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Teen birth rate hits all-time low
Decline led by 50 percent drop among Hispanics and blacks
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House committee votes to require women to register for draft
Bill’s author does not back his own legislation
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Suicide bombing targets tourist area in Turkey
Security officials secure the area after an explosion outside the historic tourist site of Ulu Cami in Bursa, Turkey.IHA via Associated Press The assailant was “aged about 25” and only…
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Hastert CHICAGO – Dennis Hastert, the Republican who for eight years presided over the House and was second in the line of succession to the presidency, was sentenced Wednesday to…
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High Court could overturn political corruption case
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington after the court heard oral arguments on his corruption case.Andrew Harnik/Associated Press Several justices on Wednesday expressed major…
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Former House speaker sentenced to more than a year in prison
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert arrives at the federal courthouse Wednesday for his sentencing on federal banking charges which he pled guilty to last year.Charles Rex Arbogast/Associated Press Judge Thomas…
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Millennial generation becomes largest group in U.S.
They like socialism. They don’t eat breakfast cereal. They save more money than previous generations. They enjoy a work-life balance, and they often don’t think they’re millennials. Now, they’re the…
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Democratic front-runner close to locking up party nomination
Clinton The Democratic front-runner expanded her sizable delegate lead with wins in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Delaware. But Bernie Sanders stopped her from sweeping the night with a win in…
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N. Korea almost completes nuclear test preparation
South Korean protesters place portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a rally in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea is reporting that the North is preparing for another…
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Saudi Arabia looks to tourists
Country plans to open Mideast kingdom to select visitors
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WASHINGTON – Congress will not act to help debt-ridden Puerto Rico ahead of a May 1 deadline when nearly half-a-billion dollars in bond payments come due, House Majority Leader Kevin…
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Drone event could give new hope to paralyzed people
organizers hope event will lead to advances in mind-control technology
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More states looking to end requirements for landline phone service
moves to let companies end landline service
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Storms could bring powerful tornadoes, hail to Great Plains
Forecasters are predicting a major storm system will bring tornados and hail to the Great Plains area on Tuesday.Alonzo Adams/Associated Press file The most dangerous weather – heavy winds, tornadoes…
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House GOP leader: No help for Puerto Rico before deadline
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California are promising that taxpayers will not be put at risk by any bill to come out…
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At ‘campaign crossroads,’ rivals defend anti-Trump pact
Trump, the Republican front-runner, lashed out at what he called collusion by desperate rivals, intensifying his attacks on the GOP presidential nomination system on the eve of Tuesday’s round of…
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The city of Cleveland will pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the relatives of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy shot and killed by a police officer in…
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Pentagon, Congress at odds over bases
Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work says it “does not make sense” for the military to spend excess dollars on military bases that it doesn’t need.Cliff Owen/Associated Press file Congress,…
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Obama says new U.S. troops in Syria will be essential
The deployment will bring the number of personnel to roughly 300, up from about 50 special operations forces currently in Syria. Obama revealed his decision a week after Defense Secretary…
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Obama dismisses North Korea proposal on halting nuke tests
Seated under portraits of former North Korean Leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong answers questions during an interview Saturday at…
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Obama pushes for global trade deals in face of opposition
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama review the guard of honour at Herrenhausen Palace in Hannover, northern Germany, on Sunday. Obama is on a two-day official visit…
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TOPEKA, Kan. – Authorities found a body in a Kansas hotel room that erupted in flames during a shootout in which three federal agents were injured while trying to arrest…
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White House poised to release secret pages from 9/11 inquiry
Bob Graham speaks in Gainesville, Fla. on Oct. 12, 2012,. The Obama administration will likely soon release at least part of a 28-page secret chapter from a congressional inquiry into…
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Surprise Clinton supporter: Charles Koch
Billionaire conservative donor says Dem front-runner might be better than Trump or Cruz
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400 years later, Shakespeare’s voice echoes in sports
competitions from Elizabethan England still around today
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Harriet Tubman is perfect for the $20 bill, but which Tubman?
could choose brave old lady or tough, determined woman?
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Nebraska researchers test new firefighting tool – drones
Aircraft could be used to start controlled burns in hard-to-reach places