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Drugmakers, China sink stocks
Worries about Chinese economy push stock market back down
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States get guidance on handling drilling quakes
The 150-page report, produced by the StatesFirst initiative, represents perhaps the most candid discussion on the topic since small tremors across the mid-continent – including in Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and…
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Obama, Putin clash over vision for resolving Syrian crisis
Mary Altaffer/Associated Press<br><br>U.S. President Barack Obama told the United Nations General Assembly Monday that the United States is willing to work with other countries, including Russia and Iran, to Obama…
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U.S. consumer spending up 0.4 percent in August
Economists say consumer spending remains strong, easing fears that a global economic slowdown will hurt the U.S. economy. Consumer spending was up 0.4 percent in August, the Consumer Department reported.Michael…
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Prison worker who helped 2 killers escape gets up to 7 years
Former prison worker Joyce Mitchell apologized Monday for helping two convicted murderers escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Plattsburgh, N.Y., this summer. Mitchell was sentenced Monday to up to…
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TEMPE, Ariz. – An Arizona music festival is set to resume for a Kanye West performance after as many as 12 people were injured when a crowd rushed a stage,…
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Obama makes forceful defense of new development goals
President says countries must do more to help refugees
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Hillary Clinton says she’s ‘as transparent as possible’
with Gen. Petraeus show use of private server earlier than reported
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VW facing ‘tsunami’ of legal trouble
German media report that Volkswagen received warnings years ago about the use of illegal tricks to defeat emissions tests. The automaker admitted last week that it used special software to…
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Month-old panda cub officially gets his name
China, U.S. first ladies chose name Friday
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Water systems face failing infrastructure
Without Des Moines Water Works, the region of 500,000 people that it serves wouldn’t have a thriving economy that has become a magnet for tech companies such as Microsoft. But…
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PHILADELPHIA – Pope Francis arrived in the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday for the final leg of his U.S. visit – a festive weekend devoted to celebrating Catholic families…
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Russia upends U.S. plans
Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, flanked by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov, watches military exercises at…
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UNITED NATIONS – China’s president pledged billions in aid on Saturday and said Beijing will forgive debts due this year in an effort to help the world’s poorest nations, as…
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Dalai Lama cancels U.S. visit
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has canceled U.S. appearances next month. Doctors have advised the Dalai Lama to rest.Associated Press file photo The 80-year-old Tibetan Buddhist leader was at…
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Next in line? McCarthy is realist with conservative appeal
Lauren Victoria Burke/Associated Press<br><br>House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, right, with Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., is expected to be able to get more support from tea party members in…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, a longtime Democrat, says she is switching to the Republican Party because she feels abandoned by Democrats in her fight against same-sex marriage.…
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Obama wants to see ‘action’ on cyberthefts
U.S. wary of Chinese pledge to stop hacking
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – Croatia lifted its blockade of the border with Serbia on Friday, as southeastern Europe’s squabbling governments took steps to ease tensions that had been rising because of…
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What’s hot for Halloween? Turtles, Walking Dead
Olivia Vlaicu, 6, of Maywood, N.J., tries on an “ancient zombie” mask at the Spirit Halloween store in Paramus, N.J. Zombies and other accessories based on TV shows such as…
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Pink diamond could bring $28M at auction
This pink diamond could set a record for a cushion-shaped fancy vivid pink diamond when it’s offered for sale in Geneva on Nov. 10. Experts estimate the gem could sell…
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CSS Hunley gets restored
When it was raised 15 years ago off South Carolina, it looked more like a barnacled sea monster than the world’s first operational submarine, sunk in battle during the winter…
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Bill Clinton appears in virtual-reality movie
Former President Bill Clinton sits at his desk in New York in part of a seven-minute movie made with virtual reality techniques. Rob Holzer of Matter Unlimited, the creative agency…
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Derelict hospital as metaphor
Conceptual artist Bettina WitteVeen said it took five years to secure the Brooklyn Navy Yard site for her “When We Were Soldiers … once and young” exhibition, which opened Saturday.…