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Boat captain, crew member are arrested
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Boat captain, crew member are arrested

April 20, 2015

Italian Coast Guard officers disembark the body of a dead migrant off the ship Bruno Gregoretti, in Valletta’s Grand Harbour on Monday. A smuggler’s boat crammed with hundreds of people…

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April 20, 2015

HONOLULU – The federal government on Monday proposed removing most of the world’s humpback whales from the endangered species list, saying the massive mammals have rebounded after 45 years of…

Talks to begin on Capitol Hill budget measure
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Talks to begin on Capitol Hill budget measure

April 20, 2015

Senate Banking Committee member Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. discusses Republican plans to possibly cut funding for Medicare and President Barack Obama’s health-care law in the new budget.Susan Walsh/Associated Press Separate…

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April 19, 2015

RUSKIN, Fla. – The letter carrier who caused a full-scale security review in Washington when he violated national airspace by landing his gyrocopter on Capitol Hill expressed frustration Sunday that…

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April 19, 2015

TEHRAN, Iran– International nuclear inspectors will be barred from all Iranian military sites under any deal with world powers, a senior commander in the Revolutionary Guard said Sunday, setting up…

Yemen Shiite rebel leader vows not to surrender
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Yemen Shiite rebel leader vows not to surrender

April 19, 2015

Iran’s foreign minister urged UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday to try to end “the senseless aerial attacks” in Yemen by a Saudi-led coalition and establish a cease-fire. Smoke rises…

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April 18, 2015

FAIZABAD, Afghanistan – A motorcycle-riding suicide bomber attacked a line of people waiting outside a bank Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 35 and wounding 125 in an assault…

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April 18, 2015

BOSTON – It’s been decades since you could run in the Boston Marathon without qualifying, before limits on the field size made entering – almost as much as finishing –…

RPG event makes magic come alive for Potter fans
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RPG event makes magic come alive for Potter fans

April 17, 2015

Norwegian Elge Larsson is promising to fight “nail and tooth” any interference from the Polish Ministry of Magic during a four-day role-playing game in which about 140 participants will play…

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World Briefs

April 17, 2015

COLOGNE, Germany – The Germanwings crash last month was an “unbelievable horror” for the families of those killed, compounded by the apparent senselessness of the co-pilot’s actions in bringing down…

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April 17, 2015

AUSTIN, Texas – Timothy McVeigh considered the Oklahoma City bombing a failure because he left the building standing and once suggested the government should pay his defense attorneys $800,000. Documents…

Top U.S. lawmakers strike deal to fast-track trade deals
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Top U.S. lawmakers strike deal to fast-track trade deals

April 16, 2015

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, expects his committee will take up a compromise proposal to give President Barack Obama authority to “fast track” trade pact agreements in…