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Garrison Keillor firing prompts backlash from his fans

Jim Mone/Associated Press file In this July 20, 2015 file photo, Garrison Keillor, creator and host of “A Prairie Home Companion,”…

December 1, 2017

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Trump tweets strain U.S.-Britain ‘special relationship’

President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in St. Charles, Mo.Jeff Roberson/Associated Press Ten months later,…

December 1, 2017

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Trump lights National Christmas Tree for 1st time

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, cheer after lighting the 2017 National Christmas Tree during the National Christmas…

November 30, 2017

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Biologists: Grizzly numbers hold steady around Yellowstone

Alan Rogers /The Casper Star-Tribune via AP, file A grizzly bear cub forages for food a few miles from the north…

November 30, 2017

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Jury: Mexican man not guilty in San Francisco pier killing

Flowers and a portrait of Kate Steinle formed a memorial site on Pier 14 in San Francisco in July 2015.…

November 30, 2017

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Senate tax bill gains support

Republicans were making major changes to the bill up to the last minute, including one that would roll back some…

November 30, 2017

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Midler to Rivera: Apologize for alleged sexual assault

This combination photo shows Geraldo Rivera at “The Celebrity Apprentice” panel at the NBC 2015 Winter TCA in Pasadena, Calif.,…

November 30, 2017

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Trump weighs plan to oust Tillerson, put CIA’s boss at State

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson answers a reporters question about North Korea while he meets with German Foreign Minister Sigmar…

November 30, 2017

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Friend of Florida man accused in killings shocked by charges

‘I’m going to always think he didn’t do it’

November 30, 2017

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Nancy Pelosi calls on Conyers to resign amid sex allegations

Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., attends a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 14. House Minority Leader Nancy…

November 30, 2017

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Anchors, moguls, politicians: The growing list of accused

seems to grow each day

November 30, 2017

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Artifacts from King Tut’s tomb set for international tour

FILE – In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, file photo, tourists look at the tomb of King Tut as it…

November 30, 2017

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House panel backs bill expanding gun owners’ rights

J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., center, is joined by, from left, Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas,…

November 30, 2017

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Far-right Trump retweets draw UK rebuke, but visit still on

The tiny extremist group, meanwhile, appeared delighted at the publicity boost from a leader with almost 44 million Twitter followers.…

November 30, 2017

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Lawyer: Conyers has no plan to resign amid harassment claims

FILE- In this April 4, 2017, file photo, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., speaks during a hearing of the House Judiciary…

November 29, 2017

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Garrison Keillor fired for ‘inappropriate behavior’

Jeff Baenen/Associated Press file Garrison Keillor, creator and former host of, “A Prairie Home Companion,” talks at his St. Paul,…

November 29, 2017

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Supreme Court frets over erosion of privacy in digital age

American Civil Liberties Union attorney Nathan Wessler speaks outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in Washington, following…

November 29, 2017

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Arrest of suspected killer puts Tampa neighborhood at ease

Donaldsondu1-i-syn Howell Emanuel Donaldson, who was working as crew chief at a McDonald’s, was charged with four counts of first-degree…

November 29, 2017

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Haley: N. Korea ‘brings us closer to war’ the U.S. doesn’t seek

People cheer as they watch the news broadcast announcing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s order to test-fire the newly…

November 29, 2017

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Speculation rising about royal title for Meghan Markle

Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for the media in the grounds of Kensington Palace in London, Monday Nov.…

November 29, 2017

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Trump stokes anti-Muslim sentiment; censured here and abroad

This screenshot from President Donald Trump’s Twitter account shows three retweets that he posted early Wednesday morning from the account…

November 29, 2017

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Denver museum receives 6,000 duck-billed dinosaur bones

The Denver Post reported Tuesday that the donation is the largest the museum has received. Among the bones are skulls,…

November 29, 2017

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New Mexico plans improvements along San Juan River

The state Game and Fish Department says the work will begin in mid-December and last until April. It will result…

November 29, 2017

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Facing tax vote in Senate, Trump seizes on cultural fights

President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a meeting with Navajo Code Talkers including Fleming Begaye Sr., seated left, Thomas Begay,…

November 29, 2017