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Obama’s uncle to stay in U.S.

Onyango Obama, President Barack Obama’s Kenyan-born uncle, says the United States is “the land of opportunities.” Onyango Obama was allowed…

December 3, 2013

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Nation Briefs

ALBANY, N.Y. – An animal rights group is asking New York courts to recognize scientific evidence of emotional and cognitive…

December 3, 2013

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Health website worries grow

Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel says his agency can effectively monitor the Prime Tax Credit program to ensure that health…

December 3, 2013

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House renews ban on plastic guns

On a voice vote, the House passed a bill to renew the Undetectable Firearms Act for another decade. The Senate…

December 3, 2013

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Clinton questions spying on leaders

“I think there ought to be very explicit rules on listening in on conversations of world leaders,” Clinton said in…

December 3, 2013

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Engineer’s focus target of probe

Investigators are looking into whether Metro-North Railroad engineer William Rockefeller was not paying attention to the train, which was going…

December 3, 2013

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Biden urges caution in Japan-China feud

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says China and Japan need “effective channels of communication” to avoid a miscalculation because of…

December 3, 2013

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World Briefs

LONDON — The editor of the Guardian said Tuesday that his newspaper has published just 1 percent of the material…

December 3, 2013

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Palestinians say Iran deal sets peace precedent

Palestinian officials are calling for the international community to bring pressure to bear on Israel to get a peace agreement…

December 3, 2013

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Judge clears way for Detroit bankruptcy

Judge Steven Rhodes says he will not “lightly or casually” accept the city of Detroit’s proposals to shed some of…

December 3, 2013

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Envoy says China has right to set another air zone

The United States is advising U.S. airlines to notify Chinese authorities before entering that country’s new air defense zone over…

December 2, 2013

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U.S.: American fighters in Syria a security risk

The State Department says it has no estimates of how many Americans have taken up weapons to fight military units…

December 2, 2013

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Amazon.com sees delivery drones as future

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos’ prediction that his company could be using drones to deliver packages to customers within five years…

December 2, 2013

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NTSB: Train going too fast at curve before wreck

Experts say a Postive Train Control system would have prevented Sunday’s train accident that killed four people and injured dozens.…

December 2, 2013

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NATO chief: U.S. deal with Afghanistan crucial

BRUSSELS – NATO won’t be able to deploy its noncombat training and advisory mission in Afghanistan after next year unless…

December 2, 2013

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Fast-food protests planned for 100 cities

Organizers are planning another walkout at fast-food restaurants in 100 cities this week, a follow-up to this summer’s walkouts in…

December 2, 2013

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U.N.: Evidence ties Assad to war crimes

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says abuses like those taking place against civilians in Syria and the…

December 2, 2013

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Nation/World Briefs

CONCORD, N.H. – A traveling medical technician was sentenced Monday to 39 years in prison for stealing painkillers and infecting…

December 2, 2013

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Health website gets mixed reviews

White House press secretary Jay Carney says visitors to the HealthCare.gov website are now being shuttled to a holding queue…

December 2, 2013

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Justices won’t hear Internet taxation case

Amazon.com is urging Congress to resolve the question of how states tax online sales. The Supreme Court Monday refused to…

December 2, 2013

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New Hampshire hospital worker gets 39 years in hepatitis case

David Kwiatkowski, a former lab technician at Exeter, N.H., apologized for infecting patients with his hepatitis C-infected blood. The 34-year-old…

December 2, 2013

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Nation/World Briefs

NEW YORK – Thanksgiving Day openings and reduced prices failed to get Americans to crack open their billfolds during the…

December 1, 2013

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Bronx train goes off rails; 4 die

60-plus hurt; cause to be investigated

December 1, 2013

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Should you worry or is U.S. military at the ready?

McKeondu1-i-syn “You’d better hope we never have a war again,” the House Armed Services Committee chairman, Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon,…

November 30, 2013

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Officials says worst tech bugs are over for health-care website

The beleaguered health-insurance website has had periods of down times as the government tries to fix the problems.JON ELSWICK/Associated Press…

November 30, 2013

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Subconscious relationship doubts? Trust your gut instincts

A study published this week in the journal Science found that the gut reactions people had about each other shortly…

November 30, 2013

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U.S.: American fighters in Syria a security risk

Basit Javed Sheikhdu1-i-syn The State Department says it has no estimates of how many Americans have taken up weapons to…

November 30, 2013

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Black Friday bitten by Turkey Day

shopping day profits down

November 30, 2013

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In God we trust, maybe, but not each other

Americans more cautious of fellow citizens

November 30, 2013

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Nation Briefs

Villagers rush to aid rural plane crash survivors ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Residents of a rural Alaska village reached survivors of…

November 30, 2013