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NATO looks at paying for rapid-reaction force
Military unit aimed at countering Russian aggression
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GOP takes charge as new Congress convenes
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio kisses House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California after being re-elected to a third term during the opening session of the 114th Congress.Pablo…
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Rocket problem postpones SpaceX launch to space station
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is seen at launch complex 40 after an attempted early morning launch was scrubbed because of technical issues at the Cape…
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More women, minorities in new Congress
Vice President Joe Biden administers the Senate oath to Sen. Mike Rounds R-S.D., left, with wife Jean Rounds during a ceremonial re-enactment swearing-in ceremony in the Old Senate Chamber of…
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BERLIN – The square around the Cologne Cathedral was plunged into darkness Monday evening after the historical landmark in western Germany shut down its lights in a silent protest of…
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Hundreds line up for wake of ex-New York Gov. Mario Cuomo
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, arrives with his girlfriend, Sandra Lee, right, and one of his daughters to the wake of his father, Mario Cuomo, on Monday in New…
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Stocks plunge on fears about implications of oil slump
European worries add to broad sell-off
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MIAMI – Lesbian and gay couples were wed in Miami on Monday by the same judge who approved their marriage licenses, hours before Florida’s coming-out party as the nation’s 36th…
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Miami judge approves early start to Florida’s gay weddings
Same-sex couples in Miami celebrate Circuit Court Judge Sarah Zabel’s lifting of the legal stay she had placed on her July decision declaring the wedding ban discriminatory in Miami. Miami-Dade…
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EDDYVILLE, Ky. – Sailor Guztler – the 7-year-old girl who survived a plane crash, walked a mile through the cold, dark woods to safety and then helped authorities locate the…
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistani airstrikes killed 31 jihadists, and a suspected U.S. drone strike killed another seven, officials said Sunday, as local troops pressed an ongoing offensive in the country’s…
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Weather blocks divers from AirAsia site
Passengers now fearful of flying with airline
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Myths about weather forecasting worth discussing
Variables from polar vortex to global warming tint public’s views
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Troop presence lingers overseas
Bringing U.S. soldiers home harder than Obama thought
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Penny parking thriving in Illinois town
Parking enforcement officer Giovanni Serra watches as Sycamore Police Department intern Justin Keller writes a ticket in downtown Sycamore, Ill. Sycamore is one of the last communities in the country…
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Child’s toy could be NASA’s solution for spacecraft
Engineers think inflatables could fly us out to Mars
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BOSTON – Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate, died Saturday. He was…
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15 ways things will get worse in 2015
Syria’s civil war and Iraq’s spiraling violence: Yes, the extremist militants of the Islamic State are on the back foot, pinned down by a U.S.-led bombing campaign and increasingly undermined…
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Plans, policies laid out for Obama’s last years
President ready to work after winter vacation
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Powerful Arctic blast poised hit Midwest, East
National Weather Service meteorologist Paul Kocin, an expert on winter storms, said it is a classic pattern of massive blasts of Arctic air hitting just about everyone east of the…
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Sen. Reid suffers broken ribs, bones in accident
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada broke several ribs and facial bones when a piece of exercise equipment broke at his home in Nevada and injured him.Harry Hamburg/Associated Press…
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Envoys report progress on Iran nuke talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif head to a bilateral meeting on Iran’s nuclear program. Diplomats say Iran and the U.S. have tentatively…
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Texas city could be test of new voting-rights law
Hispanics say at-large seats will dilute their votes