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Democrats reach breaking point on filibusters

From left, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of…

November 23, 2013

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Another section of supermarket falls in Latvia

Rescue workers search debris of the Maxima supermarket in Riga, Latvia, on Saturday. At least 54 people have died, including…

November 23, 2013

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Pakistani drone protesters block supply route

troops stopped from accessing Afghanistan

November 23, 2013

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Political ideology part of London slavery case

Police officers stand outside apartments as police conduct house-to-house inquires in the area where three women were rescued after allegedly…

November 23, 2013

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World Briefs

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Sunni religious leaders said Saturday they closed the sect’s mosques in Baghdad indefinitely to protest attacks targeting…

November 23, 2013

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Sticker shock hits health shoppers

vary across states; some consumers squeezed

November 22, 2013

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Afghan spokesman rebuffs U.S. troop deal deadline

A council of elders is continuing discussions in Kabul, Afghanistan, about whether to approve a new agreement with the United…

November 22, 2013

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Detained American’s wife asks N. Korea for his return

This 2005 photo provided by the Palo Alto Weekly shows Merrill Newman, a retired finance executive and Red Cross volunteer…

November 22, 2013

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Nation Briefs

MINNEAPOLIS – A family spokesman says two of the children rescued from a pond after a car veered off a…

November 22, 2013

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Web inventor: Surveillance threatens democracy

Tim Berners-Lee, who launched the Web in 1990, made the remarks as he released his World Wide Web Foundation’s annual…

November 22, 2013

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Philippine typhoon death toll rises above 5,000

Conditions are beginning to stabilize in the Philippines, two weeks after Typhoon Haiyan hit the islands, killing more than 5,000…

November 22, 2013

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In Middle East mess, Morocco tries to catch Obama’s eye

Israel and Saudi Arabia –unlikely dance partners who both happen to have good relations with Morocco – have been in…

November 22, 2013

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World Briefs

GENEVA – Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of other major powers lent their weight to the Iran…

November 22, 2013

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U.S. warns nations about Arctic rights

Speaking at a security forum, Hagel said energy exploration in the largely untapped Arctic region could heighten international tensions, but…

November 22, 2013

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New questions arise about Navy Yard attack

An image provided by the FBI shows Aaron Alexis moving through a hallway of Building #197 at the Washington Navy…

November 22, 2013

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Roof collapse kills scores

The death toll from the rush-hour disaster Thursday evening at the Maxima supermarket in Riga rose to 51 on Friday,…

November 22, 2013

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Evolution debate again engulfs Texas board of education

Eric Gay/Associated Press<br><br>The Texas Board of Education is selecting textbooks for the next school year. The board voted to end…

November 22, 2013

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Nation pauses to remember JFK

But 50 years later, the thousands of people who filled Dealey Plaza weren’t there to cheer but to remember in…

November 22, 2013

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Attacks around U.S. probed for link to knockout game

In each case, police are investigating whether the attacks are part of a violent game called “knockout,” where the object…

November 21, 2013

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Experts: HealthCare.gov fix needs more time, money

Technology experts say the federal government’s health-care insurance website will eventually work, but they expect it will be very expensive…

November 21, 2013

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Iran: Difficult differences at nuclear talks

Talks to restrain Iran’s nuclear power program are apparently hanging up over sanctions relief and on language about whether Iran…

November 21, 2013

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Investors laud Dow record

The stock market is continuing its strong recent showing, with the Dow Jones industrial average closing above 16,000 for the…

November 21, 2013

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Giant blast lights up heavens

Because the blast was 3.7 billion light-years away, mankind was spared. But orbiting telescopes got the fireworks show of a…

November 21, 2013

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Poll: Most believe in JFK conspiracies

Fifty years later, no less than 61 percent of Americans believe others besides Lee Harvey Oswald were involved in Kennedy’s…

November 21, 2013

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Homelessness continues to fall

That’s according to a new government survey. The Obama administration says the drop is due in part to more people…

November 21, 2013

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Rules against making cellphone calls during airline flights are “outdated,” and it’s time to change them, federal regulators…

November 21, 2013

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World Briefs

TRIPOLI, Libya – Militias from a string of Libyan cities left the capital, Tripoli, on Thursday, nearly a week after…

November 21, 2013

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Karzai wants to wait to sign deal in 2014

Speaking before the council, a loya jirga, that he had convened Thursday to ratify the bilateral security agreement, Karzai told…

November 21, 2013

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Skakel freed on bail as he awaits new Connecticut trial

Prosecutors are appealing a decision to give Michael Skakel, who was convicted in the 1975 slaying of neighbor Martha Moxley,…

November 21, 2013

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Senate Democrats limit filibuster

GOP: One day they will miss minority protections

November 21, 2013