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This 14.82-carat fancy vivid orange diamond sold for $35.5 million at auction Tuesday in Geneva.Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria – Families…

November 11, 2013

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What does merger mean for you?

Passengers with existing tickets on American or US Airways – and members of both frequent-flier programs – shouldn’t fret. No…

November 11, 2013

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WASHINGTON – The Senate voted Tuesday to advance a bill designed to tighten government oversight of pharmacies that custom-mix prescription…

November 11, 2013

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Merger agreement paves way for largest airline

American, US Airways make concessions in settlement

November 11, 2013

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Hawaii Senate passes gay-marriage measure

Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who called lawmakers to a special session for the bill and has vocally supported gay marriage, said…

November 11, 2013

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Intelligence agency seeks upgrade for facial recognition

Called Janus, the program run by the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency “seeks to improve face-recognition performance using representations developed…

November 11, 2013

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Agency: Try insurance website again

HealthCare.gov ‘getting better each week’

November 11, 2013

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Typhoon-hit victims in Philippines plead for aid

A man walks home with his son Monday after Friday’s devastating typhoon that lashed Hernani township, in eastern Samar province,…

November 11, 2013

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Obama pays tribute to 107-year-old WWII veteran

Richard Overton the oldest living WWII veteran, listens during a Veterans Day ceremony attended by President Barack Obama, commemorating Veterans…

November 11, 2013

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Germany starts ID’ing Munich art found online

Prosecution shows Otto Griebel’s ‘Kind am Tisch’ (Child at a table) that was among the more than 1,400 art works…

November 10, 2013

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Cuts could get painful in ’14

round of sequester seen as more disruptive

November 10, 2013

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Blame for typhoon toll assessed

Survivors move past the damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban City in the central Philippines on Monday. The typhoon-ravaged…

November 10, 2013

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Iran and the United States on Monday blamed each other for the failure to reach…

November 10, 2013

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Obama’s green energy push has dirty side

Promised ethanol benefits never come, but costs are plenty

November 9, 2013

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NEW YORK – Attorneys for New York City asked a federal appeals court to vacate a judge’s orders that require…

November 9, 2013

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Health-care law’s troubles give GOP a boost

Republicans on offensive

November 9, 2013

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Typhoon survivors struggle for aid

Thousands dead in the Philippines

November 9, 2013

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Height of 1 World Trade Center debated in Chicago

A committee of architects are being asked to decide whether a design change will disqualify One World Trade Center from…

November 9, 2013

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Google to put sails on its Calif. barge

After weeks of speculation that barge would be “a party boat,” a data storage center and a store to sell…

November 9, 2013

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For boomers, JFK death ripples

A woman looks at a mural of photos in the exhibit “Hotel Texas: An Art Exhibition for the President and…

November 9, 2013

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Without smartphone, Zapruder caught it all

remains vital evidence of Kennedy assassination

November 9, 2013

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BEIRUT – Syrian rebels launched a counteroffensive in the northern city of Aleppo, recapturing a base near its international airport…

November 9, 2013

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Typhoon ravages Philippine city

10,000 dead in province

November 9, 2013

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Trans-fat ban doesn’t stir much debate

A man leaves a New York 7-Eleven store with a Double Gulp drink. Unlike New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s attempt…

November 9, 2013

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Crisis begins brewing in Israeli-U.S. relations

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks to his plane after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel…

November 9, 2013

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Doolittle Raiders honored by thousands at tribute DAYTON, Ohio – U.S. military leaders were among thousands who joined in a…

November 9, 2013

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Christie charging ahead in N.J., beyond

Governor looks toward 2016 election

November 9, 2013

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Shutdown’s effect on jobs surprising

For weeks, the White House had braced for a dour report on hiring, with economists and aides lowering expectations and…

November 9, 2013

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Reporters go missing in Syria

Journalists disappearing during war

November 9, 2013

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Talks about Iran nukes hit snag

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton, center, and Russian Foreign Minister…

November 9, 2013