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Obama highlights nation’s growing opioid problem

President Barack Obama shakes hands with guests after arriving in Atlanta to speak at the National Rx Drug Abuse &…

March 29, 2016

Tied 4-4 after Scalia’s death, high court gives unions a win

Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, arrives for…

March 29, 2016

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Retaking Syria’s Palmyra reveals more shattered antiquities

Destroyed statues litter the floor at the damaged Palmyra Museum, in Palmyra city, central Syria. The amount of destruction found…

March 28, 2016

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Man shot by police after drawing weapon at U.S. Capitol

The suspect was taken to a local hospital, and a female bystander also sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Early reports said an…

March 28, 2016

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Georgia governor says he will veto religious exemption bill

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal Monday said he would veto legislation allowing clergy to refuse to perform gay marriages.David Goldman/Associated Press…

March 28, 2016

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White House adds fun run to annual Easter Egg Roll

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama talk about this being their final Easter Egg Roll at the White…

March 28, 2016

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As Pakistan mourns, prime minister vows to defeat militants

“We will not allow them to play with the lives of the people of Pakistan,” Sharif said. “This is our…

March 27, 2016

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Trump, Ryan increasingly at odds over future of the GOP

Those goals put Trump and Ryan increasingly at odds over both tone and substance as the businessman barrels toward the…

March 27, 2016

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Belgian police hunt airport suspect; victim toll rises to 35

Alastair Grant/Associated Press<br><br>Pigeons take flight as tourists feed them in the Grand Place in Brussels on Monday. The Belgian health…

March 27, 2016

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HAVANA – Fidel Castro responded Monday to President Barack Obama’s historic trip to Cuba with a long, bristling letter recounting…

March 27, 2016

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Progress seen in Belgium terror probe as more attacks feared

Police in riot gear protect one of the memorials to the victims of the recent Brussels attacks, as right wing…

March 27, 2016

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Pakistani Taliban faction claims Easter park bombing

Ahsanullah Ahsan, spokesman for Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, told the Associated Press that a suicide bomber with the faction deliberately targeted the Christian…

March 27, 2016

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Sanders wins 3 states; Clinton retains big delegate lead

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign stop Saturday in Madison, Wis.Andy Manis/Associated Press While results in…

March 27, 2016

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