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Feline that terrorized family stumps TV host
the cat from euthanasia a personal crusade
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Transgender rights advanced without fanfare
2007, not enough Democratic votes for congressional ‘trans-inclusive’ bill
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U.S., Iran, longtime enemies, now potential partners
An Iraqi boy living in Iran holds a toy gun and flashes a victory sign in front of a poster of the Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a…
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Group contests statutory ban on campaign lies CINCINNATI – A national anti-abortion group wants a federal court to block an Ohio law barring people from recklessly making false statements about…
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Benghazi suspect a shadowy figure among militias
Khattala states he tried to organize rescue mission and did not attack
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Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian man during a search Saturday for three missing Israeli teens, feared abducted in the West Bank last week, in the village of Beit Kahil near…
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WASHINGTON – Nearly 80 percent of senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs got performance bonuses last year despite widespread treatment delays and preventable deaths at VA hospitals and…
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Cleric calls out leader of Iraq
An Iraqi woman living in Iran holds a poster of the Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s top Shiite cleric, in a demonstration against Sunni militants of the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State…
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Park Service moves to ban use of drones
Grand Canyon National Park has already changed its rules to ban drones inside the park. Now the National Park Service is moving forward with plans to restrict the use of…
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Doctors Without Borders: Ebola ‘out of control’
People protest outside a hospital as Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf visits the area after Ebola deaths in Monrovia, Liberia. A senior official for Doctors Without Borders says the Ebola…
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Energetic stock market pushes toward milestones
An improving economy in the United States and elsewhere is driving many investors back into the stock market and pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average toward record territory.Richard Drew/Associated Press…
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Rare 1856 stamp sets record at New York City auction
This 1-cent 1856 British Guiana stamp was auctioned off for $9.5 million, the fourth time the stamp has been sold and the third time it has set a record for…
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Ukraine begins one-week cease-fire
Ukraine is complaining that Russia has brought tanks and other armored vehicles over the border and letting pro-Russian forces use them in their fight against the Ukrainian government. These tanks…
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VA exec defends bonus policies
Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson says veterans across the country are having to “wait too long for the high quality care they’ve earned and deserve.”Luis Magana/Associated Press More than…
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GOP’s McCarthy wins House majority leader post
Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California was elected House majority leader Thursday.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, 48, was elected to replace McCarthy as whip as the rank…
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ALBANY, N.Y. – New York is set to become the 23rd state to legalize medical marijuana under an agreement announced by legislative leaders Thursday afternoon. The so-called Compassionate Care Act…
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CIA had devilish plan for bin Laden doll
Hasbro helped the CIA develop prototypes of a devil-eyed Osama bin Laden action figure the agency wanted to produce to spook American families.Associated Press file photo The Washington Post reports…
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U.S. sending military advisers to Iraq
President Barack Obama is guaranteeing that no U.S. combat troops will be sent to Iraq although he said Thursday he will send up to 300 military advisers to help train…
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Turmoil in Iraq is pushing up U.S. gasoline prices
Marty Mascio of Pembroke Pines, Fla., fills his car with gasoline at a Chevron station in Pembroke Pines. Gasoline prices are expected to continue rising because of fighting in Iraq…
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Obama, Congress discuss options in Iraq
President Barack Obama met with, from left, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid about what options…
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Social Security closings creating benefits delays
Members of the Senate Special Committee on Aging say the Social Security Administration’s plans to encourage more people to apply for Social Security and disability benefits online ignores the fact…
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WASHINGTON – About 10 percent of veterans seeking medical care at VA hospitals and clinics have to wait at least 30 days for an appointment more than twice the percentage…
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Florida man becomes third executed in U.S. in 24 hours
Phil Sandlin/Associated Press<br><br>Herman Lindsey, right, hugs a colleague in front of the Florida State Prison near Starke, Fla. Wednesday. Lindsey was the 23rd person exonerated from Death Row and was…
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President Obama created in 3-D
A handout photo shows the first presidential portrait created from 3-D scan data. A team at the Smithsonian Institution has created the first 3-D presidential portraits to depict President Barack…
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Backing Iraq war haunts many early supporters
Lawmakers who eagerly voted to authorize military force 12 years ago to oust Saddam Hussein and destroy weapons of mass destruction that were never found now harbor doubts that air…
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AUSTIN, Texas – Could Texas Gov. Rick Perry be California dreamin’? The Republican has made persuading top employers around the country to move to Texas a centerpiece of his administration,…