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Polanski WARSAW, Poland – Poland will not extradite Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski to the U.S. in an almost 40-year-old case…

November 27, 2015

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Candidates struggle with law-and-order message

Sentencing reform intrudes into 2016 presidential race

November 27, 2015

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Police searching for gunman in Colorado Springs

A screen shot of CNN’s live broadcast from the shooting near Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald At least…

November 27, 2015

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Without signature frenzy, Black Friday loses its luster

Toys R Us CEO Dave Brandon said lines at the company’s stores weren’t as long as last year’s on Black…

November 27, 2015

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Queen Elizabeth II opens Commonwealth meeting in Malta

Britain Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, president of Malta, during the official welcome ceremony at St.…

November 27, 2015

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CHICAGO – A black teenager shot 16 times by a white Chicago police officer was a ward of the state…

November 26, 2015

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England backs off cuts to tax breaks for lower income households

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne leaves the Treasury for the House of Commons to deliver the his Autumn…

November 26, 2015

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Ukraine stops buying Russian gas, closes airspace

breaks the deal the two made two months ago

November 26, 2015

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Protesters to target Chicago shopping area on Black Friday

Chicago police form a line to prevent protesters from entering an expressway on Tuesday in Chicago. White police officer Jason…

November 26, 2015

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BERLIN – Germany has shared some 10,000 records on possible Greek tax cheats with Athens. Authorities say the records concern…

November 26, 2015

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Thanksgiving parade features balloons, bands, heavy security

Spectators noticed extra security at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Despite the stepped-up police presence,…

November 26, 2015

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Number of hate crimes has dropped in U.S.

New FBI data shows there were 1,621 hate crimes directed against blacks in the U.S. in 2014, making blacks the…

November 25, 2015

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Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama spared two turkeys named for one of the nation’s most admired presidents, continuing a White…

November 25, 2015

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World Brief

PARIS – French lawmakers voted Wednesday to continue airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State group that claimed responsibility for…

November 25, 2015

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Russia-Turkey tensions rise Putin sends anti-aircraft missiles to Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday said his country’s warning to Russians not to visit Turkey was necessary because of the…

November 25, 2015

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Reports fault U.S. for hospital attack

await discipline in Afghanistan strike

November 25, 2015

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More optimism among middle class buoys U.S. consumer sentiment

The latest consumer sentiment survey suggests consumers are feeling more confident about their personal finances and could spend more this…

November 25, 2015

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Brussels schools reopen, manhunt ongoing for Paris suspects

Belgian army soldiers are continuing to patrol parts of the country’s capital as schools and subway stations began reopening in…

November 25, 2015

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Efforts to enroll Hispanics for health coverage lagging

3-month enrollment season continues through January

November 24, 2015

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Russia calls downing of jet ‘stab in the back’

Russians protested outside the Turkish Embassy in Moscow Tuesday after Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian plane assisting Syrian…

November 24, 2015

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Highway safety chief says traffic deaths on the rise

Traffic fatalities are on the rise again, and the head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that…

November 24, 2015

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Paris terrorists planned second attack

raid may have stopped suicide bombing

November 24, 2015

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World & Nation Briefs

TUNIS, Tunisia – An explosion struck a bus carrying members of Tunisia’s presidential guard in the country’s capital Tuesday, killing…

November 24, 2015

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Obama, Hollande pledge solidarity against Islamic State

President Barack Obama vowed during a news conference with French President François Hollande Tuesday that “we will not succumb to…

November 24, 2015