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Turkey says its troops must remain in Cyprus
Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said he is pleased that all sides in the Cypriot dispute are discussing future security arrangements, suggesting there is hope that talks will be successful…
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Feds release scathing report on Chicago police abuse
Chicago teen Laquan McDonald, right, walks down the street moments before being fatally shot by Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke sixteen times in Chicago in 2015.Chicago Police Department via…
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China upset by nominee
Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington.Steve Helber/Associated Press A person familiar with deliberations inside the Trump transition team was aware of no such planning, raising…
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Defense pick calls Russia U.S. threat
Mattisdu1-i-syn The Senate voted 81-17 to approve legislation overriding a prohibition against former U.S. service members who have been out of uniform less than seven years from holding the Defense…
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Republican-led Senate takes first step to repeal ‘Obamacare’
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Republican lawmakers need to “act quickly” to pass legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.Cliff Owen/Associated Press file By a…
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Trump takes aim at intelligence agencies
President-elect says Russia probably behind election-hacking
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Iceland could restart talks on entering EU
Bjarni Benediktsson of Iceland’s Independence Party gesturing after the first results of the election in Reykjavik, Iceland.Frank Augstein/Associated Press file The center-right Independence Party, which won the largest share of…
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Trump picks Veterans Affairs insider to lead troubled agency
David Shulkin, the under secretary of health at the Department of Veterans Affairs, leaves a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York.Evan Vucci/Associated Press David Shulkin’s…
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Russia friend Tillerson adopts tough line on Moscow
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, right, said Secretary of State-designate Rex Tillerson’s experience working with Russia would be a benefit to the United States.Steve Helber/Associated Press Tillerson, a friend of the…
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Obama offers hopeful vision of future
President Barack Obama speaks during his farewell address at McCormick Place in Chicago.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press “Yes, our progress has been uneven. The work of democracy has always been hard,…
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Dylann Roof sentenced to death for killing nine church members
Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Roof is escorted from the Cleveland County Courthouse in Shelby, N.C.Chuck Burton/Associated Press file A jury deliberated for about three hours before returning with the…
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Mexico says it will negotiate with Trump
Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Videgaray said his country isn’t only willing to negotiate changes to the North American Free Trade Agreement, it wants negotiations as soon as possible.Marco Ugarte/Associated…
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Rich defendant asks to build ‘gilded cage’
raises questions about equal justice for wealthy, poor
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Rising temps raising cost of U.S. disasters
Visitors from Korea shield themselves from the early morning sun as they tour the Capitol in Washington.J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press file The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday that…
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Obama health law posts solid sign-ups despite GOP repeal vow
The Obama administration says 11.5 million people have enrolled for coverage under the president’s health care law as of Dec. 24. That’s about 290,000 more sign-ups than last year at…
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Diplomats: Iran to get natural uranium batch
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif answers questions from lawmakers in a session of parliament in Tehran, Iran, as he explains the nuclear deal with world powers. Iran will receive…
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Airport shooting suspect gets public defender
Esteban Santiago is taken from the Broward County main jail as he is transported to the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday. Santiago is accused of fatally shooting…
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Obama presses Trump not to back away from clean energy
President Barack Obama argues in an opinion piece in the latest issue of Science magazine that the cost of using clean energy has dropped to the point that businesses are…
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For liberal groups, inauguration a time to organize against Trump
Organizers of the Peace Ball: Voices of Hope and Resistance – from right, Laela Shallal; her father, Anthony Shallal; Alisha Byrd; and Patrick Bonisteel – at the National Museum of…
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Google’s self-driving minivan test drives this week
A Chrysler Pacifica hybrid outfitted with Waymo’s suite of sensors and radar is shown at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, on Sunday. Waymo is the autonomous vehicle…
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Motorists pulled from flooded roads in California
Crews cleared trees and debris following mudslides caused by steady rain accompanying the system that could dump 15 inches in foothill areas as it gained strength throughout the day. Several…
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App lets you check partisan dollars behind product labels
But every product has a parent company, and most major corporations make political contributions. Are you a staunch Republican who would never pull the Democratic lever? Chances are some of…
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Rand Paul: Trump backs health repeal, replacement at same time
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., says President-elect Donald Trump “fully supports” repealing President Barack Obama’s health law only when there’s a viable alternative to replace it.Timothy D. Easley/Associated Press file Republican…