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Science says: Jack Frost nipping at your nose ever later

Changing freeze cycles signal climate change, with good and bad consequences

October 29, 2017

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Nursing homes struggled with choice to evacuate in hurricane

In this Aug. 30, 2017, file photo, members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Florida Fish and…

October 29, 2017

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Pro-independence Catalans: ‘I’ve never felt Spanish’

Santi Palacios/Associated Press People celebrate as they watch the parliament session on a huge screen during a rally outside the Catalan…

October 29, 2017

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Full recovery from California wildfires may take years

A Santa Rosa fireman rings a bell 42 times during a Day of Remembrance memorial for victims of California wildfires…

October 29, 2017

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Collins: Clinton camp needs to fully explain dossier payment

Maine Sen. Susan Collins says the committee should further question John Podesta and Debbie Wasserman Schultz following disclosures last week…

October 29, 2017

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Confusion coming with California’s legal marijuana

Large jars of marijuana are on display for sale at the Cali Gold Genetics booth during the High Times Cannabis…

October 29, 2017

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Doctors prepare for deep dive into Las Vegas shooter’s brain

Paddockdu1-i-syn Stephen Paddock’s brain is being sent to Stanford University for a months-long examination after a visual inspection during an…

October 29, 2017

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Trump comes ahead with fresh criticism of Russia inquiry

Trumpdu1-i-syn “DO SOMETHING!” Trump urged in one of five morning tweets. Trump’s tweets followed a CNN report late Friday that…

October 29, 2017

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JFK files release leaves real-life whodunit unsettled

The release of thousands of records relating to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy hasn’t settled the best-known, real-life…

October 28, 2017

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Power of anti-Trump resistance in question in Virginia race

The Nov. 7 contest pits Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, a physician, Army veteran and former state senator, against Ed…

October 28, 2017

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10 dead, more than 11 wounded in Mogadishu hotel blast

Somalis carry away the wounded civilian who was injured in a car bomb that was detonated in Mogadishu, Somalia, on…

October 28, 2017

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Sharks and lost hope

2 women rescued after 5 months at sea

October 27, 2017

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Social media giant announces new transparency

This image shows how ads on Facebook will be more transparent. Days ahead of testimony at three congressional hearings, the…

October 27, 2017

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JFK files: British newspaper got mystery call before assassination

came minutes before shooting, documents show

October 27, 2017

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Trump signs $36.5 billion emergency aid bill for disasters

Former New York Yankees baseball pitcher Mariano Rivera, left, applauds as he listens to President Donald Trump, right, speak on…

October 27, 2017

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Misplaced monarchs: Clusters of butterflies stuck up north

A monarch butterfly at Point Pelee National Park in Canada. A large population of already vulnerable monarch butterflies are stuck…

October 27, 2017

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Hammers, axes will help test Trump border wall prototypes

Ronald Vitiello, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s acting deputy commissioner, tours the construction site where several prototypes of a border…

October 26, 2017

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Ryan: People don’t care about senator’s concerns about Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., speaks during his weekly press conference on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, in…

October 26, 2017

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Pope encourages young U.S. immigrants to dream

Speaking by video hookup with young people in Texas, Puerto Rico and a handful of Latin American nations, Francis urged…

October 26, 2017

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House backs $4T budget, faces challenges on Trump tax plan

J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., leaves the House chamber after the House gave a significant boost to President…

October 26, 2017

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Democrats condemn proposed fee hikes at national parks

Under a plan announced this week, visitors to many national parks would be charged $70 per vehicle during the peak…

October 26, 2017

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NBC News takes Mark Halperin off air after harassment claims

The network said Thursday it found Halperin’s conduct as described in a CNN story “very troubling” and that the veteran…

October 26, 2017

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Serious head and hand wounds described by Bergdahl searchers

Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer via AP Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives at the Fort Bragg courthouse for a sentencing hearing on…

October 26, 2017

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Harvey Weinstein sues former company over emails, records

Weinstein’s lawsuit filed Thursday in Delaware seeks access to the records, which Weinstein’s lawyers argue are key to the Oscar-winner’s…

October 26, 2017

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JFK files: Thousands released but Trump holds back others

President Donald Trump acted Thursday to block the release of hundreds of records on the John F. Kennedy assassination, bending…

October 26, 2017

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US agrees to pay tea party groups in suits over IRS scrutiny

The Trump administration has agreed to payout to hundreds of tea party groups to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by…

October 26, 2017

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Trump declares US opioid emergency but pledges no new money

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to declare the opioid crisis a national public health emergency in the East…

October 26, 2017

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2 Dakota Access protesters sentenced to jail in North Dakota

Sixty-four-year-old Mary Redway and 27-year-old Alexander Simon were convicted Oct. 19 of misdemeanor disorderly conduct during the protests in North…

October 26, 2017

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GOP targets environmental rules after wildfires

Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said lawmakers will vote next week on a bill to loosen environmental regulations for forest-thinning…

October 26, 2017

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Dollars targeting opioids hit hurdles as impatience builds

At a congressional hearing Wednesday in Washington, Republicans and Democrats shared frustration as they questioned top administration officials about federal…

October 26, 2017