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1.8 million-year-old skull gives glimpse of our evolution

The 1.8 million-year-old skull that was found in 2005 in the medieval village of Dmanisi, Georgia, provides new evidence that…

October 17, 2013

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Impact on tribes may linger

About 30 home health-care providers for Montana’s Crow Indian Reservation are still awaiting word on when they can return to…

October 17, 2013

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Hard-liners threaten detente

Although new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is trying to ease tensions with the West, his efforts are facing opposition from…

October 17, 2013

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US brings new charges in Blackwater shootings

Four former Blackwater Worldwide guards are being charged in a 2007 shooting in Baghad, Iraq, that left 17 Iraqi civilians…

October 17, 2013

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Federal workers to get back pay in next paycheck

The timeline announced Thursday means workers will have to wait nearly two weeks to recover back wages. Some union officials…

October 17, 2013

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Obama lashes out at GOP for ‘encouraging enemies’

Capitol Visitor Center tour guide Mary Ellen Anderson, of Alexandria, Va., calls over a group of visitors for the start…

October 17, 2013

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Washington state approves rules for pot industry

Mexico, Uruguay, Poland and other countries and states already are reviewing the new regulations, which cover everything from the security…

October 16, 2013

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Facebook to let teens share with bigger audience

Experts are expressing concerns about Facebook’s decision to let teens between 13 and 17 begin sharing their posts with anyone…

October 16, 2013

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Women put Wikipedia under microscope

Maia Weinstock, left, hopes to get women in science and technology fields more recognition on Wikipedia. Weinstock, a Brown University…

October 16, 2013

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National Park Service defends shutdown

While negotiators were working Wednesday on an agreement to end an impasse in Congress, House Republicans were questioning the National…

October 16, 2013

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Memo outlines health-care hopes

A memo shows Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius was predicting that 500,000 people would sign up for health…

October 16, 2013

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Democrat Booker wins US Senate election in NJ

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a vegetarian with a Twitter following of 1.4 million – or five times the population of…

October 16, 2013

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Syrian rebels break with political group

U.N. inspectors with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, seen during a training session at Germany’s armed forces…

October 16, 2013

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EU praises Iran nuclear talks

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton says the talks between Iran and Western nations were…

October 16, 2013

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U.S. government back in business

Landslide, late-night vote ends shutdown, avoids debt default

October 16, 2013

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Berlin museum seeks return of ancient gold tablet

The family of Riven Flamenbaum is arguing that a Berlin museum has waited too long to try to reclaim a…

October 15, 2013

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Why US bonds matter to global markets and you

The stock market is the better-known barometer of the U.S. financial system, symbolized by famous companies and colorful traders on…

October 15, 2013

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Uneven oversight found at nuclear plants

A new report from the General Accounting Office raises concerns about the safety inspections of the nation’s aging nuclear power…

October 15, 2013

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Sign-up totals still unclear

Early projections by the Obama administration were optimistic that uninsured consumers would flock to sign up for health insurance once…

October 15, 2013

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Poll: Voters fed up

That’s one takeaway from a Pew Research Center poll released Tuesday that shows a record 74 percent of registered voters…

October 15, 2013

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Court takes up affirmative action

The Supreme Court appears ready to support Michigan’s constitutional amendment barring race from being considered as a factor in college…

October 15, 2013

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Doubts rise about Iran’s proposal

Iran is offering to let nuclear inspectors visit its nuclear facilities to verify its claims that its nuclear program is…

October 15, 2013

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Deaths up from Philippines quake

Tuesday morning’s 7.2-magnitude earthquake killed more than 100 in central Philippines on the island of Bohol. Rescuers say they expect…

October 15, 2013

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House attempt falls apart

senators remain optimistic

October 15, 2013

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House GOP drops plan, leaving fiscal talks in limbo

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, walks to a House GOP meeting on Capitol Hill on Tuesday in…

October 15, 2013

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Prime minister promises to protect Israel in talks

The tough positions laid out by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew jeers from opposition lawmakers, and the Palestinians, already wary…

October 14, 2013

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Al-Qaida suspect in U.S. awaiting terrorism trial

Al-Libidu1-i-syn Abu Anas al-Libi was grabbed in a military raid in Libya on Oct. 5. He’s due to stand trial…

October 14, 2013

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U.S. economists win Nobel for assets work

Two of the winners – Eugene Fama, 74, and Lars Peter Hansen, 60 – teach at the University of Chicago.…

October 14, 2013

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Reid, McConnell scrambling to reach deal

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., hopes to have a plan in place to reopen the federal government and…

October 14, 2013

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Giffords seeks end to violence at gun show

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords appeared with her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, at a news conference following a tour of the…

October 13, 2013