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Turkey, Saudis working to topple Assad
Turkey and Saudi Arabia are coordinating efforts to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad.SANA via Associated Press The two countries – one a democracy, the other a conservative kingdom – have…
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BISMARCK, N.D. – A shipment of oil involved in an explosive train derailment in North Dakota had been treated to reduce its volatility – a move that state officials suggested…
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KATHMANDU, Nepal – Thousands of Nepalese dressed in white offered prayers and flowers at home and in temples Thursday in a Hindu ritual marking the end of a 13-day mourning…
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Maryland’s senators support federal probe in Baltimore
Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., left, is backing Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake’s request for a federal probe of the city’s police department. Mikulski told Attorney General Loretta Lynch, center, on Wednesday…
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Brown lawns loom this summer in California
Dan Denning, a water conservationist for San Diego County Water Authority, checks sprinkler flow on a lawn as part of the county’s “Watersmart Checkup” Wednesday in Carlsbad, Calif. State regulators…
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Train derailment raises doubts about new rules
Crude-oil fire forces town’s evacuation
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Netanyahu OKLAHOMA CITY – A storm that produced tornadoes across parts of southwestern Oklahoma bore down on suburban Oklahoma City during the evening rush hour Wednesday, and forecasters declared a…
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Self-driving tractor-trailer unveiled
Daimler AG expects to begin testing self-driving tractor-trailers that it believes could increase highway safety and cut expensive driver costs for shipping companies. The company unveiled its prototype semi-truck Tuesday…
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Israel’s Netanyahu completes formation of government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday avoided being forced from office after reaching agreement with a small nationalist party to form a new coalition government.Ammar Awad/Associated Press file The…
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Germanwings co-pilot tested descents hours before crash
Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, competing in a race in Hamburg, Germany, practiced programming a controlled descent on a flight two hours before he apparently crashed an A320 jet into the…
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Huckabee to seek GOP presidential nomination
Huckabee The former Arkansas governor announced his 2016 bid in the hometown he shares with former President Bill Clinton, becoming the sixth notable Republican to enter the campaign, with more…
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FRESNO, Calif. – A drone large enough to carry tanks of fertilizers and pesticides has won rare approval from federal authorities to spray crops in the United States. Steve Markofski…
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Symphony tries to tune in young fans
Nightclub venue offers new take on concert halls
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Blackbeard’s flagship causing new troubles in N.C.
The Florida-based company, Intersal Inc., found little loot when it discovered the Queen Anne’s Revenge almost 20 years ago, but it eventually gained a contract for rights to photos and…
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Astronaut brews up a space first
Over the weekend, astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti fired up the first espresso machine in space. She posted a photo of herself on Twitter from the International Space Station on Sunday, sipping…
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California regulators approve new water restrictions
State officials reported Tuesday that California residents failed to meet Gov. Jerry Brown’s voluntary water-conservation targets in March.Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press The State Water Resources Control Board approved rules that force…
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Energy-producing states blast Obama climate-change plan
The attorneys general of West Virginia and Oklahoma are attacking the Obama administration’s plans to curb carbon emissions from coal-fired plants, saying they would lead to job losses and higher…
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NEW YORK – In a deeply personal response to outbreaks of racially motivated protests, President Barack Obama on Monday blamed a lack of opportunity in minority communities and harsher treatment…
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JERUSALEM – Israel’s black Jewish Ethiopian minority, plagued by poverty, crime, unemployment, racism and lack of opportunity, saw frustrations boil over Sunday into an unprecedented outburst of violent anti-police protests.…
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Nepal seeks foreign assistance after quake
toll reaches 7,300 in one of world’s poorest countries
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Pentagon accused of withholding information about sex crimes
Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at the Pentagon during a news conference Friday about the Defense Department’s annual report on sexual assault in the military.Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press Sen. Kirsten…