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More than 300 at wake for 2 nuns killed in Mississippi

A Lexington, Miss., resident hugs the relative of Sister Margaret Held, after a vigil for Held and Sister Paula Merrill…

August 28, 2016

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Widow of slain refuge occupier plans to sue PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon police and two FBI agents could face a…

August 28, 2016

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Italians raise questions after quake

examine if negligence played role in death toll

August 28, 2016

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As Obama departs health law struggles

Clinton save overhaul from its mounting problems?

August 28, 2016

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In a strange presidential race, Libertarian Gary Johnson likes his chances

U.S. election so nuts ‘I just might win’

August 28, 2016

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As National Parks celebrate 100 years, visitor misbehavior abounds

Getting the perfect selfie can create chaos

August 28, 2016

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Private lives are exposed as WikiLeaks spills its secrets

Crusade against government secrecy can damage lives of everyday people

August 28, 2016

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Cave dig yields clues to past

finds ‘quality’ remains of animals from last ice age

August 27, 2016

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‘Ancient’ scam proves costly for Chinese woman

The man posed as 300-year-old Chinese emperor Qianlong, who was apparently still going strong thanks to drinking the “elixir of…

August 27, 2016

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An all-out Jewelers Row

for historic district has businesses up in arms

August 27, 2016

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Retrieving slavery’s past

Archaeologist leads team to recover lost slave ships

August 27, 2016

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Tribe takes to the road to fight plans

Nation begins ‘totem journey’ across North America

August 27, 2016

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Man arrested in murder of 2 nuns

Residents in Mississippi town struggle with killings

August 27, 2016

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Kurdish-led Syria forces face off with Turkish-backed rebels

A Syrian man carries a girl away from the rubble of a destroyed building after barrel bombs were dropped on…

August 27, 2016

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Grief erupts in Italy as nation honors, buries quake dead

Aftershocks continue to rattle residents

August 27, 2016

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Pokemon doughnuts, exercise classes tap into game’s popularity

businesses embrace craze

August 27, 2016

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Ore. fair creates buzz with 1st legal pot display in U.S.

Billy Jean Clay, left, and Roxanne Hunt of Silverton, Ore., look at marijuana plants at the Oregon State Fair during…

August 27, 2016

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Clinton, Trump trade new barbs

Democratic candidate says no new accusations are coming

August 26, 2016

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More quakes rattle Italy

Aftershock damage threatens to cut off town

August 26, 2016

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Obama expands safe zone off Hawaii

Protected marine area will be twice as big as Texas

August 26, 2016

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World Briefs

PARIS – France’s top administrative court overturned a ban on burkinis in a Mediterranean town, in a decision Friday that…

August 26, 2016

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FDA advises Zika screening for all U.S. blood centers

The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that all U.S. blood banks start screening for the Zika virus, a major…

August 26, 2016

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Yellen suggests rate hike is coming but offers no timetable

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told a conference of monetary experts Friday that she believes the economy is strengthening enough…

August 26, 2016

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U.S. economy grew at tepid 1.1 percent pace in spring

Joe Russo, of Medway, Mass., puts a bag of potting soil into a cart while shopping at a Home Depot…

August 26, 2016