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UN endorses plan to end Syria fighting

Proposal also calls for talks on cease-fire

December 18, 2015

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Nation Briefs

Hasbro on Friday filed a response to a lawsuit denying a toy inventor’s claims that her late husband owns the…

December 18, 2015

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World Briefs

WARSAW, Poland – An 18th-century marble bust of the goddess Diana looted by the Nazis in 1940 has returned to…

December 18, 2015

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Poll: Immigration not top GOP concern

back keeping Obama’s program

December 18, 2015

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Obama celebrates budget agreement

President expects to have‘Democratic successor’

December 18, 2015

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Obama signs bipartisan budget bill

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., return to Ryan’s office after…

December 18, 2015

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Reid: Dems ‘maybe’ to blame on gun bill losses

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada said his remarks about Democrats maybe being responsible for Congress’ inability to get…

December 18, 2015

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Unemployment rates fall in 27 U.S. states amid broad hiring

A job seeker fills out an application during a National Career Fairs job fair in Chicago. The U.S. Labor Department…

December 18, 2015

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Putin calls Trump ‘lively’

Welcomes call for closer ties

December 17, 2015

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Some Iran sanctions may be lifted soon

says country meeting terms of treaty sooner than expected

December 17, 2015

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VA steps up for injured veterans Agency to pay for robotic legs that can help paralyzed vets walk

Now he may get the chance to walk everyday: The VA has agreed to pay for the powered exoskeleton for…

December 17, 2015

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NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans’ leaders on Thursday made a sweeping move to break with the city’s Confederate past when…

December 17, 2015

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Exec who jacked up price of a life-saving drug is arrested

Martin Shkreli, the former hedge fund manager under fire for buying a pharmaceutical company and ratcheting up the price of…

December 17, 2015

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New Orleans council votes to remove Confederate monuments

New Orleans officials are expecting supporters to file lawsuits to stop the city from removing the Robert E. Lee Monument…

December 17, 2015

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Buyer of rifles used in massacre charged in terrorism case

Federal investigators are investigating whether Syed Farook and his friend, Enrique Marquez, were planning a terror attack in 2012. Marquez,…

December 17, 2015

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School threats prompt proposals for tougher penalties

Lawmakers around the country are calling for harsher laws and stiffer penalties against people who make public threats. Backers say…

December 16, 2015

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Yellen calls hike sign of confidence

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the Fed’s decision to raise rates Wednesday was to ensure her agency had the…

December 16, 2015

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The Egyptian Museum in Cairo has put the golden burial mask of King Tutankhamun back on display after repairs were…

December 16, 2015

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Fed finally lifts key interest rate from near zero

The Federal Reserve, which is chaired by Janet Yellen, announced the first interest rate hike in years Wednesday.Susan Walsh/Associated Press…

December 16, 2015

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California decides self-driving cars will need to have driver behind wheel

Google is one of several companies working on prototypes for self-driving vehicles. California regulators issued proposed rules Wednesday saying self-driving…

December 16, 2015

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U.S. industrial production registers worst month since 2012

Workers build smartphones at Motorola” plant in Fort Worth, Texas. The Federal Reserve reported that U.S. industrial production was down…

December 16, 2015

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Massive year-end spending bill includes cybersecurity act

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., said a new cybersecurity bill that is included in the budget bill Congress is expected to…

December 16, 2015

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Jail populations rising fastest in small counties

U.S. jails now hold nearly 700,000 inmates on any given day, up from 157,000 in 1970, and the Vera Institute…

December 15, 2015

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UN ends investigation of Iran’s nuke program

Amano The probe had to be formally ended as part of a July 14 deal between Iran and six nations…

December 15, 2015