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WASHINGTON – It just got a little easier to swap cellphone providers. President Barack Obama signed a bill into law on Friday making it legal once again to unlock a…
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Obama admits U.S. ‘tortured some folks’
President blames mistreatment on post-Sept. 11 fears
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50 years of exploring Florida results in underwater finds
Alvin Hendrix shows the first arrowhead he found when he began collecting from area rivers in the early 1960s. He donated those items to a museum in Ocala, Fla., where…
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U.S. employers add 209,000 jobs, rate rises to 6.2 percent
More jobless workers are starting to look for work again, suggesting Americans are growing more optimistic about the job market. Employers added 209,000 jobs in July, the sixth month of…
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Gaza cease-fire quickly falls apart
Israeli soldier believed captured by Hamas militants
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Gaza truce comes after days of pushing for a deal
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and the United Nations Thursday jointly announced a 72-hour ceasefire between Israeli and Hamas forces in the Gaza Strip that will begin Friday morning.Lucas…
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CIA spied on Senate, internal review finds
chief sets up panel to review possible discipline
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WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court won’t duck the issue of same-sex marriage the next time a case comes to the court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says. The 81-year-old Ginsburg said…
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Court upholds Wisconsin union law
Legislation bans collective bargaining for public employees
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Immigration fix appears dead before recess
Congress racing to pass bills to fund VA care, highways
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Stocks plunge, wiping out July’s gains
falls 317 points, experiencing worst one-day loss since February
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U.S. seeks to repair ties with India
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday after addressing a joint press conference in New Delhi, India.Lucas Jackson/Associated Press “So there’s a…
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Liberia tries to control Ebola outbreak
of dead from deadly disease tops 700 in West Africa
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World Briefs
NEW DELHI – Israel and Hamas have agreed to a humanitarian cease-fire to start this morning for 72 hours, the United States and United Nations announced Thursday. In a statement…
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GOP chairman: Party competing for black votes
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, center, said Thursday he is confident his party will take control of the Senate and widen its lead in the House in this year’s…
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Investigators reach Ukraine jet wreckage site
A pro-Russian rebel throws a hat to his comrade as the convoy of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe personnel approaches a checkpoint near the village of Rassipne on…
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WASHINGTON – Management failures by the Obama administration set the stage for the computer woes that paralyzed the president’s new health-care program last fall, nonpartisan investigators said in testimony released…
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More vigorous U.S. economy appears to be emerging
Construction workers build a commercial complex in Springfield, Ill. The government is expected to announce that businesses created 225,000 jobs in July, the sixth straight month of job gains. Analysts…
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Probe exposes flaws behind HealthCare.gov rollout
A new report faults the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is headed by Marilyn Tavenner, for not properly overseeing the development of the federal HealthCare.gov website, leading to…
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World Briefs
WASHINGTON – The admiral in charge of U.S. forces in the Pacific says North Korea may be lulling the world into largely accepting its advances in missile technology. Adm. Samuel…
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OK, Cupid playing fast and loose with love
website offers no apologies for bad matches
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U.S., Europe tighten sanctions on Russia
The latest U.S. actions took aim at more Russian banks and a large defense firm, but they also went further than past moves by blocking future technology sales to Russia’s…
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Poll: Immigration worries growing
Detainees sleep in a holding cell at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility in Brownsville,Texas. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds two-thirds of Americans now say illegal immigration…
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WASHINGTON – The House and Senate have passed competing versions of legislation to prevent the federal trust funds providing highway and transit funds from running dry next month and to…
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Senate confirms McDonald as VA secretary
The Senate Tuesday unanimously confirmed Robert McDonald to take over as head of the Veterans Affairs Department. McDonald, the former CEO of Procter & Gamble, is a former Army Ranger…