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May 28, 2016

CAPE CANVERAL, Fla. – NASA slowly inflated a new experimental room at the International Space Station on Saturday, with better luck than the first try two days earlier. Astronaut Jeffrey…

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May 27, 2016

Union activists block the entrance of the industrial area in Vitrolles near Marseille, France, during a protest against a bill that would reform French labor laws.Franck Pennant/Associated Press PARIS –…

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May 27, 2016

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA is taking a second crack at inflating an experimental room at the International Space Station. Flight controllers, along with the station crew, will try again…

Clashes, oil blockades over France’s economic future
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Clashes, oil blockades over France’s economic future

May 26, 2016

Riot police officers take cover as they clash with protestors during a demonstration held as part of nationwide labor actions in Paris on Thursday. French protesters scuffled with police, dock…

Delegates in hand, Trump says he’s got GOP nomination
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Delegates in hand, Trump says he’s got GOP nomination

May 26, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, center, stands with some of the 22 delegates from North Dakota to the Republican National Convention, who are the core of delegates that elevated Trump…

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May 26, 2016

NEW YORK – At approximately 10:15 p.m. Wednesday, four people – three men and a woman – were shot at Irving Plaza, a concert hall in Lower Manhattan where rapper…

Obama: World leaders rightfully ‘rattled’ by Trump
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Obama: World leaders rightfully ‘rattled’ by Trump

May 26, 2016

U.S. President Barack Obama, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, says he is questioned about Donald Trump by foreign leaders every time he goes overseas.Carlos Barria/Associated Press Weighing in on the…

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May 25, 2016

KIEV, Ukraine – Russia freed Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko on Wednesday after holding her for nearly two years, with President Vladimir Putin pardoning her as part of a swap for…

House GOP faces first vote on Puerto Rico bill
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House GOP faces first vote on Puerto Rico bill

May 25, 2016

Evan Vucci/Associated Press<br><br>House Natural Resources Committee Committee Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, center, seated next to Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., right, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday during a hearing…

Italy seeks sponsors for national treasures
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Italy seeks sponsors for national treasures

May 24, 2016

Historians believe the ancient Campus Martius site in downtown Rome is where Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. The area contains four temples and part of Pompey’s Theatre.Domenico Stinellis/Associated…

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May 24, 2016

WASHINGTON – The Transportation Security Administration has ousted its head of security operations and put new leadership in charge of screening operations at a major international airport, but long checkpoint…

Forensic expert suggests explosion downed EgyptAir jet
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Forensic expert suggests explosion downed EgyptAir jet

May 24, 2016

An Egyptian journalist lights candles during a candlelight vigil for the victims of EgyptAir Flight 804 in front of the Journalists’ Syndicate in Cairo, Egypt. The cause of Thursday’s crash…