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Poll: Americans split over court’s gay-marriage ruling
Political affiliation shows wide gap
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Website hack threatens would-be adulterers
Millions have personal information compromised
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Families affected by early onset Alzheimers seek better treatment
Dean DeMoe, center, with his wife, Deb DeMoe, left, and their daughter McKenna DeMoe, 19, attend the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Washington on Saturday. Alzheimer’s has ravaged generations of…
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Security Council OKs deal with Iran
Thomas Mayr-Harting, left, head of the delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, on Monday talks with Iran’s U.N. ambassador, Gholamali Khoshroo, at the United Nations headquarters, where…
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No donors? No problem for Trump
Presidential candidate’s wealth let’s him say whatever he wants
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California regulators on Monday proposed a first-of-its-kind, $1.5 million fine for a group of Central Valley farmers accused of illegally taking water during the drought. It would…
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Searching for ET: Hawking to look for extraterrestrial life
Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking Monday sits in front of a presentation image during a press conference in London. 2015. Hawking and Russian tech entrepreneur Yuri Milner are pushing the search…
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New era in ties begins as Cuba raises flag at embassy in U.S.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, right of center, applauds Monday with other dignitaries after raising the Cuban flag over the country’s new embassy in Washington, D.C. Cuba’s blue, red and…
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Greek banks reopen but cash limits remain and taxes soar
An elderly man on Monday leaves a branch of the National Bank of Greece in Athens. Greek banks reopened Monday, but many restrictions on transactions, including cash withdrawals, will remain.Thanassis…
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MODESTO, Calif. – A man was arrested Sunday in the deaths of his daughter, two other girls and two women whose bodies were found in a California home, police said.…
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Business travelers hailing Uber
In the three months ended in June, Uber overtook taxis as the most expensed form of ground transportation, according to expense management system provider Certify. Uber accounted for 55 percent…
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Files raise new questions about Rosenberg case
Historians welcome release of testimony
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Down on the farm is where the tech is
Self-driving is old hat for farm equipment manufacturers
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Coal companies facing bankruptcy, removal
Coal-fired plants such as the San Juan Generating Station near Farmington, N.M., are in dire straits as the global market trends toward natural gas, leaving several coal companies on the…
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Sleuths trace fate of first black male slave freed by Lincoln
William Henry Costley was just 10 months old in 1841 when a young Lincoln won a case before the Illinois Supreme Court that freed his mother Nance Legins-Costley from indentured…
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Kodak pictures new role as a startup landlord
Instead of selling land, company collecting rent
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WASHINGTON – The deadly shootings at military sites in Tennessee illustrate the threat that FBI officials have warned about: violence directed against a vulnerable government target by a lone gunman…
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates– The nuclear deal is done. Now it’s time to talk business. While it will likely be months before sanctions on Iran ease, business and political leaders…
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California fire that jumped Interstate 15 calms overnight
A hand crew member starts a backfire along Baldy Mesa Road late Friday as the North Fire continues to burn near Interstate 15 in the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino…
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Shooting stirs questions about arming military recruiters
Officers with the New York Police Department’s anti-terrorism unit Friday guard a military recruiting station in Times Square in New York. Security at military recruiting and reserve centers will be…
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Swift MANILA, Philippines – The new U.S. commander of the Pacific Fleet assured allies Friday that American forces are well equipped and ready to respond to any contingency in the…
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Nations remember MH17 victims
convinced Ukrainian rebels downed Malaysian Airlines jet
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WASHINGTON – Just weeks before Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman sneaked out of a maximum security prison in Mexico, the U.S. government had requested formally that the drug kingpin be sent…
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NASA team marvels at Pluto’s complex landscape
New Horizon scientists are surprised by the “complexity” of features they are finding on Pluto and its moons. Mission scientists said Friday there are icy frozen plains on the dwarf…
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New president may be stuck with deal
candidates vowing to undo nuclear agreement with Iran