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Unlikely school aims to claim championship
Student: ‘Football isn’t as hard as our everyday lives’
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KABUL, Afghanistan – Taliban fighters staged an attack Thursday evening in an upscale district in the Afghan capital Kabul. Witnesses described multiple explosions and bursts of gunfire in the Wazir…
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President Obama sparks immigration scam fears
are reports of efforts to profit from recent annoucement
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NEW YORK – Millions of Americans across the country are marking the holiday with lots of turkey, football, parades and early shopping, while many are overcoming some nasty weather and…
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Here’s what gets toys into national hall of fame
Longevity, icon status and more are needed
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Protest camp closed by Hong Kong officials
Protesters cry as police officers try to stop them blocking the road in Mong Kok district of Hong Kong Wednesday. Police arrested key student leaders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests…
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WASHINGTON – Pilots around the United States have reported a surge in near-collisions and other dangerous encounters with small drones in the past six months at a time when the…
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BANGUI, Central African Republic – Several hostages, including a Polish priest, were released Wednesday after being held by rebels in Central African Republic, officials and rebels said. Cameroon’s president said…
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Free-speech case heading to high court
argues his Facebook posts were rap lyrics, not threats
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Testimony shows seemingly unorthodox forensic practices
Testimony from the grand jury proceedings suggests the Ferguson Police Department in Missouri didn’t follow standard law-enforcement protocols after Police Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot an unarmed Michael Brown, including…
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Dems urged to focus on helping U.S. workers
Senator says health-care reform was mistake
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WASHINGTON – Coming full circle on a campaign promise, the Obama administration will propose tightening the amount of a smog-forming pollutant in the air. People familiar with the proposal tell…
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KABUL, Afghanistan – President Ashraf Ghani has ordered a top-to-bottom review of the operations of Afghanistan’s defense forces, including discussing the resumption of controversial night raids banned by his predecessor.…
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‘Tussle’ in Ferguson a key issue
jury believes officer felt life was being threatened
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Helium helps give holiday parade lift
Handlers steer Thomas the Tank Engine and Paddington Bear balloons through the parking lot at CitiField in New York. The two balloons were taken for practice runs along with four…
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Cyberattackers have unlikely helpers
U.S. workers hurting efforts to safeguard federal data
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Brown family blasts prosecutor’s handling of case
A members of the Missouri Highway Patrol walk past a building burned to the ground Tuesday in Dellwood, Mo. The building and several others in and around Ferguson were burned…
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Rain, snow to challenge eastern holiday travelers
Matt Rourke/Associated Press<br><br>Rail travelers wait to board a train ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday Tuesday at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. A nor’easter was expected to develop along the East…
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Ferguson police officer not charged in shooting
Lesley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown, left, standing on the top of a car, reacts as she listens to the announcement of the grand jury decision on Monday in…
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Uncertainty fuels speculation on Ferguson decision
Anthony Grimes kneels on a rain-soaked street as he blocks traffic with other protesters Sunday in St. Louis. Ferguson and the St. Louis region are on edge in anticipation of…
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Under pressure, Hagel steps down as Pentagon chief
President Barack Obama on Monday shakes hands with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel during Hagel’s resignation announcement in an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.Pablo…
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WASHINGTON – Michele Flournoy, formerly the Pentagon’s policy chief and among President Barack Obama’s more hawkish advisers, could be in line to become the first woman to lead the U.S.…