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In Alaska, Obama becomes 1st president to enter the Arctic
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In Alaska, Obama becomes 1st president to enter the Arctic

September 2, 2015

President Barack Obama visited with several Alaska Natives, including fisher Kim Williams, during a stop to Dillingham, Alaska, to highlight how climate change is already affecting the state’s residents.Andrew Harnik/Associated…

U.S. report notes other Fergusons are possible
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U.S. report notes other Fergusons are possible

September 2, 2015

A Justice Department report due out Thursday said Ferguson, Mo., police complained about getting inconsistent orders from their superiors on how to handle arrests when rioting broke out following last…

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September 2, 2015

WASHINGTON – Texas abortion clinics are asking the Supreme Court to take up a major case about abortion rights in the midst of the 2016 presidential campaign. The clinics said…

Kentucky clerk refuses to heed courts on gay marriage
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Kentucky clerk refuses to heed courts on gay marriage

September 1, 2015

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis’s supporters are urging her to stand firm in her refusal to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples even after the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday refused…

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September 1, 2015

Fiorina WASHINGTON – CNN on Tuesday amended its criteria for the next Republican presidential debate, giving former technology executive Carly Fiorina a better chance at appearing in the Sept. 16…

World Briefs
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World Briefs

August 31, 2015

WARSAW, Poland – Poland’s warring president and prime minister have separately marked the 35th anniversary of a key deal between striking workers and communist authorities that opened the way to…

Walker’s campaign tries to clarify border comment
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Walker’s campaign tries to clarify border comment

August 31, 2015

An aide for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Monday said the Republican presidential candidate isn’t suggesting that there should be a wall along the U.S.-Canada border. However, campaign spokeswoman AshLee…

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August 31, 2015

OLATHE, Kan. – The man who admitted killing three people at two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites gave jurors a Nazi salute Monday after they convicted him of murder and…

Thai police seeking 2 suspects
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Thai police seeking 2 suspects

August 31, 2015

Thai police found bomb-making materials, including gunpowder, digital clocks and remote-control car parts, inside an apartment that was raided this weekend outside Bangkok, Thailand. Thai police are searching for two…

Obama begins Alaska visit
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Obama begins Alaska visit

August 31, 2015

During his three-day tour of Alaska, Obama planned to hike a glacier, converse with fishermen and tape a reality TV show with survivalist Bear Grylls – all part of a…

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August 30, 2015

HOUSTON – The man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of a uniformed suburban Houston sheriff’s deputy had a lengthy criminal record going back a decade, but never…

Oregon hemp farmer says startup going slow
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Oregon hemp farmer says startup going slow

August 30, 2015

Volunteers harvest hemp at a farm in Springfield, Colo., during the first known harvest of industrial hemp in the U.S. since the 1950s. The Oregon Department of Agriculture has stopped…

World Briefs
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World Briefs

August 30, 2015

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Islamic extremist rebels Boko Haram are trying to extend their violent campaign across the country including Lagos, the country largest city, an intelligence official said Sunday…

As Common Core results trickle in, initial goals unfulfilled
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As Common Core results trickle in, initial goals unfulfilled

August 30, 2015

Full or preliminary scores have been released for Connecticut, Idaho, Missouri, Oregon, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia. They all participated in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, one of two groups…

Pending home-sales index rebounds in July
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Pending home-sales index rebounds in July

August 29, 2015

Real estate officials say improving pay – and a tightening rental market – are helping Americans’ confidence in making big purchases such as a home. The National Association of Realtors…

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August 29, 2015

HOUSTON – Prosecutors on Saturday charged a 30-year-old man with capital murder in the killing of a sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down from behind while filling up his patrol…

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August 29, 2015

BANGKOK – Thai authorities arrested a foreign man Saturday they said had been holed up in a suburban apartment with bomb-making equipment and stacks of passports, the first possible breakthrough…