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IMF urges more help for Greece
Country facing decades of high unemployment, agency predicts
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Congress may fight Sept. 11 bill veto
lawmakers say victims’ families ‘deserve their day in court’
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Majority of Americans fear Trump presidency
A new Associated Press-GfK poll paints a pretty dim picture of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s standing among Americans. The poll shows just 1 in 4 Americans think he is…
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Charlotte curfew ends after largely peaceful protest night
Police officers in riot gear stand by as protesters gather in Charlotte, N.C. on Thursday night. The curfew ended Friday following a night of mostly peaceful protests of the shooting…
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162 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes off Egypt
Egyptian coast guard and rescue workers bring ashore bodies recovered from a Europe-bound boat that capsized off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast in Rosetta, Egypt. Thousands of illegal migrants have made the…
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Mayor to outlines plan to reduce violence CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce a $36 million mentoring initiative for thousands of youths from high-crime neighborhoods and ask for…
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Assad blames U.S. for collapse of Syria truce
Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to The Associated Press at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria. Assad said U.S. airstrikes on Syrian troops in the country’s east were “definitely intentional,”…
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Beached boats, pink water as drought saps Great Salt Lake
In this Dec. 29, 2015, photo, the boat docks at the Great Salt Lake at Antelope Island, in Utah show the results of ecord low levels after years of below-average…
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Charlotte police refuse to release video of deadly shooting
Governor sends in National Guard
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Amid scrutiny, California to track all police use of force
Law enforcement officers examine the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Torrance, Calif.Chris Carlson/Associated Press file The tool’s developers hail it as the first statewide dataset of its kind in…
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Your TV may use more energy than you think
The Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group, says that Samsung, LG and Vizio are exploiting loopholes in federal testing standards to make it appear that their high-definition television sets…
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Police battle protesters in Charlotte
seeks release of video in fatal shooting of black man
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Climate change pact passes major milestone
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is hoping that the Paris climate accords will have enough signatories by the time he and President Barack Obama leave office next year.Jason DeCrow/Associated…
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Mylan CEO set to defend EpiPen prices amid public outcry
Mylan PHarmacueticals Chief Operating Officer Heather Bresch says the company only makes about $50 off each EpiPen injector her company sells after the price of rebates, materials, fees and other…
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Ryan backs Louisiana flood aid in stopgap spending bill
House Speaker Paul Ryan predicts the House will complete negotiations on a spending bill that will include flood aid for Lousiania and money to fight the Zika virus this week.Manuel…
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Innovation, safety sought in self-driving car guidelines
Obama administration officials Tuesday offered some guidelines to companies working to develop self-driving cars that it hopes will allow them to develop the technology while ensuring safety is a top…
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Obama calls refugee crisis test of world order
U.S. President Barack Obama said the plight of the world’s refugee is “crisis of epic proportions” that is testing the world’s humanity.Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press The United States said 52 countries…
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LAS VEGAS – Officials from 21 states sued the U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday over a new rule that would make about 4 million higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay,…
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‘Human computers’ helped open doors
NASA’s predecessor agency offered rare opportunity for black women in 1940s
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Wild blueberry crop could keep prices low
Maine, which is by far the largest wild blueberry-producing state in the country, most likely hit its five-year average of about 93 million pounds of blueberries this summer, Wild Blueberry…
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Little mammoth skull raises some big questions
A new mammoth fossil that was discovered near Santa Rosa Island off the coast of California has scientists stumped because they can’t identify its species.Courtesy National Park Service via Bloomberg…
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UN chief rails against leaders with ‘bloody hands’ in Syria
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday criticized world leaders who “have blood on their hands” because of their involvement in the years-long Syrian civil war.Richard Drew/Associated Press Both Ban and…
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Feds preview rules for self-driving cars
The federal government should be in charge of regulating self-driving cars rather than states since the vehicles are essentially controlled by software, not people, Obama administration officials said Monday as…