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College not the sex hot bed we thought

“Sexual behavior among contemporary college students has not changed greatly over the past 2½ decades,” says a study from the…

August 13, 2013

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Federal plea deal in NH details hepatitis C pains

David Kwiatkoski is set to plead guilty to federal drug charges in New Hampshire today as part of a plea…

August 13, 2013

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Whitey Bulger juror says deliberations were ‘insane, heated’

Following a seven-week trial and nearly five days of deliberations, Bulger was convicted Monday of participating or causing 11 murders…

August 13, 2013

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Bahrain Shiites seek larger role

Shiite activists are calling for national protests in Bahrain today, seeking more influence in the country. The government has stepped…

August 13, 2013

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Peace talks facing long odds

A poster shows two of the Palestinian prisoners Israel released Tuesday as part of an agreement to get peace negotiations…

August 13, 2013

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U.S. opposing big airline merger

The federal government and several states are opposing plans by US Airways and American Airlines to merge, a move hailed…

August 13, 2013

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Sinkhole swallows part of Florida resort villa

Part of a resort villa in Clermont, Fla., fell into a sinkhole Sunday night, awakening vacationers who were staying at…

August 12, 2013

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Judge tells quarter horse group to accept clones

The judge issued an injunction against the American Quarter Horse Association and its prohibition of cloned horses, and their offspring,…

August 12, 2013

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Mexico proposes private firms in oil industry

Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto is proposing to lift a constitutional ban so that foreign firms can start investing in…

August 12, 2013

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Hillary Clinton calls for election reform

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center, attacked a recent Supreme Court ruling as an “assault of voting rights” during…

August 12, 2013

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Afghans taking charge and changing names

The date, number of troops killed, general location and the type of attack accompany the most detailed news releases. Others…

August 12, 2013

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Egypt delays removing Morsi backers

Thousands of supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi reinforced sit-in camps in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday, leading the military-backed…

August 12, 2013

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Holder seeks sentencing changes

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is calling for changes in the criminal justice system to give federal judges more discretion…

August 12, 2013

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Verdict leaves some unhappy

The federal jury found Bulger had a role in 11 murders, assuring the 83-year-old will die in prison, but found…

August 12, 2013

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56%: No thanks to 120

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON – Ninety birthdays maybe, but not 120: Americans hope to stretch out life…

August 10, 2013

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Ancient Pa. dwelling still divides archaeologists

Archeology students, Jessica Higley, left, Michael Way, right, and Jamie Badams, bottom, work in the area that was damaged by…

August 10, 2013

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Immigration campaign passes by some in GOP

Harrisdu1-i-syn The overflow crowd in the board of commissioners meeting room was overwhelmingly white and older, and booed loudly when…

August 10, 2013

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Havana skaters defy scarcity to keep on rolling

Like listening to rock music in the 1960s, interest in such a uniquely American import marked the young skaters as…

August 10, 2013

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Criminal-justice system changes are proposed

Attorney general wants shorter sentences for drug-related crimes

August 10, 2013

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Egypt police to clear sit-ins

A supporter of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi stands guard by sand barriers that have set up by supporters of…

August 10, 2013

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12-year-old boy unearths 5.16-carat brown diamond

The North Carolina boy was on vacation with his family at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park when he found…

August 10, 2013

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Progress made for hurt veterans

assures crowd in Florida

August 10, 2013

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Consumers soon to see relief at gas pump

Gasoline prices typically head lower after the peak summer driving season, and despite a blip Friday, wholesale prices reflecting September…

August 10, 2013

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Obamas return to Martha’s Vineyard

Meghan Ford of Marshfield, Mass., left, looks through a rack of clothes near a cut-out photograph of President Barack Obama,…

August 10, 2013

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Spelling still matters? Y-E-S, say the experts

The orthographic schism between the YOLO generation and its elders came into stark relief last weekend when a Connecticut eighth-grader…

August 10, 2013

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Arizona denied federal aid after Yarnell Hill Fire

Gov. Jan Brewer ‘deeply troubled’ by the decision

August 10, 2013

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Iowa Democrats worry Clinton might snub them

Iowa democrats worry that, after finishing in third-place in the 2008 caucus, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could focus…

August 10, 2013

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Teen found safe in Idaho; alleged abductor killed

Forty-year-old James Lee DiMaggio was killed by FBI tactical agents after a campsite was spotted from the air, said Gore.…

August 10, 2013

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Endangered species thrive on military ranges

Wayne, a San Clemente fox that was rescued by a civilian wildlife biologist, entertains visitors in his cage on San…

August 10, 2013

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Fight over private stake brewing in Mexican icon

The Los Pajaritos petrochemical complex in Coatzacoalcos in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, belongs to the country’s state-owned oil company…

August 10, 2013