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NEWARK, N.J. – Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee have been bumped from the main stage at next week’s GOP presidential…

November 5, 2015

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Study finds adults less happy than their parents were

aren’t as happy as they once were

November 5, 2015

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GOP’s Trump, Carson authorized for Secret Service protection

The department said Secretary Jeh Johnson authorized Secret Service agents to work on protective details for the two leading Republican…

November 5, 2015

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Elder Bush criticizes Cheney, Rumsfeld in new biography

David J. Phillip/Associated Press file photo<br><br>Former President George H.W. Bush, left, applauds with Laura Bush after former President George W.…

November 5, 2015

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WASHINGTON – A Senate committee launched an investigation Wednesday into exorbitant drug price hikes by Turing Pharmaceuticals and three other…

November 4, 2015

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World Brief

Trudeau TORONTO – Justin Trudeau was sworn in Wednesday as Canada’s new Liberal prime minister, promising a less controlling style…

November 4, 2015

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Bombing is suspected in crash of Russian jet

Only one body of a victim from last week’s crash of a Russian jet over the Sinai Peninsula has been…

November 4, 2015

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U.S.-Iran detente still not in sight

Iranians mark anniversary of embassy’s takeover

November 4, 2015

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Democrats, Republicans pore over elections for clues to presidential race

votes cast doubts on Dems’ ’16 prospects

November 4, 2015

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Heroin, prescription pain pills top drug threat in the U.S.

Used heroin syringes are stored in a water bottle in Combs Park in Hamilton, Ohio. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s new…

November 4, 2015

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Survey: Half of black millennials know of police violence

Protesters mark the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown being shot and killed by Police Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri.…

November 4, 2015

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Official: Missile strike on plane discounted

Mourners are continuing to come to St. Petersburg’s airport and Dvortsovaya Square to lay flowers and light candles for the…

November 3, 2015

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Delay of pipeline raising questions

Company denies it hopes GOP will win White House

November 3, 2015

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GOP captures statehouses

votes down legal pot measure

November 3, 2015

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TAIPEI, Taiwan – A presidential spokesman says Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Singapore…

November 3, 2015

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WASHINGTON – Democrats have blocked a Senate bill that would have forced the Obama administration to withdraw new federal rules…

November 3, 2015

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Houston LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance rejected by voters

Campaign for Houston supporters check election results at a watch party Tuesday in Houston. The group opposed the Houston Equal…

November 3, 2015

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Life-saving guide dog reunited with his owner

retriever returns home after several months in hospital

November 3, 2015

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Bush hits campaign reset, retools slogan: ‘Jeb Can Fix It’

Jeb Bush talks about his record as Florida governor and his hopes for his presidency as a part of his…

November 3, 2015

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Senate blocks legislation to undercut EPA clean water rules

Democrats in the Senate blocked a Republican-backed bill that would have stopped new Obama administration rules designed to protect smaller…

November 3, 2015

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Tech tycoon spearheads legal pot push in California

The proposed legalization initiative is one of more than a dozen that has been submitted in California for the November…

November 2, 2015

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SEATTLE – Chipotle closed 43 of its Pacific Northwest locations after the chain’s third foodborne illness this year sickened about…

November 2, 2015

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Confusion surrounds crash

Terrorism can’t be ruled out, officials say

November 2, 2015

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Company behind Keystone XL pipeline wants to suspend application

The company behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to the U.S Gulf Coast says it wants to suspend…

November 2, 2015