: New movie tells dog wedding story

LOS ANGELES – Fifty dog couples that won a photo contest will get their big-screen debut in a new movie about the wedding of two bulldogs. “The Dog Wedding” tells the story of Pr...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

‘Not the first time I’ve been framed,’ felon ex-mayor quips

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A portrait of former mayor and two-time felon Buddy Cianci was unveiled at City Hall, and Cianci couldn’t resist telling a one-liner referring to his criminal past. ...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ordinary teenager not your everyday genius

He has two degrees, and is working with NASA

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Sight, sound used to trigger dementia patients’ memories

EASTON, Pa. – From the antique cast-iron stove in the kitchen to the ancient wood-paneled radio in the living room, the decor in The Easton Home comes straight out of the 1930s, ’40s and ’50...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Obama administration: New drugs must remain affordable

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration says a better balance is needed so new drugs aren’t priced out-of-reach for patients. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell open...

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hotel siege ends with several dead

Extremist group claims hostage-taking in Mali

DATE: Nov 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FBI head: No credible threat to U.S. after Paris attacks

WASHINGTON – FBI Director James Comey said Thursday there is no credible threat to the United States following the Paris terror attacks, and that investigators have found no links between th...

DATE: Nov 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Islamic State reportedly wants chemical arms

BAGHDAD – The Islamic State group is aggressively pursuing development of chemical weapons, setting up a branch dedicated to research and experiments with the help of scientists from Iraq, S...

DATE: Nov 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Era of mass migration from Mexico is ‘at an end’

Mexicans leaving U.S. now top number arriving

DATE: Nov 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

House approves new refugee rules WASHINGTON – Responding swiftly to the terror in Paris, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to erect high hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi re...

DATE: Nov 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World