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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Republican Party leaders turned aside an effort Thursday to change the rules at their national convention to…

April 21, 2016

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Obama says political progress needed before more Iraq aid

President also says cease-fire in Syria on brink of collapse

April 21, 2016

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Judge: VW owners can pick buybacks, fixes in emissions deal

concerns about 482,000 Volkswagens

April 21, 2016

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Cubans fleeing in high numbers despite new diplomatic ties

U.S. officials say the U.S. policy of returning to Cuba refugees found at sea leads many of them to shoot…

April 20, 2016

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Obama seeks to ease Saudi officials’ concerns

President attending meeting on regional stability

April 20, 2016

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DETROIT – Volkswagen, the U.S. government and private lawyers have reached a deal for the automaker to spend just over…

April 20, 2016

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Treasury official says Harriet Tubman will go on $20 bill

A Treasury official said Wednesday that Secretary Jacob Lew has decided to put Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman on the…

April 20, 2016

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3 charged with several crimes in Flint water crisis

Ellis Stafford, left, and Jeff Seipenko, special agent for the Michigan Attorney General’s office, sit in court with warrants in…

April 20, 2016

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Life expectancy dipped a bit for white women in U.S.

Women run in a San Diego park. Life expectancy for white women has fallen a little, according to a new…

April 20, 2016

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How politics, hip-hop put Tubman on the $20

A Treasury official said Wednesday that Secretary Jacob Lew has decided to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, making…

April 19, 2016

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Trump rebounds with New York win

Clinton stops challenge from Sanders

April 19, 2016

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Deadly attacks in Afghan capital show Taliban’s strength

U.S. and Afghan officials condemned a suicide attack claimed by Taliban forces that killed dozens in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday.Rahmat…

April 19, 2016

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ST. LOUIS – A federal judge approved an agreement Tuesday between Ferguson and the U.S. Justice Department that calls for…

April 19, 2016

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Houston flood control efforts fall behind urban sprawl

Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday in Houston.David J. Phillip/Associated Press Major reservoirs built in the 1940s…

April 19, 2016

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After 100 years, a lost flower is found

Maryland botanist rediscoversrare treasure

April 19, 2016

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Stolen ‘inverted Jenny’ stamp resurfaces

This 1918 “inverted Jenny” stamp, which was stolen in 1955, surfaced last week at Spink USA, a New York auction…

April 19, 2016

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Fidel Castro gives rare speech saying he will soon die

Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Tuesday urged members of Cuba’s Communist Pary Congress to continue the communist revolution he began nearly…

April 19, 2016

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Earth’s hot streak continues for a record 11 months

A kayaker in a pedal kayak, left, moves past a more traditional craft near Owen Beach in Point Defiance Park…

April 19, 2016

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WASHINGTON – The United States will send approximately 200 additional troops to Iraq and allow U.S. advisers to move closer…

April 18, 2016

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Trump, Clinton bet on New York to end campaign turbulence

Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords plants a kiss on the cheek of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a Women…

April 18, 2016

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Dramatic rescue amid rubble gives Ecuador hope for survivors

Relatives mourn the loss of their family members, victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, during a funeral service in Portoviejo, Ecuador,…

April 18, 2016

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AP wins Pulitzer for stories on enslaved fishermen in Asia

The awards marked the centennial of the Pulitzers, American journalism’s highest honors. AP journalists Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Martha Mendoza…

April 18, 2016

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Poll: Just 6 percent of people say they trust the media

White House press secretary Josh Earnest takes questions during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington. A new…

April 18, 2016

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Justices hear dispute over Obama immigration actions

Supporters of fair immigration reform gather in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, where the justices are taking up…

April 18, 2016