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16 ski resorts worth hundreds of millions could be sold
A skier packs the car at closing Friday at the Sunday River ski resort in Newry, Maine. CNL Resort Properties, the real estate investment trust that’s the largest owner of…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas health officials say a food-borne illness linked to some Blue Bell ice cream products may have been a contributing factor in the deaths of three…
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Clinton email server key to Benghazi inquiry, says GOP
Rep. Susan Brooks, R-Ind., said Saturday that Hillary Rodham Clinton’s email server could help the panel answer vital questions, including why security at the U.S. diplomatic compound in the Libyan…
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YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Cameroon acknowledged that more than two dozen Boko Haram suspects died in custody late last year, but a government spokesman denied the country’s army was carrying out…
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8 people confirmed dead from Cyclone Pam
S. Pacific archipelago faced winds of 168 mph; 44 others may have died
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Chemical weapons may have been used by IS in attacks
Kurdish soldiers walk around the site of a bomb attack on a road between Mosul, Iraq, and the Syrian border in northern Iraq. Kurdish authorities in Iraq said Saturday they…
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PARIS – Global carbon emissions stayed stable last year even though the economy grew, according to data released Friday that could boost chances for a landmark climate accord later this…
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Obama: ‘More work’ needed to fix VA care
President Barack Obama met with veterans during a visit to the Veterans Administration hospital in Phoenix. The president said the veterans he met told him the care they were receiving…
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In most cases, Congress really is ‘unruly’
Government rules on open records, emails don’t apply to U.S. lawmakers
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Urn artists look for the beauty in death
But in this case, the guest of honor is inside the jar. “People that are vivacious and celebrate life – this one is what they really like,” she says, lifting…
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Boosted bourbon found in backyard
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies responding to a tip recovered five barrels – each filled with bourbon – that were taken from the Wild Turkey Distillery at nearby Lawrenceburg, Sheriff Pat…
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Underground ocean found on Jupiter moon
An image from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft shows Ganymede, one of the moons orbiting Jupiter. New evidence from observations made by the Hubble Space Telescope suggest the moon may have more…
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AUBURN HILLS, Michigan – Call it a preview of the cross-country road trip of the future. An autonomous car developed by Michigan-based auto supplier Delphi Automotive will make a 3,500-mile…
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Calm prevails in Ferguson after shooting of police officers
People demonstrate across the street from the Ferguson Police Department Thursday in Ferguson, Mo. Two police officers were shot early Thursday morning in front of the Ferguson Police Department during…
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At odds with Google, U.S. seeks new rule on computer access
Google and other Internet companies are opposiing a Justice Department proposal that would make it easier for law enforcement to obtain search warrants to hack into computers being used by…
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Groups decry Ferguson police shootings
officers released after ‘an ambush’ during protest
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WASHINGTON – The White House says President Barack Obama still has full confidence in Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy despite the investigation into two senior Secret Service agents accused of…
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Top military chief voices concerns about fight against IS
Joint Chief of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, from left, Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Secretary of State John Kerry arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday to testify before…
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FERGUSON, Mo. – The police chief in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson has resigned in the wake of a scathing Justice Department report prompted by the fatal shooting of…
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Government earns little respect in U.S.
Survey: Americans have little faith in their leaders
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Global outage shuts down Apple’s iTunes, App stores
The Apple logo is illuminated in the entrance to the Fifth Avenue Apple store in New York. Apple’s widely used iTunes and app stores suffered a rare breakdown Wednesday, frustrating…
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New low in relations between Obama, congressional GOP
President Barack Obama speaks at Georgia Tech in Atlanta Tuesday. Relations between the White and congressional Republicans have hit a new low after several members of Congress sent an open…
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ATLANTA – President Barack Obama says college affordability isn’t just important for students, but for the nation as well. Obama told thousands gathered at Georgia Tech Tuesday that he is…
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New fossil find may reset human timeline
This jawbone fragment is the oldest known fossil from an evolutionary tree branch that eventually led to modern humans.William Kimbel/Associated Press Until now, the oldest member of the Homo genus…