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Dole WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House cast largely symbolic votes on Friday against the Iran nuclear deal and sought to restrict President Barack Obama’s authority to lift sanctions against Tehran,…
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NEW YORK – Vice President Joe Biden said he is overwhelmed at times by his son’s death and unconvinced he could commit fully to being president, in an emotional interview…
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Oakland Zoo auctioning paintings done by animals
Brock, a yellow-naped Amazon parrot, stands on a painting he created as part of an art show to raise funds for charity. Paintings by elephants, giraffes, goats, lemurs and even…
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Nat Geo Wild series to follow vet students
As the animals and owners face life-and-death moments on “Vet School,” families, students and teachers share their feelings. But it’s not always clear whose tears are falling. In the second…
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Spy fears drive U.S. from Chinese-owned Waldorf
U.S. officials are considering moving the residence of the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City to another site because of concerns that…
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Arizona police confirm 11th vehicle attack, seek tips
Arizona Department of Public Safety officers inspect a tractor trailer with a bullet hole in the passenger door shortly after it was shot near 67th Ave and I-10 on Thursday…
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Iran nuclear deal survives: Democrats block disapproval vote
Speaker of the House John Boehner of Ohio leaves the podium after speaking about his opposition to the Iran deal at a news conference with members of the House Republican…
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WASHINGTON – Widespread disruptions of freight and passenger rail traffic are likely if Congress doesn’t extend a deadline to start using certain safety technology before the end of the year,…
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Queen Elizabeth takes the crown for longevity
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II helped open a new railway route Wednesday, the same day she bacame the longest-reigning British monarch.Scott Hellell/Associated Press On Wednesday, September 9, about 5:30 p.m., Queen…
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MOREHEAD, Ky. – Kentucky clerk Kim Davis can collect a paycheck for the days she sat in jail and the week she’s spending at home, resting and reading hundreds of…
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Debate, demonstrations for Iran-nuclear deal at the Capitol
Speaker of the House John Boehner of Ohio leaves the podium Wednesday after speaking about his opposition to the Iran deal at a news conference with members of the House…
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Kerry to meet with lawmakers about migrant crisis abroad
Secretary of State John Kerry arrives for a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington on the escalating migrant crisis. Kerry said the U.S. will look at what it can do…
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Democrats able to stifle Iran opposition
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., discusses the Iran nuclear agreement during a speech Tuesday at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press Forty-two senators are…
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World Briefs
LONDON – Queen Elizabeth II has reached a major milestone by becoming the longest-reigning monarch in Britain’s history. She passes Queen Victoria, her great-great-grandmother, who was on the throne for…
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BALTIMORE – A former Episcopal bishop pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter, drunk driving and leaving the scene at which she killed a cyclist. Under an agreement with prosecutors, the state…
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ISIS loyalists eye Afghanistan
IS expansion into Afghanistan has been a concern for both Afghan and international authorities for months, with officials warning that the militant group was actively recruiting members from other Islamic…
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Graffiti comes of age with Portuguese workshop
Program brings can-do attitude to older residents
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Italy top court: Knox conviction was poor
Amanda Knox, center, is escorted by Italian penitentiary police officers to Perugia’s court in this Sept. 26, 2008, file photo. Italy’s top criminal court has scathingly faulted prosecutors for presenting…
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Flocks surge past police in Hungary
A man stands in front of a cordon of Hungarian police officers at a temporary detention center for asylum-seekers in Roszke, Hungary, on Monday. Several hundred Arabs, Asians and Africans…
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Attorneys for the Kentucky clerk who was jailed last week because of her refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said Monday they have filed an…
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’Give it a go, Joe’: Pittsburgh union crowd cheers on Biden
Vice President Joe Biden, with AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka, told supporters at a Labor Day event in Pittsburgh Monday, that he needs to “talk to my wife” still before deciding…
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Air Force wants owners to give up Nevada bombing range site
A highway sign along the Extraterrestrial Highway welcomes drivers to Rachel, Nev., which is near the Air Force site known to conspiracy theorists as Area 51, which is part of…
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Military selects rarely used charge for Bergdahl case
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier held prisoner for years by the Taliban after leaving his post in Afghanistan, could face a life sentence if he is convicted of a rarely…
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Trump candidacy defies political gravity
Fed-up voters keep campaign alive despite his stumbles