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Japan raises estimate on shutting nuke plant
A journalist tours the No. 3 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. A new cost estimate says cleaning up the tsunami-damaged nuclear…
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GOP’s ‘Obamacare’ repeal path worries health care industry
Key health care industry groups are telling the incoming Republican administration and Congress that it’s not a good idea to repeal the 2010 health care law without clear plans to…
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Italian populists seek vote on euro
Italian Premier Matteo Renzi, center, arrives at the Quirinal presidential palace in Rome.Alessandra Tarantino/Associated Press Alessandro Di Battista, one of the populist party’s several leaders, said in comments published Thursday…
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U.S. life expectancy falls, as many kinds of death increase
According to a study by the government, life expectancy in the United States has fallen for the first time in more than 20 years.Katy Kildee/The Saginaw News file In most…
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Thousands mark Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor survivor Donald Barnhart, center, shakes the hand of a Marine while leaving the 75th annual National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Commemoration on Kilo Pier at Joint Base Pearl…
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Study: ‘Obamacare’ repeal-only would make 30M uninsured
Repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law without a clear replacement risks making nearly 30 million people uninsured, according to a study released Thursday.Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press file Separately, a…
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Critics worry after Trump security chief fuels conspiracies
K.T. McFarland, Deputy National Security adviser for President-elect Donald Trump, right, watches as Michael Flynn, Trump’s nominee for National Security adviser, center, takes a selfie with Sukhwinder Sangha of Vancouver,…
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Merkel re-elected to head conservatives
Merkel ran unopposed Tuesday for the leadership of the Christian Democratic Union – the springboard for her run for a fourth term as chancellor in next year’s German election. She…
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Obama says U.S. must ‘stay true to who we are’
President defends his counterterrorism policies
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The children of Pearl Harbor remember
youngsters climbed roofs to see what was happening
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Navy plane had unusual Pearl Harbor role
Unarmed mail carrier was used to hunt Japanese ships
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Trump meets with Al Gore
Gore, a leading voice on the dangers of climate change, met with the president-elect at Trump Tower in New York City and spoke briefly to reporters afterward. He categorized the…
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Trump taps former campaign rival Carson as housing secretary
Carson, who opposed Trump in the Republican primaries, has no background in government or running a large bureaucracy. In addition, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Trump’s choice to be ambassador…
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Democrats aim to rebuild in Midwest
President-elect Donald Trump smiles as he speaks during the first stop of his post-election tour in Cincinnati. Democrats need to rebuild their strength in the traditionally Democratic upper Midwest and…
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Skiing Santas tackle the slopes in annual Maine charity
About 180 Saint Nick wannabes participated in the fundraising event hosted by Sunday River that was not for the faint of heart: The group tackled more challenging terrain than the…
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Dakota Access oil pipeline won’t get easement
Contingent from FLC says fight just beginning
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More than cookie sellers, Girl Scouts enter music industry
The organization announced Thursday that they’ve recorded an original song for the first time, featuring backup vocals from actual Girl Scouts. “Watch Me Shine” was written by Liz Rose, who…
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Fire tears through Oakland dance party, killing at least 9
Officials said people either escaped from the cluttered building or died inside, where the only way down from the second story was via a stairwell constructed entirely of wooden pallets.…
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Bergdahl seeks pardon from Obama to avert desertion trial
Soldier walked away from his post and was captured, held as prisoner
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Voices from Standing Rock: ‘This pipeline represents something deeper’
the project means to people on different sides of the issue