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NSA programs questioned internally
officials believed risks to privacy not worth taking
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At least 9 dead in Somalia attack
A Somali man helps a wounded civilian who was injured by a car bomb Friday that detonated at the gate of one of Mogadishu’s most popular hotels. The blast and…
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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – Seven people were injured, some critically, during an early-morning spray of gunfire Saturday at a spring break party on the Florida Panhandle, police said. An…
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WASHINGTON – The State Department has ordered an internal audit of its recordkeeping, officials said Friday, outlining a top-to-bottom look at the agency’s practices in the aftermath of revelations that…
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BRUSSELS – The European Union is assessing new ways to push Israel back to the peace negotiating table with the Palestinians for a deal based on a two-state solution, working…
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Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned by Italy high court
Italy’s highest court on Friday overturned murder convictions against American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the 2007 death of her roommate, British student Meredith Kercher.Ted S. Warren/Associated Press…
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Reid Reid, 75, who suffered serious eye and facial injuries in a Jan. 1 exercise accident at his Las Vegas home, said he had been contemplating retiring from the Senate…
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U.S. economic growth may be mild, but it’s also really durable
A man welds parts in fans for industrial ventilation systems at the Robinson Fans Inc. plant in Harmony, Pa.Keith Srakocic/Associated Press Yet the generally sluggish pace of the U.S. recovery…
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Senate OKs Republican balanced-budget plan, following House
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says “Republicans have shown the Senate is under management” with its passage of a GOP-backed budget plan that proposes $5 trillion in spending…
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Census: Florida city tops list of fastest-growing areas
Vacationers enjoy the beach in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the second-fasting growing metropolitan area in the nation between July 2013 and July 2014, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Thursday.Bruce Smith/Associated Press…
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Alone at controls, co-pilot sought to ‘destroy’ the plane
Travelers observe a minute of silence to remember the plane crash victims as they queue at the airport in Duesseldorf Thursday. On Tuesday a Germanwings aircraft crashed in the French…
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NEW YORK – An apparent gas explosion leveled an apartment building, largely destroyed another and launched rubble and shards of glass across streets in the heart of Manhattan’s trendy East…
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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who slipped away from his patrol base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held in captivity for five years, has been charged with desertion…
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GOP-controlled House passes budget to erase deficits
Final passage, 228-199, came shortly after Republicans bumped up recommended defense spending to levels proposed by President Barack Obama. Much of the budget’s savings would come from Medicaid, food stamps…
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Distraction a factor in 6 in 10 teen driver crashes
In this frame grab from a video provided by The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a teen driver loses control of her vehicle after she was driving distracted. Distractions, especially…
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Germanwings audio shows pilot locked out
can be heard trying to ‘smash the door down’
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SAN QUINTIN, Mexico – Workers at large, export-oriented farms in the Mexican border state of Baja California have led a week of violent protests over low pay, abuses and poor…
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UN nuclear watchdog says Iran not providing needed information, access
WASHINGTON – The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said that Iran has failed to provide the information or access needed to allay the agency’s concerns about the weapons…
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Students have sound idea for firefighting
Engineering majors use bass waves to snuff flames
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Jet with 150 people crashes in French Alps; Europe in shock
A family of people involved in a crashed plane arrives at the Barcelona airport in Spain on Tuesday. A Germanwings passenger jet carrying 150 people crashed in the French Alps…
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New police video shows Secret Service SUV nudge barrier
This frame grab image from a Metropolitan Police Department surveillance video shows Secret Service agents in their government vehicle driving through the secured area and nudging a temporary barrier at…
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Higher gasoline costs lift U.S. consumer prices after 3 declines
Shoppers walk past an advertisement for retailer “bebe” along Lincoln Road Mall, a pedestrian street featuring retail stores and outdoor cafes, in Miami Beach, Fla. The Labor Department on Monday…