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Ferguson report urges training

Recommendations made on police response to protests

October 2, 2015

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WASHINGTON – Senior U.S. officials say a Defense Department team will be visiting a state and a federal prison in…

October 2, 2015

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KABUL, Afghanistan – The new leader of the Afghan Taliban said Friday that the capture of the northern city of…

October 2, 2015

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Obama says Putin wrong on Syria but no ‘proxy war’

President Barack Obama speaks Friday to reporters in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington about Russia’s…

October 2, 2015

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U.S. hiring slowed in September as global economy weakened

Friday’s jobs report from the Labor Department raised fears that global economic problems are starting to make their way into…

October 2, 2015

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan steps down

Education Secretary Arne Duncan is resigning his post after seven years to return to Chicago.Charlie Neibergall/Associated Press file photo Sidestepping…

October 2, 2015

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Officials lower toll in Oregon shooting

The attack shattered the first week of classes at Umpqua Community College in the small timber town of Roseburg, about…

October 1, 2015

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‘Somehow this has become routine’

Obama: Our ‘political choices’ let this happen

October 1, 2015

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New photos from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s New Horizons spacecraft show massive canyons and fractures on Charon, one…

October 1, 2015

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Toll from Saudi stampede may be higher

The Saudi Health Ministry on Thursday said the official death toll from last week’s stampede during a pilgrimage in Mina,…

October 1, 2015

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New rules target fuel pipeline safety

Pipes in rural areas would be affected for first time

October 1, 2015

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Russia defends airstrikes in Syria

Minister denies targeting U.S.-backed rebel forces

October 1, 2015

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Sanders giving Clinton run for her money

Democratic primary candidate has raised $26M vs. her $28M

October 1, 2015

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CAIRO – Egypt’s antiquities minister is promising authorities will move quickly to get the necessary radar equipment to search for…

October 1, 2015

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White House expresses concern over Secret Service report

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah speaks, said Thursday that Homeland Security Department Director Jeh…

October 1, 2015

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Hurricane Joaquin gains force near Bahamas, heads toward U.S.

A strengthening Hurricane Joaquin approached the central islands of the Bahamas on Wednesday evening, following a projected track that could…

September 30, 2015

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Congress puts off shutdown – for now

Temporary funding bill sent to Obama

September 30, 2015

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Russia airstrikes in Syria raising questions in West

The United States says it welcomes Russia’s decision to launch airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria. Russia Wednesday called…

September 30, 2015

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Experts parse meaning of pope’s visit with clerk

Vatican isn’t commenting on meeting

September 30, 2015

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McALESTER, Okla. – Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin postponed at the last minute Wednesday the execution of an inmate who claims…

September 30, 2015

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Only woman on Georgia’s death row executed; 1st in 70 years

Georgia death row inmate Kelly Renee Gissendaner Wednesday apologized to her husband’s family for her role in his death shortly…

September 30, 2015

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Abbas says Palestinians no longer bound by pacts with Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday denounced Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ speech to the United Nations General Assembly announcing the…

September 30, 2015

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South Dakota tribe plans first pot resort in U.S.

But those enterprises have not been immune to competition and the lingering effects of the Great Recession, so the small…

September 29, 2015

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Obama, Castro look to boost new ties

Cuban official wants U.S. to act faster on lifting trade embargo

September 29, 2015