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Historic Asia areas giving way to growth
Developments replacing old communities, cultural past
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Shh!! Cities preparing for global warming
governments taking steps, but they’re being quiet about it
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Detained anti-government activists peer out from a prison van after their court appearance Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan’s opposition said police have arrested scores of activists in an effort to…
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Libya is point of contention between Egypt, Americans
world divided on whom should be supported in country
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Both parties in Congress are playing it safe for now
Tempers simmer as Election Day draws nearer
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Will digital wallet kill card swipe?
Storage security one of several issues unresolved
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Humanitarian aid arrives in Ukraine
Russian convoy waited 2 weeks at border; Kiev’s consent not given
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State Police identify trooper killed in ambush BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. – A late-night ambush outside a state police barracks in Pennsylvania’s rural northeastern corner left one trooper dead and another…
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Got tape? America responds to video
Reading about incidents appears to have less effect on us than viewing
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Another terrorist group to worry about?
group in Syria said to pose direct threat to U.S. aviation
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Police: 2 boys confess to preschool pumpkin heist
A boy is shown kicking a pumpkin authorities believe was stolen from a nearby preschool in Portales, N.M. Police said Friday two juvenile suspects have confessed to picking clean a…
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Two strong solar storms hit Earth on schedule
An earlier storm hit late Thursday. “The second of the expected coronal mass ejections (CMEs) has arrived, and arrived in good agreement with the predicted arrival times,” according to NOAA’s…
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NEW YORK – Newspaper company Digital First Media said Friday that it is exploring strategic options, which could include a sale of the company or parts of it. The privately…
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U.S. retail sales rise in August on auto purchases
A shopper looks at clothes at a J.C. Penney store in New York. Retail sales were up 0.6 percent in August, suggesting consumers are growing more confident about spending.Richard Drew/Associated…
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Can Obama wage war without consent of Congress?
Some lawmakers and legal experts are questioning whether President Barack Obama has the legal authority to approve airstrikes on the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria without seeking congressional…
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Report: U.S. deportations falling to seven-year low
According to an analysis of Homeland Security Department figures by The Associated Press, the federal agency responsible for deportations sent home 258,608 immigrants between the start of the budget year…
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Scottish banks issue warning before vote
Bankers say they’ll move if independence is approved
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Asian nations beefing up militaries
Countries seek to counter growing threat from China
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OMAHA, Neb. – An American aid worker infected with Ebola has been given blood from a fellow doctor who battled the disease, and Nebraska doctors say the man has responded…
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SANTIAGO, Chile – President Michelle Bachelet marked Thursday’s anniversary of the 1973 military coup that toppled Marxist President Salvador Allende by urging Chileans to come forward with any information they…
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Putin vows military buildup
Putin cited the United States’ continued development of a missile defense system in Europe and Alaska as a major threat facing Russia, but not the only one. “There are other…
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WASHINGTON – An extreme solar flare is blasting its way to Earth and could mess up some power grids, satellites and radio transmissions, scientists say. It’s been several years since…
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Terror threat has changed since Sept. 11
Al-Qaeda has been been weakened, but its offshoots pose new danger
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Ferguson reforms met with rancor at city meeting
Henry Logan is screened as he enters Greater Grace Church before the start of Tuesday’s Ferguson City Council meeting in Ferguson, Mo.Jeff Roberson/Associated Press The shooting last month exposed an…