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MADRID – Workers laying pipes in a southern Spanish park have unearthed a 1,300-pound trove of Roman coins in what…

April 29, 2016

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16 disciplined in hospital attack

general calls Afghanistan tragedy ‘extreme situation’

April 29, 2016

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U.S. consumer sentiment slips in April

Judith Jean-Noel looks in a mirror as she shops for ear rings at the Monday night green market in downtown…

April 29, 2016

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Teen birth rate hits all-time low

Decline led by 50 percent drop among Hispanics and blacks

April 28, 2016

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Airstrike destroys Syrian hospital

increase of ‘catastrophic’ turn in fighting

April 28, 2016

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House committee votes to require women to register for draft

Bill’s author does not back his own legislation

April 28, 2016

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Ted Cruz picks Carly Fiorina as his running mate

calls move ‘pure waste of time’

April 27, 2016

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Suicide bombing targets tourist area in Turkey

Security officials secure the area after an explosion outside the historic tourist site of Ulu Cami in Bursa, Turkey.IHA via…

April 27, 2016

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Hastert CHICAGO – Dennis Hastert, the Republican who for eight years presided over the House and was second in the…

April 27, 2016

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High Court could overturn political corruption case

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington after the court heard oral arguments on his…

April 27, 2016

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Former House speaker sentenced to more than a year in prison

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert arrives at the federal courthouse Wednesday for his sentencing on federal banking charges which he…

April 27, 2016

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Trump, Clinton enjoy another big night

Billionaire sweeps primaries in five states

April 26, 2016

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Millennial generation becomes largest group in U.S.

They like socialism. They don’t eat breakfast cereal. They save more money than previous generations. They enjoy a work-life balance,…

April 26, 2016

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Democratic front-runner close to locking up party nomination

Clinton The Democratic front-runner expanded her sizable delegate lead with wins in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Delaware. But Bernie Sanders…

April 26, 2016

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N. Korea almost completes nuclear test preparation

South Korean protesters place portraits of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a rally in Seoul, South Korea. South…

April 26, 2016

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Saudi Arabia looks to tourists

Country plans to open Mideast kingdom to select visitors

April 26, 2016

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WASHINGTON – Congress will not act to help debt-ridden Puerto Rico ahead of a May 1 deadline when nearly half-a-billion…

April 26, 2016

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Drone event could give new hope to paralyzed people

organizers hope event will lead to advances in mind-control technology

April 26, 2016

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More states looking to end requirements for landline phone service

moves to let companies end landline service

April 26, 2016

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Storms could bring powerful tornadoes, hail to Great Plains

Forecasters are predicting a major storm system will bring tornados and hail to the Great Plains area on Tuesday.Alonzo Adams/Associated…

April 26, 2016

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House GOP leader: No help for Puerto Rico before deadline

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California are promising that taxpayers will not…

April 26, 2016

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At ‘campaign crossroads,’ rivals defend anti-Trump pact

Trump, the Republican front-runner, lashed out at what he called collusion by desperate rivals, intensifying his attacks on the GOP…

April 25, 2016

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The city of Cleveland will pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the relatives of Tamir Rice, a…

April 25, 2016

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Pentagon, Congress at odds over bases

Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work says it “does not make sense” for the military to spend excess dollars on…

April 25, 2016