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Pending home sales up in Sept.
A “Sale Pending” placard is placed atop a realty sign outside a home for sale in Surfside, Fla.Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that its seasonally…
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Shiite militias join offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State
Militia leaders said that they launched an offensive toward the town of Tal Afar, about 40 miles west of Mosul, in the early hours of the morning. More than 10,000…
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Erdogan: Parliament will ‘soon’ consider death penalty
Addressing crowds in Ankara on Saturday, Erdogan said he would ratify such a bill once it passed despite any objections it might spark in the West. Erdogan made the comments…
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Serbia: Cache of weapons found near PM’s family home
Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said Saturday that a trunk found in a forest by the house held an anti-tank rocket, hand grenades and sniper rifle ammunition. Stefanovic says the location…
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Justice officials warned FBI about Comey’s decision
Republican criticized for informing Congress before review
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Renewed FBI Clinton probe also shakes races for Senate control
Democrats are battling in almost a dozen close races to pick up enough seats to take over the chamber that Republicans now govern with a four-seat majority, while Republicans argue…
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Clinton campaign says former Republican FBI director acted unfairly
focuses email inquiry at Golden rally
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Spain’s Rajoy secures votes to form minority government
Rajoy, leader of the conservative Popular Party, won a second term as prime minister with a 170-111 vote and 68 abstentions. During the vote, hundreds of anti -Popular Party protesters…
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FBI’s October surprise complicates race for Clinton
uncovered during investigation of ex-congressman Anthony Weiner
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Deep South drought kills crops, threatens herds, dries lakes
A sunken boat is exposed by receding water levels on Lake Lanier as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resources Manager Nick Baggett looks on in Flowery Branch, Ga.David Goldman/Associated…
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U.S. economy grew at 2.9 percent rate in third quarter
A customer buys lunch at Smolak Farms in North Andover, Mass.Elise Amendola/Associated Press The third-quarter gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic health, was double the 1.4 percent pace…
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Broadband privacy rules approved despite industry pushback
Internet service providers such as Comcast will need to start asking for customers’ permission before they use or share much of their personal data under new rules approved Thursday by…
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Jury acquits leaders of Oregon standoff of federal charges
Brand Thornton celebrates after hearing a verdict outside federal court in Portland, Ore., Thursday. A jury exonerated brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy and five others of conspiring to impede federal…
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U.S. cracks down on call-center scams
61 indicted for scamming thousands out of $300 million
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Police arrest pipeline protesters
Authorities plan to remain in area to prevent their return
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LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles police arrested a man suspected of using a sledgehammer to destroy Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, officials said…
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United Way loses its ranking as America’s largest charity
United Way, ranked as America’s largest charity for all but one of the past 25 years, has been knocked from that spot for 2015 by Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, the…
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Pentagon suspends Guard repayments
Department wants to set up ‘one-stop place’ to review who must repay bonuses
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CANNON BALL, N.D. – Law enforcement officials said on Wednesday they are poised to remove about 200 protesters trying to halt the completion of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in…
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Cruz hints at blocking court nominee
Cruzdu1-i-syn “You know, I think there will be plenty of time for debate on that issue,” said Cruz when he was asked whether a Republican-controlled Senate should hold votes on…
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Witnesses describe terror in Iraq
militants forcing villagers to be human shields in Mosul
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Report: Women won’t earn as much as men for 170 years
The Switzerland-based forum’s annual Global Gender Gap Report, released Tuesday, lists economics and health as the most challenging disparities between men and women worldwide. Of the economic divide, the report…
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Diplomats say U.S. will abstain on UN vote on Cuba embargo
A Cuban and a U.S. flag hang on the windshield of a car in a garage in Havana, Cuba. Diplomats say the U.S. is expected to abstain, for the first…
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Dogs helping cities look out for No. 2
Shelter animals trained to detect fecal bacteria
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Heathrow expansion plan OK’d
A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 skims over the rooftops of nearby houses at Heathrow Airport in London. The British government Tuesday decided to move forward with plans to add a…
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Trump calls Obamacare ‘disastrous law’
hopes health care premium spikes can help party’s congressional candidates
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NEW YORK – Newly appointed Wells Fargo CEO Tim Sloan has told employees that he is “sorry for the pain” that the bank’s employees have felt as a result of…