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Women won’t see equal pay until ’59

New analysis from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research shows, if current trends continue, women will not receive equal pay…

September 21, 2015

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Survey: 1 in 4 college women report unwanted sexual contact

Vice President Joe Biden last week visited Ohio State University to help introduce new initiatives to combat sexual assaults on…

September 21, 2015

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U.S. weighs abstention on Cuba embargo vote at UN

Some U.S. officials are suggesting that a U.S. decision to abstain from a United Nations vote condemning the U.S. embargo…

September 21, 2015

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Walker MADISON, Wis. – Warning the GOP’s presidential race has become too nasty, Scott Walker suspended his 2016 campaign on…

September 20, 2015

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PHOENIX – Soft-spoken and handcuffed, a 21-year-old landscaper insists that he is not responsible for a string of Phoenix freeway…

September 20, 2015

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Poll: Pope loved more than church

That gap will be masked by the huge throngs of Catholics greeting Francis in Washington, New York and Philadelphia. Many…

September 20, 2015

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Fault lines showing in Republican Party?

Republican presidential candidates former New York Gov. George Pataki, left; former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, second from left; Louisiana Gov.…

September 20, 2015

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States struggle to help polygamous towns

Utah, Arizona try to help communities that don’t want it

September 20, 2015

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Shooting suspect: ‘I’m the wrong guy’

says son is just a scapegoat

September 19, 2015

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DENVER – Jurors considering the fate of a man accused of pushing his wife to her death off a cliff…

September 19, 2015

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Why is 1st U.S. treasury chief leaving $10 bill?

question why Andrew Jackson wasn’t kicked of $20

September 19, 2015

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Pentagon searching for U.S. WWII MIAs

than 70,000 listed as missing

September 19, 2015

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Oregon neighbors rally to save 3 giant sequoias

Neighbors have gathered at the base of the 150-foot trees since Monday, when a crew hired by the developer arrived…

September 18, 2015

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Cancer building boom fueled by economics, aging population

Matt Burgard of Hartford HealthCare, left, shows a linear accelerator used for radiation treatment to Brenda and Jack Manning during…

September 18, 2015

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Taliban militants hit Pakistani base

Government: Attackers came from Afghanistan

September 18, 2015

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World Briefs

TOKYO – Japan’s parliament has approved contentious legislation to loosen constraints on the country’s military, giving it a greater role.…

September 18, 2015

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House blocks Planned Parenthood funds

Democrats have votes to kill GOP proposal

September 18, 2015

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Bergdahl felt unit was in danger

Investigator: Concerns were ‘off the mark’

September 18, 2015

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WASHINGTON – U.S. officials say the commandant of the Marine Corps has recommended that women be excluded from competing for…

September 18, 2015

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Waco police bullets hit bikers in May melee

Bikers gathered outside the McLennan County courthouse in August to show support for fellow bikers who were arrested after a…

September 18, 2015

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Protests continue over Confederate flag ban at high school

The Christiansburg School District said Friday it will not reverse its policy on barring students from wearing clothing bearing the…

September 18, 2015

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DETROIT – General Motors will pay $575 million to settle hundreds of civil lawsuits filed against the company over faulty…

September 17, 2015

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Senate blocks attempt to tie Iran deal to Israel, prisoners

Forty-five Democrats united to block GOP effort

September 17, 2015

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BATINA, Croatia – Croatian leaders asked the army to be on alert after chaos erupted Thursday at the border with…

September 17, 2015