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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.

Dams 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.

Gas 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

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Chaffetz enters race for speaker

Republican says he can bring change, bridge party divide

October 4, 2015

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Dangerous storm brings misery to S.C.

Six deaths related to the rainstorm reported

October 4, 2015

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After shootings, Trump defends 2nd Amendment Says teachers, students should be armed

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at an event Saturday in Franklin, Tenn.Mark Zaleski/Associated Press Trump said in a rally…

October 3, 2015

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Gunman spared student to take package to police

Gunman Christopher Sean Harper Mercer later killed himself as officers arrived, Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin said Saturday. The grandmother,…

October 3, 2015

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More rain, flooding for soggy East Coast

Effects of Joaquin are being felt even as it moves away from U.S.

October 3, 2015

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Clinton: Change military records for gay veterans

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures as she speaks to the Human Rights Campaign in Washington on Saturday.Jose Luis…

October 3, 2015

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SALT LAKE CITY – The Mormon church has chosen three new members for a top governing body that sets policy…

October 3, 2015

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19 dead in bombing of Afghan hospital

Unclear who attacked center for Doctors Without Borders

October 3, 2015

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51 countries just released their climate plans – and they’re still not enough

French President Francois Hollande is encouraging world leaders to arrive early for this December’s climate change summit to try to…

October 2, 2015

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Music helps cut pet shelter stress

Lili is a mixed-breed dog adopted by Dr. Pamela Fisher at the Summit County Animal Control in Akron, Ohio. Fisher…

October 2, 2015

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Sheriff maintains support for gun rights after mass shooting

Many people in Douglas County, Oregon, where a gunman killed nine people at a community college on Thursday, say the…

October 2, 2015

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India unveils its climate goals

Country to boost use of renewables

October 2, 2015

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Health care is back on ballot for 2016

Presidential candidates offering wide range of reform options

October 2, 2015

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Neighbors recall gunman as ‘anxious’

Oregon shooter had researched IRA group

October 2, 2015