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NEW YORK – Edward Snowden, who has confounded U.S. officials since his abrupt departure from the country two years ago,…

September 29, 2015

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DUBLIN – Sinn Fein party leader Gerry Adams and six other suspected IRA veterans will face no charges over the…

September 29, 2015

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Planned Parenthood faces tough grilling

Group’s chief calls videos ‘untrue’

September 29, 2015

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Taliban takeover stirs old fears

Afghan forces’ effort to retake city bogs down

September 29, 2015

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Clinton calls for ending tax on ‘Cadillac’ health plans

Clinton Critics say the tax will raise costs for consumers, while supporters see it as a brake on wasteful health-care…

September 29, 2015

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Casinos going all in on new slot machines

Younger gamblers want arcade-style games

September 29, 2015

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WASHINGTON – The State Department has told Senate investigators that it didn’t provide Hillary Rodham Clinton’s lawyer with a secure-enough…

September 28, 2015

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Drugmakers, China sink stocks

Worries about Chinese economy push stock market back down

September 28, 2015

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Trump proposes tax cuts

Experts say plan would add to national debt

September 28, 2015

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States get guidance on handling drilling quakes

The 150-page report, produced by the StatesFirst initiative, represents perhaps the most candid discussion on the topic since small tremors…

September 28, 2015

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Obama, Putin clash over vision for resolving Syrian crisis

Mary Altaffer/Associated Press<br><br>U.S. President Barack Obama told the United Nations General Assembly Monday that the United States is willing to…

September 28, 2015

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U.S. consumer spending up 0.4 percent in August

Economists say consumer spending remains strong, easing fears that a global economic slowdown will hurt the U.S. economy. Consumer spending…

September 28, 2015

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Prison worker who helped 2 killers escape gets up to 7 years

Former prison worker Joyce Mitchell apologized Monday for helping two convicted murderers escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Plattsburgh,…

September 28, 2015

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TEMPE, Ariz. – An Arizona music festival is set to resume for a Kanye West performance after as many as…

September 27, 2015

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Pope wraps up joyful U.S. visit

Open-air Mass highlights final day

September 27, 2015

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Obama makes forceful defense of new development goals

President says countries must do more to help refugees

September 27, 2015

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Hillary Clinton says she’s ‘as transparent as possible’

Emails with Gen. Petraeus show use of private server earlier than reported

September 27, 2015

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VW facing ‘tsunami’ of legal trouble

German media report that Volkswagen received warnings years ago about the use of illegal tricks to defeat emissions tests. The…

September 27, 2015

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McCarthy rises to top

California representative set to be next speaker of the House

September 27, 2015

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Month-old panda cub officially gets his name

China, U.S. first ladies chose name Friday

September 26, 2015

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Water systems face failing infrastructure

Without Des Moines Water Works, the region of 500,000 people that it serves wouldn’t have a thriving economy that has…

September 26, 2015

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PHILADELPHIA – Pope Francis arrived in the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday for the final leg of his U.S.…

September 26, 2015

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Russia upends U.S. plans

Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, flanked by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Chief of the General Staff of…

September 26, 2015

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European countries work to aid migrants

Thousands of migrants streamed into Croatia

September 26, 2015