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Obama administration to phase out, end private prison use
found more safety violations at private facilities
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Evacuated residents in limbo as wildfire burns in California
Significant property damage from fast-moving blaze
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NEW YORK – Hillary Clinton’s family foundation will no longer accept foreign and corporate donations if she is elected president, and will bring an end to its annual Clinton Global…
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Gawker.com will shut down next week
founder, not Hulk Hogan, credited with website’s demise
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U.S. says $400M to Iran was contingent on release of prisoners
Secretary of State John Kerry, speaks to senior adviser John Kirby before a news conference in Vienna. The State Department says a $400 million cash payment to Iran was contingent…
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Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fall to 262,000
Applications for new unemployment benefits are down, suggesting that businesses are still hiring.Mike Groll/Associated Press file The numbers: Weekly applications for unemployment aid slipped 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 262,000,…
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Uber to use autonomous cars to haul people in next few weeks
Uber announced Thursday that it plans to begin testing self-driving cars in Pittsburgh in the next several weeks.Uber via Associated Press The high-tech ride-hailing company said Thursday that an unspecified…
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Railroads show little progress on key safety technology
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a May 2015 derailment in Philadelphia of an Amtrak train headed to New York.Patrick Semansky/Associated Press file The technology, called positive train control…
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A wildfire burning in Southern California forced thousands of people to flee as the blaze raced up and down canyons and engulfed hundreds of homes.Alex Gallardo/Associated Press SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.…
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Trump receives first classified intelligence briefing
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participated in in a roundtable discussion on national security in his offices in Trump Tower in New York on Wednesday, the same day he received…
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Turkey to release 38,000 from jail; frees space for plotters
Relatives and friends of prisoners wait outside a high security prison complex in Silivri west of Istanbul, Turkey. Turkey said it will conditionally release thousands of prisoners to make more…
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Trump campaign shakes up leadership in latest sign of tumult
Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, will keep his title, but it is unclear whether his duties will change under a shake-up announced Wednesday by Trump’s campaign.Matt Rourke/Associated…
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Russia uses Iran base to hit Syria rebels
Russian warplanes took off on Tuesday from Iran to target Islamic State fighters and other militants in Syria, widening Moscow’s bombing campaign in Syria.WarfareWW Photo via Associated Press The Iranian…
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LOS ANGELES – The deal is done, and the Playboy Mansion has a new owner. Daren Metropoulos, who lives next door, said Tuesday that escrow has closed on his $100…
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Turkish prosecutors seek 2 life sentences for Gulen
Turkish officials are recommending Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is living in the United States, be sentenced to two life sentences for his alleged role in masterminding a coup attempt…
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40K homes damaged by Louisiana floods; 10 killed
Volunteers help fill sand bags at the Lake Arthur Community Center Tuesday in Lafayette, La. Louisiana’s governor says at least 40,000 homes have been damaged by the historic floods in…
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MILWAUKEE – City leaders blamed outside agitators Monday after a second night of violence wracked Milwaukee’s mostly black north side in protest at the fatal shooting of a black man…
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Trump calls for ‘extreme vetting’ of immigration applicants
“Only those who we expect to flourish in our country – and to embrace a tolerant American society – should be issued visas,” Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump told a…
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Global warming has America divided
Two decades ago, the issue of climate change wasn’t as contentious. The leading U.S. Senate proponent of taking action on global warming was Republican John McCain. George W. Bush wasn’t…
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Trump to call for new ideological test for admission to U.S.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is expected to outline some of his foreign plans during a speech in Ohio on Monday, including a proposal to vet anyone attempting to come…
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Flooding kills 6, sends thousands fleeing for higher ground
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says more than 1,000 people in south Louisiana have been rescued from homes and vehicles after flooding hit southern Louisiana. Thousands of people were in…
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Police: Man shot in Milwaukee had a gun in his hand
Police Chief Edward Flynn cautioned that the shooting was still under investigation and authorities were awaiting autopsy results, but that based on the silent video from the unidentified officer’s body…
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NEW YORK – The daylight slaying of a mosque leader and his associate set off fear and anguish Sunday among Bangladeshi Muslims in a New York City neighborhood. Police hunted…
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Rising floodwaters leaves thousands homeless in Louisiana
Low-pressure system wreaks havoc