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Gunmen kidnap workers in Syria

Simon Schorno, a spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Damascus, said the assailants snatched the seven…

October 13, 2013

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Congress holds rare Sunday session

expresses ‘optimism,’ but no deal struck on the horizon

October 13, 2013

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Study ties chemical to risk of miscarriage

The work is not nearly enough to prove a link, but it adds to “the biological plausibility” that BPA might…

October 13, 2013

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Storm leaves ranchers reeling

Rancher Heath Ferguson said the storm killed 96 percent of his herd of 100 black Angus and Limousin cattle, a…

October 13, 2013

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$1.9M diamond deal on Neiman Marcus list

Love the outdoors but think you’d love it even more while watching the Outdoor Channel? How about an outdoor entertainment…

October 12, 2013

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Al-Qaida revives offensive

nightmares renewed

October 12, 2013

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Social Security to rise slightly

Partial government shutdown delays the release of exact size

October 12, 2013

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Sloppy Silicon Valley techies find their style

Peak Design founder Peter Dering wears new clothing received from Buck Mason at his office in San Francisco. A younger…

October 12, 2013

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Long, strange trip ending for VW’s hippie van

Enio Guarnieri of São Paulo, Brazil, keeps his blue-and-white van or Kombi in his cluttered garage. He bought the vehicle…

October 12, 2013

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Deaths shed light on migrants’ passage

At least 34 people drowned in Maltese waters south of the Italian island of Lampedusa when a boat packed with…

October 12, 2013

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Congress lumbers as default looms

‘Definitely a chance’ U.S. will go past deadline

October 12, 2013

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Kerry: Partial Afghan security deal reached

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, leans in toward Afghan President Hamid Karzai as they say goodbye at the…

October 12, 2013

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Congressional pay hits nerve

Shutdown leaves them stuck in middle

October 12, 2013

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Q&A: What if borrowing limit is breached?

U.S. has until Thursday

October 12, 2013

$France keeps fracking ban$

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France keeps fracking ban

The decision comes the same day the International Energy Agency predicted the United States would overtake Russia next year to…

October 11, 2013

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Rights group accuses Syrian rebels of war crimes

Human Rights Watch said the offensive against 14 pro-regime villages in the province of Latakia was planned and led by…

October 11, 2013

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North Dakota waits 11 days to tell public about oil spill

Environmentalists and some state officials are concerned about how an oil spill response was handled recently. State officials say they…

October 11, 2013

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Libya PM says his abduction was attempted ‘coup’

Libya’s second-largest city of Benghazi has been the scene of targeted killings and bombings recently as militia groups fight to…

October 11, 2013

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Details lacking on Obamacare’s reception

The jury is still out on whether or not President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act is a success or not…

October 11, 2013

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Nobel committee honors group working in Syria

Ahmet Uzumcu, director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, says that he hopes his organization’s Nobel…

October 11, 2013

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Air Force removes ICBM general

Maj. Gen. Michael J. Carey is being removed from command of the 20th Air Force, which is responsible for three…

October 11, 2013

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Talks continue to end crisis

“Let’s put this hysterical talk of default behind us and instead start talking about finding solutions,” said Senate Republican Leader…

October 11, 2013

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Mercury 7 astronaut Carpenter dies at 88

Scott Carpenter, one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, is dead following a stroke. Carpenter was the second American to…

October 10, 2013

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28 years in prison for corrupt ex-Detroit mayor

Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced Thursday to 28 years in prison for corruption, after a series of scandals…

October 10, 2013

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Boehner offers debt extension; White House says likely OK

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined by fellow Republicans, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington…

October 10, 2013

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Feds agree to let states pay to reopen parks

Several states are asking to be allowed to reopen national parks inside their state boundarie. South Dakota wants to reopen…

October 9, 2013

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Talks continue, but crisis not over

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, left, appears to be put a chill on hopes that an agreement to…

October 9, 2013

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Libyan minister abducted

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan, left, thanked militia groups who freed him after he was abducted by other militia fighters…

October 9, 2013

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Israel worries Egypt aid cut threatens peace

Gilad Erdan, the minister responsible for civil defense, said Israel and Egypt are continuing to cooperate in military and political…

October 9, 2013

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Iran speaker touts surplus uranium

Iran’s Parliament speaker Ali Larijani says his country is willing to discuss with other nations what to do with the…

October 9, 2013