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Supreme Court upends all-white jury verdict, death sentence

Foster The 7-1 ruling in favor of death row inmate Timothy Tyrone Foster came in a case in which defense…

May 23, 2016

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AUBURN, Mass. – The man accused of killing a Massachusetts police officer during an early morning traffic stop was later…

May 23, 2016

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Turkey threatens to suspend agreements with EU

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is applauded by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following her speech during a roundtable meeting on…

May 23, 2016

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Senator says sex case files show ‘troubling command culture’

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said a new report indicates there is a “troubling command culture” in the military that favors…

May 23, 2016

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Police, soldiers swarm Mexico’s Acapulco, killings continue

A fisherman tries to sell his fresh catch to beach goers on Caletilla beach in Acapulco, Mexico. Violence gripping this…

May 23, 2016

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Police, soldiers swarm Mexico’s Acapulco, killings continue

In this May 11, 2016, photo, a roving seashell vendor walks past as a street musician serenades a local couple…

May 22, 2016

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Afghan leaders see Taliban leader’s death as hopeful sign

This photo taken by a freelance photographer Abdul Salam Khan using his smartphone on Sunday, purports to show the destroyed…

May 22, 2016

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Majority of voters negatively view both Trump and Clinton

Never in the history of the Post-ABC poll have the two major party nominees been viewed as harshly as Clinton…

May 22, 2016

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CAMARILLO, Calif. – The average price of gasoline has jumped by a nickel over the past two weeks to $2.32…

May 22, 2016

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Poor families feel inflation’s pinch far more than the rich

Prices for everyday goods are stacked against the poor, study warns

May 22, 2016

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Investigators: smoke detected on Egypt jet just before crash

Agency spokesman Sebastien Barthe told The Associated Press in Paris that the plane’s automatic detection system sent messages indicating smoke…

May 21, 2016

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Obama is off to Asia to boost trade, cooperation

President Barack Obama walks from Marine One to board Air Force One, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md, on Saturday…

May 21, 2016

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PELL CITY, Ala. – During a tug-of-war game Thursday, Thirteen-year-old Maddison Wentworth slumped to the ground, police said. School nurses…

May 21, 2016

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Trying to face Zika with finances in limbo

Health officials preparing for illness

May 21, 2016

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School renamed for astronauts

The Pleasantdale Elementary School in West Orange will now be known as the Kelly Elementary School, after astronauts and identical…

May 21, 2016

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Hawaii’s wild donkeys to be adopted

The donkeys are the last of more than 500 who were cast-offs from the early days of Hawaii coffee and…

May 21, 2016

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World Briefs

JERUSALEM – Israel’s defense minister announced his resignation Friday, saying the governing party had been taken over by “extremist and…

May 20, 2016

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Museum celebrates Star Trek

“Star Trek: Exploring New Worlds” opened Saturday and is filled with geeky artifacts from all the Star Trek series and…

May 20, 2016

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Diego Rivera painting gets $15.7M

Diego Rivera’s “Baile en Tehuantepec” was sold privately for $15.7 million, setting a world record price for any work of…

May 20, 2016

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Killer Nile crocodiles in Florida? Possibly

Joe Wasilewski photographed this Nile crocodile that he found in Homestead, Fla. Nile crocs are believed to be responsible for…

May 20, 2016

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Almost half of heart attacks are silent, risky

It’s one of the biggest studies to examine so-called silent heart attacks, and to also explore them across racial and…

May 20, 2016

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Ancient tools, bone could help rewrite history

Discoveries may change story of 1st people on our continent

May 20, 2016

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Trump attacks Clinton’s stand on guns

‘Heartless Hillary’ will put ‘most vulnerable’ at risk, he tells NRA

May 20, 2016

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First lady touts new food labels

Update is the first since they were introduced in 1994

May 20, 2016