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Ryan pushes poverty program overhaul, questioned on Trump

House Speaker Paul Ryan, left, praised the efforts of the House of Help City of Hope, which is headed by…

June 7, 2016

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Number of obese women in U.S. reaches ‘scary’ level

For the first time, more than 4 in 10 U.S. women are obese, according to statistics released by the Centers…

June 7, 2016

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Trump comments drawing GOP outrage

Presidential candidate says his remarks about trial judge were ‘miscontrued’

June 7, 2016

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Halsell BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Astronaut James Halsell Jr. seemed the very definition of someone with the right stuff. An Air…

June 7, 2016

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NATO forces train in Poland

considers military exercise a security threat

June 7, 2016

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Back to the future – and the drawing board

airport towers may need to be redesigned

June 7, 2016

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Playboy Mansion finds neighborly buyer

Purchaser plans to merge two properties

June 7, 2016

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Zoo teams train for weighty responsiblity

Special units train to respond when animals get loose

June 7, 2016

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TSA chief says progress being made on shortening lines

Passengers line up to check in before their flight at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix.Matt York/Associated Press file Over…

June 7, 2016

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Tropical Storm Colin leaves after dumping rain in Southeast

A woman takes a photo of flooded streets in St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday. Remnants of Tropical Storm Colin continued to…

June 7, 2016

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Ohio zoo reopens exhibit where boy fell, gorilla was shot

Visitors arrive at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden on Tuesday in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Zoo reopened its gorilla exhibit…

June 7, 2016

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Eight years later, Clinton ready to break one glass ceiling

says former secretary of state has enough delegates to clinch nomination

June 6, 2016

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BALTIMORE – The Baltimore officer who faces the most serious charge in the death of Freddie Gray in police custody…

June 6, 2016

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Tropical Storm Colin gains strength as it nears Florida

Nick Canning, 21, kayaks in downtown Gulfport, Fla., on Monday as rain and wind from Tropical Storm Colin blow into…

June 6, 2016

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Vets, families remember Normandy D-Day landings, 72 years on

Henry Breton, a 91-year-old veteran from Augusta, Maine, who landed on the beach soon after dawn on D-Day in 1944…

June 6, 2016

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Prosecutor: No charges against mom of boy in gorilla exhibit

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters points to an image of the moat wall of the Gorilla World enclosure as he…

June 6, 2016

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Trump calls scolding by Newt Gingrich ‘inappropriate’

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called Donald Trump’s remarks about the federal judge presiding over a case dealing with his…

June 6, 2016

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3 dead, 10 hospitalized as 1 Belgian train runs into another

A police officer walks by the wreckage of a passenger and freight train after they collided in Hermalle-sous-Huy, near Liege,…

June 6, 2016

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Floodwaters begin receding in Paris

French officials will meet Monday to assess damages and consequences from flooding that forced the closure of several Paris museums…

June 5, 2016

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Weather helps with California blaze

causing air problems in southern valleys

June 5, 2016

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Police seek clues to crime jump

blame loss of public trust in poice

June 5, 2016

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, putting her…

June 5, 2016

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Homeless seek legal protection from cities’ laws

living on the streets say booming cities have outlawed their right to sleep, beg and even sit

June 5, 2016

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Seine River peaks in Paris, top museums stay shut

could take more than a week for the waters to recede

June 4, 2016