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March 14, 2015

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…

Clinton email server key to Benghazi inquiry, says GOP
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Clinton email server key to Benghazi inquiry, says GOP

March 14, 2015

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…

World Briefs
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World Briefs

March 14, 2015

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…

World Briefs
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World Briefs

March 13, 2015

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…

Obama: ‘More work’ needed to fix VA care
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Obama: ‘More work’ needed to fix VA care

March 13, 2015

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…

Urn artists look for the beauty in death
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Urn artists look for the beauty in death

March 13, 2015

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…

Boosted bourbon found in backyard
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Boosted bourbon found in backyard

March 13, 2015

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…

Underground ocean found on Jupiter moon
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Underground ocean found on Jupiter moon

March 13, 2015

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…

Nation Briefs
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Nation Briefs

March 13, 2015

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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Nation & World Briefs

March 12, 2015

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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Nation & World Briefs

March 11, 2015

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…

Global outage shuts down Apple’s iTunes, App stores
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Global outage shuts down Apple’s iTunes, App stores

March 11, 2015

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…

New low in relations between Obama, congressional GOP
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New low in relations between Obama, congressional GOP

March 10, 2015

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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Nation & World Briefs

March 10, 2015

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…

New fossil find may reset human timeline
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New fossil find may reset human timeline

March 10, 2015

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…