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Report faults Mexico’s probe of missing students
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Report faults Mexico’s probe of missing students

September 6, 2015

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto ordered investigators Sunday to consider a new report that casts doubts on a police investigation of last year’s disappearance of 43 students.Rebecca Blackwell/Associated Press file…

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Nation Brief

September 6, 2015

CHICAGO – Dozens of police officers were searching a lagoon on Chicago’s West Side on Sunday where a toddler’s decomposed feet and hand were found. The search began Saturday afternoon…

Hunter tied to Cecil the lion killing headed back to work
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Hunter tied to Cecil the lion killing headed back to work

September 5, 2015

Protestors gather outside Dr. Walter James Palmer’s dental office in Bloomington, Minn., in July after Palmer killed Cecil, a black-maned lion, just outside Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe.Associated Press file…

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Nation Briefs

September 5, 2015

COLUMBUS, Ohio – It’s been a tumultuous political summer. The unexpected rises of billionaire Donald Trump and socialist Bernie Sanders. Signs of weakness for Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Curiosity about…

World Briefs
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World Briefs

September 5, 2015

WARSAW, Poland – The Polish church on Saturday buried a former papal diplomat who was charged by a Vatican court of sexually abusing minors and possessing child pornography but who…

Congress returns with long to-do list
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Congress returns with long to-do list

September 5, 2015

The west front of the U.S. Capitol is seen under repair Wednesday in Washington. Congress will return Tuesday with a critical need for a characteristic that has been rare through…

Collars help monitor sick pets
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Collars help monitor sick pets

September 5, 2015

Kenneth Herring of Grosse Ile, Mich., uses the PetPace collar on his dog Jack, which has epilepsy. The manufacturer will use information it learns while tracking Jack’s epilepsy to tailor…

Fired regulator: Governor pushed to waive oil safeguards
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Fired regulator: Governor pushed to waive oil safeguards

September 4, 2015

Former California Gov. Gray Davis allegedly asked Gov. Jerry Brown to fire Derek Chernow, Brown’s former acting director of the state Department of Conservation.Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press file photo Brown fired…

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Nation Briefs

September 4, 2015

WASHINGTON – U.S. unemployment fell to a seven-year low of 5.1 percent last month, but hiring slowed – a mixed bag of news that offers few clues to whether the…

Puerto Rico crisis draws attention of candidates
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Puerto Rico crisis draws attention of candidates

September 4, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Friday told a crowd of supporters attending a campaign speech in San Juan, Puerto Rico, that it was supporters of Democratic presidential candidate…

World Briefs
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World Briefs

September 4, 2015

Two Polish men say they have notified authorities that they believe a Nazi train loaded with gold is buried in the woods near the Ksiaz Castle in Walbrzych, Poland.Czarek Sokolowski/Associated…

Judge: Water ruling only affects states that sued
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Judge: Water ruling only affects states that sued

September 4, 2015

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson clarified the temporary injunction he issued last week at the request of North Dakota and 12 other states. They sought to stop…

Election Briefs
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Election Briefs

September 4, 2015

WASHINGTON – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that if elected, he would work to improve the “horrible” international agreement with Iran to rein in that country’s nuclear arms program.…

Millions of Americans’ wills now available online
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Millions of Americans’ wills now available online

September 4, 2015

American patriot Paul Revere left $500 to each of his grandchildren except one, according to his will, which is available online at Ancestry.com. The will doesn’t offer clues about what…

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Nation & World Briefs

September 3, 2015

CHARLESTON, S.C. The white man accused of killing nine black churchgoers in what authorities said was a racially motivated crime during Bible study will face a death penalty trial, even…

Hungary blasts EU on migration amid chaos at train station
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Hungary blasts EU on migration amid chaos at train station

September 3, 2015

Migrants shout slogans Thursday after being stopped in Bicske, Hungary. Hungary’s prime minister, Viktor Orban. complained that Germany and the European Union aren’t doing enough to resolve Europe migrant problem.Petr…

China marks Japan WWII defeat, shows rising power in parade
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China marks Japan WWII defeat, shows rising power in parade

September 2, 2015

Chinese female military personnel Thursday march in front of Beijing’s Tiananmen Gate during a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender during World War II, 2015. The spectacle involved…