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West readies sanctions on Russia after Crimea vote

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says violence that broke out in Donetsk, Ukraine, Thursday night shows that the Ukrainian government has lost…

March 14, 2014

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Malaysia denies jet was transmitting data

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says countries looking for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 need to better coordinate their efforts because…

March 13, 2014

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World Briefs

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – El Salvador’s electoral court on Thursday declared leftist candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren the winner of…

March 13, 2014

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Egypt crackdown crippling Gaza economy

A new poll shows that support for Hamas is slipping in the Gaza Strip as the government struggles to keep…

March 13, 2014

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Jobless benefits deal possible

Approval of the $9.7 billion measure seemed likely by the Democratic-led Senate when it returns in late March from a…

March 13, 2014

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Nuke crew woes grow worse

Newly released Air Force documents suggest that missile crew members at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota were cheating…

March 13, 2014

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The oil company behind the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history can once again perform work for…

March 13, 2014

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Kerry warns Russia of U.S. response if Crimea is annexed

Secretary of State John Kerry says he will urge Russia to consider something less than annexation of the Crimea region…

March 13, 2014

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Chances for prosecution unclear in CIA-Senate spat

CIA Director John Brennan is denying that his agency hacked into a computer to find details about a Senate committee’s…

March 13, 2014

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House backs bill to sue president over laws

A House-passed bill that would expedite congressional lawsuits against the president stands little chance of passage in the Democratic-controlled Senate.…

March 12, 2014

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Iran strengthens ties with Oman during visit

Iran’s president is visiting Oman to strengthen ties between the two Middle Eastern countries. Hassan Rouhani, left, signed an agreement…

March 12, 2014

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New OT rules in the works

President Barack Obama plans to help low-paid salaried workers by raising the pay threshold for workers covered by overtime rules.…

March 12, 2014

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China adds another twist in hunt for jet

Malaysian officials are denying claims that they have been withholding any information about the circumstances surrounding the flight of a…

March 12, 2014

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U.S. dismisses Crimea election

Obama made a point of welcoming Ukraine’s new leader to the White House, declaring as they sat side-by-side that he…

March 12, 2014

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Insurance sign-ups starting to level off

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says her agency is finding that more people on signing up for health…

March 11, 2014

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California mulls how to regulate driverless cars

California officials are grappling with how to regulate driverless cars once they begin hitting the roads in a few years.…

March 11, 2014

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Senator’s dispute with CIA grows more public

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. is asking the CIA to apologize for searching a congressional computer system…

March 11, 2014