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Pentagon giving up on building new Syrian rebel force

Military to focus on aiding groups already fighting

October 9, 2015

Doctors group pushes for probe Charity seeks answers on hospital attack

The general director of Doctors Without Borders, Christopher Stokes, said it would “show a distinct lack of courage” if none…

October 8, 2015

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House speaker’s race now wide open

Chamber in ‘total confusion’ after McCarthy drops out

October 8, 2015

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LONG BEACH, Calif.– Protesters and supporters filled a meeting room Thursday where a California commission was considering a vast expansion…

October 8, 2015

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U.S. airman who thwarted French train attack stabbed in brawl

Dr. J. Douglas Kirk, chief medical officer at UC Davis Medical Center, speaks to members of the media Thursday about…

October 7, 2015

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3 win Nobel for work in understanding cells

Lindahl, of the Francis Crick Institute in London, was honored for his discoveries on base excision repair – the cellular…

October 7, 2015

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DAs air concerns about early releases

Prosecutors fear many inmates pose threat

October 7, 2015

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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama apologized to Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday for the American air attack that killed at…

October 7, 2015

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Carter nears decision on women in combat

that he will open more jobs to them

October 6, 2015

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World Briefs

BRUSSELS – The European Union is ready to offer Turkey new incentives to better tackle the Syria refugee crisis, including…

October 6, 2015

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Neutrino discovery earns Noble Prizes

Scientists found that particles have mass

October 6, 2015

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U.S. deportations down 42% since 2012

says it is focusing on serious public safety, security threats

October 6, 2015

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Heating costs expected to drop this winter

predicts bills will be lowest in 4 years

October 6, 2015

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PORTLAND, Ore. – The mother of a gunman who killed nine people and himself at an Oregon community college allowed…

October 6, 2015

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Cities work to be more ‘dementia friendly’

Minnesota leading effort to educate businesses

October 6, 2015

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STOCKHOLM – The Nobel prize in medicine went Monday to three scientists hailed as “heroes in the truest sense of…

October 5, 2015

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Rain tapers, but water is rising in S.C.

overflowing, some communities entirely cut off and lack drinking water

October 5, 2015

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Mass shootings conceal daily toll

22 shot to death every day in U.S.

October 5, 2015

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Federal watchdog reopening latest probe of Secret Service

The inspector general’s office for the Homeland Security Department is reopening an investigation of the Secret Service after Secret Service…

October 5, 2015

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Missing ship sank, 1 body found, search ongoing

The owners of the missing cargo ship El Faro Monday defended the company’s decision to have the ship leave port…

October 5, 2015

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Divisive social issues fill Supreme Court’s agenda

The Supreme Court began a new term Monday. Cases involving abortion, religious objections to birth control and race in college…

October 4, 2015

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Supreme Court to face politically charged docket

Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, shakes hands with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as they leave the church…

October 4, 2015

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Gas leak suspected after blast kills 1 in N.Y.

line may not have been properly detached after stove removal in Brooklyn, authorities say

October 4, 2015

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MADRID – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Sunday promised a full and transparent investigation into whether a U.S. aircraft…

October 4, 2015