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U.S. job openings jump to record high in mixed signal to Fed

A new report released Wednesday suggests that new hiring could remain strong in the next few months.Lynne Sladky/Associated Press Job…

September 7, 2016

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Execution drop makes some think death penalty is fading away

In this Aug. 19, 2016, photo, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks in Pojoaque, N.M. There have been just…

September 6, 2016

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Obama calls for new N. Korea sanctions

President says nation’s actions could lead to further isolation

September 6, 2016

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Federal regulators have shut down 17 wastewater disposal wells in the Osage Nation of northeastern Oklahoma following…

September 6, 2016

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Woman completes her dogged mission

WWII dog tags returned to soldier’s family

September 6, 2016

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Congress resumes budget battle

Senate Democrats block GOP measure to fund anti-Zika efforts

September 6, 2016

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Bill Cosby in Pennsylvania court with streamlined legal team

Bill Cosby was cheered by supporters outside the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., as he arrived Tuesday for a…

September 6, 2016

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There’s new hope for blood cancers

And it comes from umbilical cords

September 5, 2016

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Armed officers now in place at jail FRESNO, Calif. – An armed deputy and an armed correctional officer have been…

September 5, 2016

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North Korea fires 3 missiles

Move comes as G-20 meets in China

September 5, 2016

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Clinton blasts Russia for interference in election

Trump softens immigration stance

September 5, 2016

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Police fight a losing battle to get drivers to drop their phones

Police around the country say they are losing the battle to get people to stop using their cellphones while driving.…

September 5, 2016

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Hermine lingers off shore, continuing its unsafe storm surges

A man uses a metal detector at the Virginia Beach boardwalk in Virginia Beach, Va., Sunday.Ben Finley/Associated Press “We’re not…

September 5, 2016

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Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates retain veto in key vote

Radical activist candidate Eddie Chu Hoi-dick cries after winning a seat in legislative council elections in Hong Kong. A new…

September 5, 2016

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Jail reviews security after officers shot FRESNO, Calif. – A central California jail was examining security measures after an ex-convict…

September 4, 2016

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Hermine spins away from East Coast, batters shore with waves

Beachgoers watch big waves caused by the passing of storm system Hermine on Sunday in Ocean Grove,N.J. Governors all along…

September 4, 2016

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Arizona is home to best chance for a spoiler

Libertarian Johnson could aid Clinton in red state

September 4, 2016

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Partnership to reclaim Montana mine

Trout Unlimited, state work to clean heavy metals

September 4, 2016

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Record-tying Oklahoma earthquake felt as far away as Arizona

Max Horn helps clean the damage in White’s Foodliner after an early morning earthquake in Pawnee, Okla., on Saturday.Jessie Wardarski…

September 3, 2016

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Remains of boy kidnapped in 1989 have been discovered

Boy was riding his bike when he was abducted

September 3, 2016

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Group envisions black history trail in New Hampshire

JerriAnne Boggis is part of a group of African-Americans and white scholars hoping to create a black history trail that…

September 3, 2016

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Hermine buffets coast and summer’s last vacationers

Storm could regain hurricane strength early next week

September 3, 2016

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – New Jersey police said a suspect was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire outside an…

September 3, 2016

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Nigeria’s urgent polio vaccination drive targets 25 million

Many recently freed from Islamic extremists

September 3, 2016