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UNITED NATIONS – China’s president pledged billions in aid on Saturday and said Beijing will forgive debts due this year…

September 26, 2015

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Dalai Lama cancels U.S. visit

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has canceled U.S. appearances next month. Doctors have advised the Dalai Lama to rest.Associated…

September 25, 2015

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An end to GOP divisions?

Boehner’s departure shows how badly split the party is

September 25, 2015

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Next in line? McCarthy is realist with conservative appeal

Lauren Victoria Burke/Associated Press<br><br>House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, right, with Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., is expected to be…

September 25, 2015

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, a longtime Democrat, says she is switching to the Republican Party because she…

September 25, 2015

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Obama wants to see ‘action’ on cyberthefts

U.S. wary of Chinese pledge to stop hacking

September 25, 2015

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Alpine threat heating up

Winter tourist towns need to adapt

September 25, 2015

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BUDAPEST, Hungary – Croatia lifted its blockade of the border with Serbia on Friday, as southeastern Europe’s squabbling governments took…

September 25, 2015

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What’s hot for Halloween? Turtles, Walking Dead

Olivia Vlaicu, 6, of Maywood, N.J., tries on an “ancient zombie” mask at the Spirit Halloween store in Paramus, N.J.…

September 25, 2015

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Pink diamond could bring $28M at auction

This pink diamond could set a record for a cushion-shaped fancy vivid pink diamond when it’s offered for sale in…

September 25, 2015

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CSS Hunley gets restored

When it was raised 15 years ago off South Carolina, it looked more like a barnacled sea monster than the…

September 25, 2015

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Bill Clinton appears in virtual-reality movie

Former President Bill Clinton sits at his desk in New York in part of a seven-minute movie made with virtual…

September 25, 2015

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Derelict hospital as metaphor

Conceptual artist Bettina WitteVeen said it took five years to secure the Brooklyn Navy Yard site for her “When We…

September 25, 2015

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Pope beseeches world leaders to protect the environment

Pope Francis told world leaders during a speech at the United Nations Friday that God granted humans the right to…

September 25, 2015

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Boehner stuns Congress, announces resignation

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, center, leaves a Friday meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill after informing party…

September 25, 2015

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BOGOTA, Colombia – A diplomatic breakthrough leaves many problems standing between Colombia and the prospect of peace after generations of…

September 23, 2015

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Putin, Obama to meet on Monday

Crises in Syria, Ukraine to be discussed

September 23, 2015

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WILMINGTON, Del. – The police shooting of a man in a wheelchair was “unjust,” his mother said Thursday, but authorities…

September 23, 2015

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McConnell offers stopgap spending bill

The action of Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., followed a decisive Senate vote blocking a bill that would have stripped…

September 23, 2015

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Hajj tragedy adds to woes of Saudi rulers

More than 700 trampled to death near Mecca

September 23, 2015

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Tour vehicle collides with charter bus; 4 dead

Officials with the Seattle Police Dept. work at the scene of a crash Thursday in Seattle. Four people died in…

September 23, 2015

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Pope Francis appeals to Congress

Thousands line streets in Manhattan to greet pontiff

September 23, 2015

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Whales return to Long Island Sound after long hiatus

In this Sept. 12 photo provided by Dan Lent, a humpback whale breaches the water in Long Island Sound off…

September 23, 2015

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BERLIN – Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned Wednesday, days after admitting that the world’s top-selling carmaker had rigged diesel emissions…

September 23, 2015