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Why Dump Trump effort faces likely defeat at GOP convention
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Why Dump Trump effort faces likely defeat at GOP convention

July 5, 2016

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump signs autographs at a rally in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday.Gerry Broome/Associated Press They’re seeking new supporters, spending money on TV ads, hiring staff and even setting…

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July 5, 2016

Then British Prime Minister Tony Blair visited British soldiers in Basra, Iraq, 13 years ago. A new report could shed some light on what went wrong with the U.S.-led invasion…

No charges recommended in Clinton email probe, FBI says
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No charges recommended in Clinton email probe, FBI says

July 5, 2016

The FBI Tuesday announced it was recommending no charges be filed against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for using a private email system while serving as secretary of state.Chuck Burton/Associated…

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July 4, 2016

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump is blaming the press for the fuss over an anti-Hillary Clinton tweet that appeared to depict the Star of David atop a pile of cash. It…

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July 3, 2016

NEW YORK – A 19-year-old man suffered a serious injury to his left foot in Central Park on Sunday, police said, and the man’s friends told authorities he stepped on…

Obama campaign machine revving up to elect Clinton
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Obama campaign machine revving up to elect Clinton

July 3, 2016

President Barack Obama makes phone calls Oct. 14, 2012, to volunteers at a Obama campaign office in Williamsburg, Va. The vaunted data-driven machine that twice got Obama elected is dusting…

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July 2, 2016

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A mother in Tennessee has been charged with first-degree murder and child abuse and neglect in connection with the stabbing deaths of her four young children, authorities…

Muslim man beaten outside Florida mosque
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Muslim man beaten outside Florida mosque

July 2, 2016

Mazzanti The Council on American-Islamic Relations said racial slurs were made by the attacker, though authorities said they had no immediate indication of any racially motivated comments. Authorities said, however,…

Explorers discover 1868 wreck
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Explorers discover 1868 wreck

July 2, 2016

Jim Kennard, Roger Pawlowski and Roland Stevens said they recently found the wreck of the Royal Albert in deep water off Fair Haven, 35 miles northwest of Syracuse. The western…

World Briefs
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World Briefs

July 2, 2016

ISTANBUL – Fifty-two people are still in the hospital four days after suicide bombers attacked Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, killing at least 44 others, the city’s governor said Saturday. The governorate…

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World Briefs

July 1, 2016

Hofer RAMALLAH, West Bank – A Palestinian gunman ambushed a family traveling in a car in the West Bank on Friday, killing an Israeli man and wounding his wife and…

White House gives low estimate of civilian drone deaths
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White House gives low estimate of civilian drone deaths

July 1, 2016

A U.S. drone strike killed Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor earlier this year, but several rights groups say U.S. drone strikes are killing hundreds of civilians every year.Rahmat Gul/Associated…

Craft will target Jupiter’s secrets
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Craft will target Jupiter’s secrets

July 1, 2016

NASA’s Juno spacecraft, seen in an artist’s rendering, will arrive at Jupiter on Monday, five years after being launched from Earth.NASA/JPL-Caltech via Associated Press Glimpses of Jupiter have been beamed…

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July 1, 2016

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Loretta Lynch acknowledged Friday that her meeting with Bill Clinton while his wife is under federal investigation “cast a shadow” on the public’s perception of a…