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Internet’s favorite conspiracies would involve too many people to stay secret, science says

January 30, 2016

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2 remaining escaped inmates arrested in San Francisco

broke out of California jail on Jan. 22

January 30, 2016

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Analysis Will GOP establishment win out in the end?

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump holds depictions of himself on “The Simpsons” and a photo with boxer Mike Tyson, given…

January 30, 2016

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Peace talks to end Syria fighting begin

Peace talks to try to end the five-year conflict in Syria began Friday in Geneva, Switzerland.Martial Trezzini/Keystone The opposition group,…

January 29, 2016

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New Orleans gets ready to party for Mardi Gras

John Fitzhugh/Sun Herald<br><br>A reveler gets a strand of beads during the Krewe Unique Mardi Gras parade in Ocean Springs, Miss.…

January 29, 2016

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World Briefs

British Prime Minister David Cameron, left, with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, said “we are making progress” in negotiating reforms…

January 29, 2016

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Iranian air drone buzzes U.S. carrier

releases video of naval incident

January 29, 2016

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U.S. censors some of Clinton’s old emails

Candidate’s home server had ‘top secret’ messages

January 29, 2016

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Duong SANTA ANA, Calif. – Police arrested one of three violent fugitive inmates on Friday after he told a woman…

January 29, 2016

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Unhappy? Move to Hawaii, Alaska

A new report ranking all 50 states based on residents’ sense of well-being puts Hawaii at No. 1, followed by…

January 29, 2016

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Dogs may have evolved to handle our anger

To conduct the tests the University of Helsinki researchers trained 31 dogs to rest in front of a video screen.…

January 29, 2016

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Dog helped turned owner’s life around

Rafael Mantesso’s dog, Jimmy Choo, has become an Internet sensation because of photos Mantesso took of the dog, many with…

January 29, 2016

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Pentagon seeks to improve family leave

Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he wants to double the length of fully paid maternity leave for female service members…

January 29, 2016

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Barbie getting a new look

Barbie is getting some new looks, the doll’s maker said. Mattel said it will start selling the 57-year-old doll in…

January 29, 2016

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U.S. economy slowed to scant 0.7 percent growth rate last quarter

Jeff Cuvelier, Jorgensen Forge master machinist, left, talks with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center, on a tour of the plant…

January 29, 2016

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Bundy, his followers to remain in custody

says they pose danger to community

January 29, 2016

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Rivals target Trump for skipping debate

Candidates focus attacks against Clinton

January 28, 2016

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NASA ceremony marks deaths of astronauts

Challenger accident occurred 30 years ago

January 28, 2016

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Aide downplays Obama’s interest in high court seat

On Tuesday, a voter in Decorah, Iowa, asked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton whether she would consider naming Obama…

January 28, 2016

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Holdouts in Oregon siege offer to leave

occupiers want promise that they won’t be arrested

January 28, 2016

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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan lawmakers directed another $28 million on Thursday to address Flint’s lead-contaminated water supply, allocating money for…

January 28, 2016

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World Briefs

TAIPEI, Taiwan – Seeking to assert Taiwan’s sovereignty and build his legacy, President Ma Ying-jeou paid a visit Thursday to…

January 28, 2016

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Man with guns arrested at Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris remained open Thursday after a man with two handguns was arrested trying to enter one of the amusement…

January 28, 2016

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Few U.S. neighborhoods affordable, near schools

Pedestrians wait to cross streets in Seattle’s University District neighborhood on Wednesday. Across the country, just 14 percent of neighborhoods…

January 27, 2016