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Pipe bomb strapped to man explodes in NYC subway, injuring 4

All four were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries in what the mayor and police labeled an attempted terror attack. The…

December 11, 2017

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8.8 million Americans face big tax hike if Republicans scrap the medical deduction

With shirts saying “fight poverty not the poor,” people with the “Poor People’s Campaign” gesture the group to remain quiet…

December 10, 2017

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Peace laureate urges world to ‘see the light’ and ban nukes

Setsuko Thurlow, who was 13 years old when the U.S. bomb devastated her Japanese city during the final weeks of…

December 10, 2017

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New evacuations as huge Southern California fire flares up

Crews with help from water-dropping aircraft saved several homes as unpredictable gusts sent the blaze churning deeper into foothill areas…

December 10, 2017

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Boycotts, protests to greet Trump on Mississippi visit

Other activists were ready for protests Saturday, citing what they say is Trump’s sowing of racial division instead of racial…

December 9, 2017

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Snow slows or shuts down much of normally sunny Deep South

Forecasters warned that moisture on roads could freeze and cause black ice to form. The National Weather Service said that…

December 9, 2017

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Trump signs 2-week spending bill to avoid shutdown

The president signed the two-week spending measure in private at the White House after the House and Senate acted to…

December 8, 2017

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Elderly man fights off intruders, fatally shoots one of them

Don Lutz was jolted awake around 1:15 a.m. by the sound of people coming into his Ellwood City home and…

December 8, 2017

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Court: ‘Making a Murderer’ defendant’s confession stands

The full 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed Brendan Dassey’s claims that investigators tricked him into confessing that he…

December 8, 2017

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Angry worshippers lash out against Trump across Muslim world

warplanes strike after rocket intercepted

December 8, 2017

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Uranium firm sought access to Bears Ears, documents say

Bears Ears National Monument, seen from the Canyon Rims Recreation Area in Utah.Katherine Frey/Washington Post Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and…

December 8, 2017

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Take a look at what didn’t happen this week

Not real What’s This? Congress Has Paid Out $15 Million from ‘Sexual Harassment Slush Fund’ to ‘Quiet’ Victims! The facts…

December 8, 2017

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Former Colorado GOP chair convicted of voter fraud, forgery

Steve Curtis was convicted Thursday after prosecutors said DNA evidence and handwriting analysis linked him to the ballot. Defense attorney…

December 8, 2017

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New Mexico fire departments sending help to California

The Albuquerque Journal reports five fire departments sent six wildland firetrucks and 18 firefighters to the Chino Hills-area emergency command…

December 8, 2017

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Snow may not be deep in Deep South, but it worries locals

In Alabama, manager Liza Snell worked the morning shift at Bertile’s Restaurant, as coffee cups and utensils clattered and regulars…

December 8, 2017

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Fast-moving flames force people to flee on a moment’s notice

keeping fires out of control of firefighters

December 8, 2017

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Congress averts shutdown, sends Trump stopgap spending bill

The measure passed the House 235-193, mostly along party lines, and breezed through the Senate on a sweeping 81-14 tally…

December 7, 2017

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Interior delays Obama-era regulation on methane emissions

The Interior Department said Thursday it is delaying an Obama-era regulation aimed at restricting harmful methane emissions from oil and…

December 7, 2017

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White ex-cop gets 20 years in prison for fatal shooting

Former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager testifies during his murder trial at the Charleston County court in Charleston, S.C.,…

December 7, 2017

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Ex-Texas nurse pleads not guilty in 1980s deaths of 5 kids

Prosecutors believe she could be responsible for the deaths of 60 children

December 7, 2017

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Michigan doctor gets 60-year prison sentence for child porn

Nassar admits to assaulting U.S. gymnasts

December 7, 2017

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Largest wildfire eyes communities northwest of Los Angeles

evacuations ordered

December 7, 2017

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Franken announces he will resign from the Senate

Lawmaker accused of sexually harassing women

December 7, 2017

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No final decision on Franken resignation

6 p.m. A tweet sent from Sen. Al Franken’s verified account says he is still talking with his family and…

December 6, 2017