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September 3, 2014

CHICAGO – A U.S. appeals court issued a scathing, unequivocal ruling Thursday, declaring that gay marriage bans in Wisconsin and Indiana violated the U.S. Constitution – a decision released a…

Gays scoff at New York’s holiday-parade decision
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Gays scoff at New York’s holiday-parade decision

September 3, 2014

Members of the Irish-American gay community protest on Fifth Avenue against the exclusion of Irish-American gays from marching in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York. Organizers of…

Forecasts see rising health-care inflation
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Forecasts see rising health-care inflation

September 2, 2014

Economic recovery, an aging society and more people insured under the new health-care law are driving the long-term trend. Projections by nonpartisan experts with the Health and Human Services Department…

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September 2, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The third U.S. aid worker sickened with Ebola is a Boston-area doctor who decided to return to Liberia after two others fell ill with the deadly virus,…

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September 2, 2014

NOVOKATERYNIVKA, Ukraine – The ferocity of the attack on the fleeing Ukrainian troops was clear, days after the ambush by Russian-backed separatist forces. More than 30 military vehicles lay in…

Immigrants facing barriers proving status for coverage
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Immigrants facing barriers proving status for coverage

September 2, 2014

Shekhar Bastola, a SEAMAAC Bhutanese outreach worker, left, helps Bhagawat Bastola with his immigration documents in Philadelphia.Amy Jones, SEAMAAC/Associated Press The government mailed letters in English and Spanish last month…

Video purports to show beheading of U.S. journalist
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Video purports to show beheading of U.S. journalist

September 2, 2014

This image made from video released by Islamic State militants on Aug. 19 purports to show journalist Steven Sotloff being held by the militant group. Today, an Internet video purports…

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August 31, 2014

MILWAUKEE – President Barack Obama renewed his push Monday for Congress to raise the minimum wage in a buoyant accounting of the economy’s “revving” performance, delivered on behalf of Democrats…

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August 31, 2014

HAPPY CAMP, Calif. – The U.S. Forest Service says cloudy skies and lower temperatures have slowed the spread of two forest wildfires that are threatening as many as 250 homes…

Obama attends chef’s wedding
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Obama attends chef’s wedding

August 30, 2014

Chef Sam Kass and MSNBC host Alex Wagner were tying the knot in an evening ceremony at Blue Hill at Stone Barns, a farm-to-table restaurant in Pocantico Hills, just north…