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WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency had sufficient authority and information to issue an emergency order to protect residents of…

October 20, 2016

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Lawmakers seek railroad probe in wake of station crash

A photo from the National Transportation Safety Board shows damage to the Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, N.J., after a commuter…

October 20, 2016

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Trump refuses to say he will accept election results

Trump has spent the days leading up to third and final presidential debate warning voters that the election will be…

October 19, 2016

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Fate of Mars lander uncertain

European Space Agency hopes to regain contact with spacecraft

October 19, 2016

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WASHINGTON – Facing new challenges to a legacy law, the Obama administration on Wednesday set modest expectations for the president’s…

October 19, 2016

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Snow helps close West’s wildfire season

Region lost fewer acres to fires this season

October 19, 2016

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Iraqi town near Mosul rises up against militants

Iraqi army soldiers celebrate on the outskirts of Qayyarah, Iraq, as Iraqi troops move closer to launching their assault to…

October 19, 2016

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13.8M goal set for Obama’s final health care sign-up season

Health and Human Service Secretary Sylvia Burwell said she expects 13.8 million people to sign up for health insurance under…

October 19, 2016

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Eureka! Gold mining is booming again

New generation rushing to fill prospectors’ dusty waders

October 18, 2016

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Motown museum to get more

$50 million expansion to include interactive exhibits, theater

October 18, 2016

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Cat poo fuels feral feline debate

Federal researchers believe feces from the legions of feral cats roaming Hawaii is spreading a disease that is killing Hawaiian…

October 18, 2016

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$4 a month? Social Security recipients to get tiny increase

Millions of Social Security recipients and federal retirees will get only tiny increases in benefits next year, the fifth year…

October 18, 2016

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Obama slaps Trump’s ‘whining’

GOP candidate renews his claim that the election is ‘corrupt’

October 17, 2016

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Terror fears run deep

Majority in eight countries want governments to do more

October 17, 2016

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States move quietly on election security

Some fear violence at local polling sites

October 17, 2016

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People who identify as journalists on federal campaign finance reports overwhelmingly donated to the Clinton campaign over the Trump campaign.…

October 17, 2016

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California police chief: Officers spared when gunman’s weapon jams

Vallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou called it an “attempted assassination” of the two officers, who were on break when the…

October 17, 2016

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Russia sets brief cease-fire for Aleppo

Move comes only after airstrikes kill 36 people

October 17, 2016

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FBI, State talk about Clinton emails

Team Trump tweets: ‘CORRUPTION CONFIRMED’’

October 17, 2016

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Trump says his own party being ‘naive’ about voter fraud

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said the Republican Party is “so naive” to believe that election fraud is a serious…

October 17, 2016

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U.S. factory production rebounded in September

A group of workers at the C.C. Filson Co. manufacturing facility work at their sewing machines in Seattle.Ted S. Warren/Associated…

October 17, 2016

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WASHINGTON – FBI Director James Comey says the absence of reliable data about how often police use force is fueling…

October 16, 2016

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Idaho firm debuts solar sidewalks

He believes the solar-powered glass pavers his company makes could transform thousands of miles of pavement into a new energy…

October 16, 2016

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Clinton campaign may expand battleground

As Trump stumbles Dems look to expand the map

October 16, 2016