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New VA law to help some veterans quickly

Obama signs bill to fix health-care system into law

DATE: Aug 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

CDC director: Scale of Ebola crisis unprecedented

WASHINGTON – A U.S. health official warns that the current Ebola crisis in West Africa is on pace to sicken more people than all other previous outbreaks of the disease combined. ...

DATE: Aug 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. weighs airstrikes, humanitarian aid in Iraq

WASHINGTON – The White House is weighing direct military strikes to stem an Islamic militant group’s gains in Iraq, as well as humanitarian relief for thousands of displaced religious minori...

DATE: Aug 7, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: Russia to block U.S. agricultural imports

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hit back hard against countries that have imposed sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, ordering trade cuts that an official said would in...

DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Obama touts Africa business opportunities WASHINGTON – Though noting persistent challenges, President Barack Obama heralded Africa as a continent on the rise and a growth market f...

DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Like Congress? Few Americans do

Poll: Most unhappy with government

DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hamas emerges weakened from Gaza war

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Hamas has entered Egyptian-brokered talks with Israel on a new border regime for blockaded Gaza from a point of military weakness: it lost hundreds of fighters, two-t...

DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Robots will change everything – or not

Experts disagree on their future impact on jobs

DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Comet joined by space probe after 10-year pursuit

DARMSTADT, Germany – Turning what seemed like a science fiction tale into reality, an unmanned probe swung alongside a comet on Wednesday after a 4-billion mile chase through outer space ove...

DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Deputy VA secretary cites leadership failures

DENVER – Failed leadership is one reason some veterans hospitals are falling short as others excel, Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson said. Gibson told a convention o...

DATE: Aug 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Kansas GOP Sen. Roberts defeats tea partyer

WASHINGTON – Three-term Republican Sen. Pat Roberts edged out Milton Wolf in Kansas’ primary Tuesday night as mainstream conservatives dealt another blow to the tea party movement. A GOP bus...

DATE: Aug 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

1 billion passwords may not be safe

Firm says gang breached 420,000 websites

DATE: Aug 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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