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DENVER – Jurors considering the fate of a man accused of pushing his wife to her death off a cliff in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park deliberated for about five…
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Why is 1st U.S. treasury chief leaving $10 bill?
question why Andrew Jackson wasn’t kicked of $20
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Oregon neighbors rally to save 3 giant sequoias
Neighbors have gathered at the base of the 150-foot trees since Monday, when a crew hired by the developer arrived with chainsaws. On Thursday, police removed several protesters from the…
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Cancer building boom fueled by economics, aging population
Matt Burgard of Hartford HealthCare, left, shows a linear accelerator used for radiation treatment to Brenda and Jack Manning during the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute’s grand-opening event. Centers, such as…
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TOKYO – Japan’s parliament has approved contentious legislation to loosen constraints on the country’s military, giving it a greater role. The approval at the upper house in the early hours…
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WASHINGTON – U.S. officials say the commandant of the Marine Corps has recommended that women be excluded from competing for certain front-line combat jobs. The move would distance the Corps…
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Waco police bullets hit bikers in May melee
Bikers gathered outside the McLennan County courthouse in August to show support for fellow bikers who were arrested after a shootout last spring between two rival biker gangs in Waco,…
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Protests continue over Confederate flag ban at high school
The Christiansburg School District said Friday it will not reverse its policy on barring students from wearing clothing bearing the Confederate flag. Sam Sheppard, left, and Andrew Love were suspended…
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DETROIT – General Motors will pay $575 million to settle hundreds of civil lawsuits filed against the company over faulty small-car ignition switches, including the bulk of pending wrongful death…
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Senate blocks attempt to tie Iran deal to Israel, prisoners
Forty-five Democrats united to block GOP effort
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BATINA, Croatia – Croatian leaders asked the army to be on alert after chaos erupted Thursday at the border with Serbia, where thousands of migrants and refugees have poured into…
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Moscow urges U.S. to partner with Syria
Coordinated effort key to defeating ISIS, Russia says
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Chile confronts major quake with fortified buildings, alerts
11 people died, but experts say it could have been worse
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Military hearing on Bergdahl desertion charges begins
The attorney for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is expected to argue that his client shouldn’t be court-martialed for deserting his post in Afghanistan in 2009 because he suffered enough by…
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Earth smashes global heat records
Scientists say 2015 is on pace to surpass 2014 as the hottest year on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday reported that the first eight months of…
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GOP candidates debate Russia, immigration – and Trump
Republican presidential candidate, businesswoman Carly Fiorina speaks during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum on Wednesday in Simi Valley, Calif.Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press…
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Strong quake shakes Chile capital, causing buildings to sway
People evacuate a mall in Santiago after a powerful earthquake, in Santiago, Chile, on Wednesday. The magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off Chile’s northern coast, causing buildings to sway in Santiago and…
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Contenders on undercard try to shine
Republican presidential candidates, former New York Gov. George Pataki, left; former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, second from left; Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, second from right; and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.,…
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Outcry after Muslim teen is detained over homemade clock
Irving MacArthur High School student Ahmed Mohamed, 14, poses for a photo at his home in Irving, Texas on Tuesday. Mohamed was arrested and interrogated by Irving Police officers on…
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Study: Air pollution kills 3.3 million worldwide, may double
Scientists in Germany, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and Harvard University calculated the most detailed estimates yet of the toll of air pollution, looking at what caused it. The study also projects…
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McALESTER, Okla. – An appeals court halted the execution of an Oklahoma man with just hours to spare Wednesday after his attorneys said they had uncovered new evidence, including a…
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Did the government exaggerate progress against Islamic State?
U.S. Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III, center, told a Senate committee Wednesday that he welcomes a Defense Department inspector general’s investigation into claims that intelligence reports were altered…
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College shooting suspect left apology
Students express their emotions on the Delta State University campus in Cleveland, Miss.,Tuesday night during a candlelight memorial to pay tribute to history professor Ethan Schmidt who was killed in…
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PYONGYANG, North Korea – North Korea declared Tuesday it has upgraded and restarted all of its atomic fuel plants – meaning it could possibly make more, and more sophisticated, nuclear…
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Clashes at Jerusalem holy site for third straight day
A Palestinian man kicks a tear gas canister back at Israeli soldiers following a demonstration in solidarity with protesters at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, during clashes…